ADORPHIC LTD
🌱Startupactive
16796095 · ltd · incorporated 2025-10-20
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
—
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other publishing activities
Sector: Information & communication
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 62090Other information technology service activities
- 73110Advertising agencies
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: low (54/100)Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.
Company profile
address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
7 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 resolution
Last 90 days
5
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 resolution
- • 1 capital
Last 180 days
5
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 resolution
- • 1 capital
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (10 events)Click to expand
- 2026-07-01📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2026-05-11➕DAVIES, Mark Lewis appointeddirector
- 2026-05-11📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2026-05-11📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2026-05-11📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-05-11📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-12-29📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2025-10-20🏢Company incorporatedAs ADORPHIC LTD
- 2025-10-20➕MORGAN, Matthew appointeddirector
- 2025-10-20📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
63/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Young company: Only 0.8 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Mark Lewis Davies Individual · British · DOB 10/1984 · age 42 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 11/05/2026 |
Mr Matthew Morgan Individual · British · DOB 03/1983 · age 43 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 20/10/2025 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2025-10-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC58190 — Other publishing activities
Registered office
40 Richford St
London
W6 7HP
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: —
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-02
Last: —
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
DAVIES, Mark Lewis→
Activedirector · ~42y · appointed 2026-05-11
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MORGAN, Matthew→
Activedirector · ~43y · appointed 2025-10-20
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Recent filings (7 total)
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2026-07-01
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2026-05-11
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-05-11
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-05-11
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-05-11
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-12-29
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2025-10-20