AD SERVICES LTD

💤Zombieactive

NI692128 · ltd · incorporated 2022-10-25

Investment thesis

Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.

Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.

Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.

Why now

Window steady · low confidence

Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.

What changed my view

Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value

—

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Turnover

—

year to Oct 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

71/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Freight transport by road

Sector: Transportation & storage

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

7 filings

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

71/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-10-31	2024-10-31

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (6 events)Click to expand

2026-02-06
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accounts · AA
2024-11-05
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accounts · AA
2024-02-15
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-25
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Company incorporated
As AD SERVICES LTD
2022-10-25
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MCCANN, Adam appointed
director
2022-10-25
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incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

75/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

+Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100

Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS

primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

clean

No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Adam Mccann Individual · Irish · DOB 09/1988 · age 38	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	25/10/2022

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Similar companies

Active · Transport & logistics · BT postcode area

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PATMOND ENERGY LIMITED→ NI030470 · est 1996	£10.68M £8.01M–£13.35M	£40.12M	—	400	30y	87	76y
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BREEZEMOUNT SERVICES LTD→ NI635503 · est 2015	£7.11M £5.34M–£8.89M	£10.31M	—	17500	10y	89	65y
MM FREIGHT LTD→ NI614252 · est 2012	£6.21M £4.65M–£7.76M	£41.54M	—	200	13y	88	53y
LOANE TRANSPORT LIMITED→ NI016810 · est 1983	£6.20M £4.65M–£7.75M	£25.10M	—	13500	43y	87	71y
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MCCONAGHY REFRIGERATED DISTRIBUTION LIMITED→ NI626237 · est 2014	£4.98M £3.73M–£6.22M	£13.33M	—	6000	11y	84	58y
B.P. MCKEEFRY LIMITED→ NI028403 · est 1994	£3.55M £2.67M–£4.44M	£24.33M	—	10900	32y	88	61y
EXPRESS DISTRIBUTION SERVICES LTD→ NI033129 · est 1997	£3.52M £2.64M–£4.40M	£9.88M	—	6000	28y	87	65y
MULGREW HAULAGE LIMITED→ NI038151 · est 2000	£1.89M £1.41M–£2.36M	—	—	332	26y	87	81y
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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2022-10-25

Jurisdictionnorthern-ireland

Primary SIC49410 — Freight transport by road

Registered office

12 Owenvarragh Park

Anderstown

Belfast

BT11 9BD

Northern Ireland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-07-31

Last made up to: 2025-10-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-10-05

Last: 2025-09-21

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

MCCANN, Adam→

director · ~38y · appointed 2022-10-25

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Active

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Recent filings (7 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2026-02-06

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-10-24

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-11-28

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2024-11-05

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2024-02-15

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-09-21

incorporation-company

incorporation · NEWINC

2022-10-25