ADHI PERAMAN ENGINEERING LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC359768 · ltd · incorporated 2009-05-19
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 May 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Engineering related scientific and technical consulting activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (70/100)

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, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
49 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0May 2023May 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-05-312023-05-31
Average employees100100

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-05-05
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2024-09-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-08-14
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  5. 2024-05-15
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    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  6. 2024-04-30
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  7. 2023-06-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-05-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-12-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-01-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-02-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-02-22
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2019-02-22
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2019-02-22
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2018-02-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-02-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2009-08-31
    SUGAVNAM, Shreeram resigned
    secretary
  18. 2009-06-01
    SUGAVNAM, Shreeram appointed
    secretary
  19. 2009-05-19
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    Company incorporated
    As ADHI PERAMAN ENGINEERING LIMITED
  20. 2009-05-19
    MARIAPPAN, Kamalan appointed
    director

Owner dependency

85/100
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 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 17 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.)
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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2009-05-19
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC71122 — Engineering related scientific and technical consulting activities

Registered office

8 Countesswells Terrace
Aberdeen
AB15 8LQ
Scotland

Filing status

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

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

MARIAPPAN, Kamalan
director · ~46y · appointed 2009-05-19
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Active
SUGAVNAM, Shreeram
secretary · appointed 2009-06-01 · resigned 2009-08-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (49 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-05
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-05-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-26
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-08-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-13
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2024-05-15
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-04-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-01-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-02