ADVENTURE NORTH LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
08157592 · ltd · incorporated 2012-07-26
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 Jul 2025
Net worth
£-22.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 47640
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 79120Tour operator activities
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

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, 2 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 (2 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
41 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £22,699

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
-£23k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£8k
↓ 55% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£23k-£15k-£6k£2k£10k£18kJul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Total assets£-22.7k£1.2k
Current assets£8.2k£18.3k
Debtors£8.2k£8.3k
Net assets£-22.7k£-22.7k

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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-04-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-07-25
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2022-04-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-09-13
    ➖
    MARTIN, Leonie resigned
    director
  8. 2021-09-13
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2021-04-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-05-09
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2020-04-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-04-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-04-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-02-07
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  15. 2018-02-06
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  16. 2018-02-01
    ➕
    MARTIN, Leonie appointed
    director
  17. 2017-10-23
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  18. 2017-04-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  19. 2015-08-22
    ➕
    MARTIN, Anthony Paul appointed
    secretary
  20. 2015-08-22
    ➖
    WALKER, Matthew resigned
    secretary
  21. 2015-08-22
    ➖
    WALKER, Matthew resigned
    director
  22. 2015-08-15
    ➕
    MARTIN, Anthony Paul appointed
    director
  23. 2012-07-26
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ADVENTURE NORTH LIMITED
  24. 2012-07-26
    ➕
    WALKER, Matthew appointed
    secretary
  25. 2012-07-26
    ➕
    WALKER, Matthew appointed
    director

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

50/100
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.
  • 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

2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Anthony Paul Martin
Individual · British · DOB 12/1969 · age 57
75–100%
—75-100% shares01/02/2018
Mr Anthony Paul Martin
Individual · British · DOB 12/1969 · age 57
75–100%
—75-100% shares01/06/2016

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
Incorporated2012-07-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47640 — SIC 47640

Registered office

Unit 6 Brookfield Business Park Clay Lane
York Road
Shiptonthorpe
York
YO43 3PU
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-12
Last: 2025-04-28

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

MARTIN, Anthony Paul→
secretary · appointed 2015-08-22
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Active
MARTIN, Anthony Paul→
director · ~57y · appointed 2015-08-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WALKER, Matthew→
secretary · appointed 2012-07-26 · resigned 2015-08-22
Resigned
MARTIN, Leonie→
director · ~54y · appointed 2018-02-01 · resigned 2021-09-13
Resigned
WALKER, Matthew→
director · ~39y · appointed 2012-07-26 · resigned 2015-08-22
Resigned

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Recent filings (41 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-21
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-07-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-23
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-09-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-24
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-05-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-29