A DENT LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
00293696 · ltd · incorporated 1934-11-03
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 62-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 77/100. Strong seller-intent signal (65/100, director aged 62). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
4 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 57.7y
35/100
too messy
Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.
- · Oldest live charge is 57.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
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, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
105 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
74
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | — | £250.0k |
| Current assets | — | £215.2k |
| Net assets | — | £246.2k |
| Average employees | 700 | — |
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
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-07-30📍move-registers-to-sail-company-with-new-addressaddress · AD03
- 2025-07-30📍change-sail-address-company-with-new-addressaddress · AD02
- 2025-03-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-02📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2020-10-27➕ADAMS, Sara Elizabeth appointeddirector
- 2020-10-27📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-10-27📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2020-10-27📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2020-10-27📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2020-10-27📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2020-10-27🔓Charge satisfied #4
- 2020-10-27🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2020-10-27🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2020-10-27🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2020-05-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-12📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2019-12-12📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2019-12-12📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2019-12-10➕ADAMS, Nigel Howard appointeddirector
- 2019-06-29➖ADAMS, Howard Wooten resigneddirector
- 2016-11-22➖ADAMS, Joan Gladys resignedsecretary
- 2016-11-22➖ADAMS, Joan Gladys resigneddirector
- 1973-02-08🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Midland Bank PLC
- 1971-08-04🔒Charge registered #3Lender: First National Securities LTD
- 1971-08-04🔒Charge registered #2Lender: First National Securities LTD
- 1968-08-23🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Eastern Counties Building Society
- 1934-11-03🏢Company incorporatedAs A DENT LIMITED
Owner dependency
74/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
56/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 92 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
Red flags
1 med · 1 lowCharge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Multiple registered office changes
lowMultiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mrs Sara Elizabeth Adams Individual · British · DOB 02/1966 · age 60 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 01/01/2020 |
Mr Nigel Howard Adams Individual · British · DOB 03/1964 · age 62 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 22/11/2016 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Howard Wooten Adamsceased 29/06/2019· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control
- Mrs Joan Gladys Adamsceased 22/11/2016· 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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🔒Tailored diligence questions
6 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.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1934-11-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47110 — Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating
Registered office
Walcott Post Office Stores
Walcott
Norwich
NR12 0AP
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-16
Last: 2025-11-02
Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)
ADAMS, Nigel Howard→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2019-12-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ADAMS, Sara Elizabeth→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2020-10-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ADAMS, Joan Gladys→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 2016-11-22
ADAMS, Howard Wooten→
Resigneddirector · ~95y · resigned 2019-06-29
ADAMS, Joan Gladys→
Resigneddirector · ~96y · resigned 2016-11-22
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Mortgages & charges
4
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Midland Bank Midland Bank PLC | Mortgage | 1 property | 08/02/1973 | 27/10/2020 | |
| satisfied | First National Securities First National Securities LTD | Legal charge | 1 property | 04/08/1971 | 27/10/2020 | |
| satisfied | First National Securities First National Securities LTD | Legal charge | 1 property | 04/08/1971 | 27/10/2020 | |
| satisfied | Eastern Counties Building Society | Further charge regd. Pursuant to o/c dated 30/10/1968 | 1 property | 23/08/1968 | 27/10/2020 |
Recent filings (105 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-06
move-registers-to-sail-company-with-new-address
address · AD03
2025-07-30
change-sail-address-company-with-new-address
address · AD02
2025-07-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-02
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2020-11-02