ADAMIC LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC527455 · ltd · incorporated 2016-02-22
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
Upgrade to see
Turnover
year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£42.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
🔔
Follow this company (free)
Email alerts on filings, charges, director changes, gazette notices. No account needed.

Unsubscribe any time from any email. GDPR-respectful.

What this business does
Primary activity: Other publishing activities
Sector: Information & communication
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 70229Management consultancy activities other than financial management
  • 73110Advertising agencies
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (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: strategic trade sale (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (72/100)

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

Company profile
address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
24 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
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 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £42,550

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£43k
Current Assets
£86k
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-04-29
Total assets£42.9k
Current assets£86.5k
Net assets£42.5k

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.

See pricing →

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 2 accounts
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-27
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-11-03
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  3. 2025-01-29
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2024-11-25
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-11-24
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-11-25
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-11-26
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-03-22
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  9. 2021-03-19
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2021-02-18
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-11-20
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-11-22
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-11-08
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-02-22
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ADAMIC LTD
  15. 2016-02-22
    REID, Kenneth Robert appointed
    director
  16. 2016-02-22
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

80/100
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.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 10 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Kenneth Robert Reid
Individual · British · DOB 07/1969 · age 57
75100%
75-100% shares06/04/2016

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

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

Similar companies

Active · Technology · EH postcode area
CompanyEst. valueTurnoverNet worthStaffAgeOppDirector
1 ALFA BRAVO COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED
SC636382 · est 2019 · no financials extracted
6y
2QQ LIMITED
SC649962 · est 2019 · no financials extracted
6y
3-56 MEDIA LIMITED
SC413110 · est 2011 · no financials extracted
14y
99 VENTURES LTD
SC400733 · est 2011 · no financials extracted
14y
ABEL & CO SERVICES LTD
SC333097 · est 2007 · no financials extracted
18y
ACEIT CONSULTANCY LIMITED
SC572172 · est 2017 · no financials extracted
8y
ACTING UP LIMITED
SC211404 · est 2000 · no financials extracted
25y
AD-CHOREL MUSIC LIMITED
SC058905 · est 1975 · no financials extracted
50y
ADA K CONSULTING LTD
SC592456 · est 2018 · no financials extracted
8y
ADARTA LIMITED
SC874004 · est 2026 · no financials extracted
ADDITYV LIMITED
SC706205 · est 2021 · no financials extracted
4y
ADDM PROJECT MANAGEMENT LTD
SC735802 · est 2022 · no financials extracted
3y
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions

7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →
🔒Advanced scoring suite

Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2016-02-22
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC58190 — Other publishing activities

Registered office

6/10 Oxford Terrace
Edinburgh
EH4 1PX
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-29
Last made up to: 2025-04-29
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-07
Last: 2026-02-21

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

REID, Kenneth Robert
director · ~57y · appointed 2016-02-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active

Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.

Recent filings (24 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-27
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-11-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-21
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-01-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-26
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2021-03-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-20
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-03-19