AD NOVA GROUP LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC644233 · ltd · incorporated 2019-10-11
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
£7.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
69/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Information technology consultancy activities
Sector: Information & communication
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 82990Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle. Reasonable fundamentals — worth a memo before deciding.

Opportunity 69/100 (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 (79/100)

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
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
25 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
69/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
77
Few red 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 £7,801
Net assets shrinking
Down £5,901 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£8k
↓ 43% YoY
Current Assets
£4k
↑ 86% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£3k£5k£8k£11k£14kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£4.2k£2.2k
Current assets£4.2k£2.2k
Net assets£7.8k£13.7k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • 1 change-of-name
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • 1 change-of-name
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 change-of-name
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-25
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  2. 2026-01-24
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-02-17
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2024-12-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-12-19
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-03-20
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2023-03-20
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2023-03-20
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2022-12-25
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-04-08
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2022-04-08
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  12. 2022-03-23
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2022-03-23
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  14. 2022-03-23
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2021-07-10
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2020-12-21
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  17. 2020-09-12
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  18. 2020-02-20
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  19. 2019-10-11
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AD NOVA GROUP LIMITED
  20. 2019-10-11
    MAHBOOB, Muhammad Adnan appointed
    director
  21. 2019-10-11
    📄
    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 7 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

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 med ·
Name changed recently
medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2026-03-25: certificate-change-of-name-company

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Muhammad Adnan Mahboob
Individual · British · DOB 02/1991 · age 35
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control11/10/2019

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
Incorporated2019-10-11
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC62020 — Information technology consultancy activities

Registered office

129 Montford Avenue
Glasgow
G44 4NT
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-20
Last: 2025-10-06

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

MAHBOOB, Muhammad Adnan
director · ~35y · appointed 2019-10-11
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Recent filings (25 total)

certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2026-03-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-20
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-02-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-18
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-03-20
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-03-20
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-03-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-18
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-04-08
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-04-08