ADVENTURE EMERGENCY CARE LIMITED

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SC161395 · ltd · incorporated 1995-11-06
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
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£10
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: General secondary education
Sector: Education
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 62-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 62). 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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
80 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £10

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£10
~ YoY
Current Assets
£10
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£2£4£6£8£10Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£10£10
Current assets£10£10
Net assets£10£10

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-29
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  2. 2026-01-28
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    PHILLIPS, Gordon Alexander resigned
    director
  3. 2025-09-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-09-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-09-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-08-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-11-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-09-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-09-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2016-08-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  13. 2015-12-09
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  14. 2015-08-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2014-12-23
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2014-09-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2009-11-06
    ➖
    WALTON KILGOUR resigned
    corporate-secretary
  18. 1996-01-09
    ➕
    PHILLIPS, Robert Michael, Dr appointed
    director
  19. 1996-01-09
    ➖
    ASHCROFT CAMERON SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  20. 1996-01-09
    ➕
    WALTON KILGOUR appointed
    corporate-secretary
  21. 1996-01-09
    ➕
    PHILLIPS, Gordon Alexander appointed
    director
  22. 1996-01-09
    ➖
    ASHCROFT CAMERON NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  23. 1995-11-06
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ADVENTURE EMERGENCY CARE LIMITED
  24. 1995-11-06
    ➕
    ASHCROFT CAMERON SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  25. 1995-11-06
    ➕
    ASHCROFT CAMERON NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

93/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 30 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 30 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 31 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Dr Robert Michael Phillips
Individual · British · DOB 03/1964 · age 62
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1995-11-06
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC85310 — General secondary education

Registered office

10/12 Airthrey Rd
Stirling
FK9 5JR

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-19
Last: 2025-11-05

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

PHILLIPS, Robert Michael, Dr→
director · ~62y · appointed 1996-01-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ASHCROFT CAMERON SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 1995-11-06 · resigned 1996-01-09
Resigned
WALTON KILGOUR→
corporate-secretary · appointed 1996-01-09 · resigned 2009-11-06
Resigned
PHILLIPS, Gordon Alexander→
director · ~56y · appointed 1996-01-09 · resigned 2026-01-28
Resigned
ASHCROFT CAMERON NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 1995-11-06 · resigned 1996-01-09
Resigned

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Recent filings (80 total)

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-09-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-09-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-09-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-08-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-09-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-11-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-12-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-09-27