ADR ENGAGEMENT SERVICES LTD
💤Zombieactive
SC554065 · ltd · incorporated 2017-01-09
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
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year to Jan 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Deleverage or restructure. Leverage at 100% of assets — consider sale of non-core assets or equity injection. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 8.9y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 8.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
33 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
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredHigh leverage
Liabilities are 100% of total assets
Leverage
100%
Liabilities / Total assets
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
£59k
↑ 15% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-01-31 | 2024-01-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £81.6k | £82.1k |
| Current assets | £59.2k | £51.3k |
| Cash | — | £6.2k |
| Debtors | — | £45.1k |
| Net assets | — | £-51.3k |
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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-21📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2024-03-21🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2023-10-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-08➖FORSTER, Harriet resigneddirector
- 2020-12-08📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2020-12-08📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2020-10-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-01-08📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-01-08📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2019-11-14📄accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AAMD
- 2019-10-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-04-16📄legacymiscellaneous · RP04CS01
- 2019-04-09📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2019-04-09📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2019-04-09📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2019-04-09📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2018-04-14➕FORSTER, Harriet appointeddirector
- 2017-05-19🔒Charge registered #1Lender: West of Scotland Loan Fund
- 2017-01-09🏢Company incorporatedAs ADR ENGAGEMENT SERVICES LTD
- 2017-01-09➕SHEPHERD, Stuart appointeddirector
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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 signalSome 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
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Stuart Shepherd Individual · Scottish · DOB 03/1978 · age 48 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 09/01/2017 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mrs Harriet Forsterceased 08/12/2020· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Mrs Harriet Forsterceased 14/04/2018· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2017-01-09
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Registered office
9 Hogarth Avenue
Saltcoats
KA21 6BY
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-22
Last: 2026-01-08
Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)
SHEPHERD, Stuart→
Activedirector · ~48y · appointed 2017-01-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
FORSTER, Harriet→
Resigneddirector · ~42y · appointed 2018-04-14 · resigned 2020-12-08
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | West of Scotland Loan Fund | A registered charge | — | 19/05/2017 | 21/03/2024 |
Recent filings (33 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-10-02
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-03-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-10-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-10-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-05
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2020-12-08
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-12-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-10-21