AD PRIVATE LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC592996 · ltd · incorporated 2018-03-29
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£11
book net assets
Opportunity
64/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed trade-services with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 64/100 (worth a look), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
21 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
64/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
55
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £11

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£11
↑ 38% YoY
Current Assets
£3k
↑ 26% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£551£1k£2k£2k£3kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£11£8
Current assets£2.8k£2.2k
Net assets£11£8

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-12-20
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2023-12-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-12-20
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-12-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-03-25
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-12-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-11-25
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  10. 2019-09-04
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  11. 2019-09-04
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2019-09-04
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  13. 2019-08-25
    THIRUGNANA SAMBANDAM, Ayyappan appointed
    director
  14. 2019-08-25
    SAMBANDAM, Ayyappan Thirugnana resigned
    director
  15. 2018-08-03
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2018-03-29
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AD PRIVATE LIMITED
  17. 2018-03-29
    SAMBANDAM, Ayyappan Thirugnana appointed
    director
  18. 2018-03-29
    📄
    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

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-04-06

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Ayyappan Thirugnana Sambandam
Individual · Indian · DOB 01/1988 · age 38
75100%
75–100%board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence · trust interest · firm interest25/10/2019
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Ayyappan Thirugnana Sambandamceased 25/08/2019· 25-50% shares · board control

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
Incorporated2018-03-29
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

4 Broomfield Gate
Glasgow
G21 3HF
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-04-06OVERDUE
Last: 2025-03-23

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

THIRUGNANA SAMBANDAM, Ayyappan
director · ~38y · appointed 2019-08-25
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Active
SAMBANDAM, Ayyappan Thirugnana
director · ~28y · appointed 2018-03-29 · resigned 2019-08-25
Resigned

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Recent filings (21 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-03-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-12-10
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2019-11-25