ADRIAN WILKES LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
01063817 · ltd · incorporated 1972-08-02
Investment thesis
Property vehicle with leveraged stack — refinance / partial-release angle.
Why interesting: Asset-backed; value largely in underlying property; lender engagement likely possible.
Why risky: Multiple lenders to manage; inter-creditor friction and partial-release cost possible.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jul 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Development of building projects
Sector: Construction
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 68209Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 79-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 79). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 9 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (45/100).
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Refinance opportunity
57 live charges · 9 lenders · oldest 52.1y
25/100
too messy
Structure is too messy for a clean refinance right now — clean up first or expect bespoke terms.
- · Oldest live charge is 52.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 9 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 50/100 (high).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
57 charges (57/57 with lender, 57/57 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
199 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
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
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 | 2025-07-31 | 2024-07-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 1 | 100 |
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
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (127 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-04-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-02-26📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2020-02-26🔓Charge satisfied #56
- 2019-02-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-02-18📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2019-02-15🔒Charge registered #57Lender: Landbay Partners LTD
- 2019-02-06📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2018-04-16📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2018-04-16📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2017-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-04-20📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2014-06-20🔒Charge registered #56Lender: Benridge Investments Limited
- 2014-06-18🔓Charge satisfied #55
- 2014-06-18🔓Charge satisfied #54
- 2014-06-18🔓Charge satisfied #53
- 2014-06-18🔓Charge satisfied #52
- 2014-06-18🔓Charge satisfied #51
- 2014-06-18🔓Charge satisfied #48
- 2014-06-18🔓Charge satisfied #47
- 2014-06-18🔓Charge satisfied #46
- 2014-06-18🔓Charge satisfied #43
- 2014-06-18🔓Charge satisfied #42
- 2014-06-18🔓Charge satisfied #41
- 2014-06-18🔓Charge satisfied #40
- 2014-06-18🔓Charge satisfied #39
- 2014-06-17🔓Charge satisfied #21
- 2014-06-17🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2010-12-06🔒Charge registered #55Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2010-06-29🔒Charge registered #54Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2010-06-29🔒Charge registered #53Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2010-06-29🔒Charge registered #52Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2010-06-29🔒Charge registered #51Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2008-12-06🔓Charge satisfied #50
- 2008-12-06🔓Charge satisfied #49
- 2008-02-22🔒Charge registered #50Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2006-12-01🔒Charge registered #49Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2005-06-09🔒Charge registered #48Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2005-03-23🔒Charge registered #47Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2001-07-27🔒Charge registered #46Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2001-07-11🔒Charge registered #45Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2001-07-11🔒Charge registered #44Lender: Benridge Investments Limited, Adrian Wilkes Limited, F J L Site Developments Limited, J & J Foyen, Allied (Tooling) Limited, S Evans and Mr & Mrs J Souter
- 2000-10-20🔒Charge registered #43Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2000-08-10🔒Charge registered #42Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2000-08-04🔒Charge registered #41Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
Showing most recent 50 of 127 events
Owner dependency
96/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "WILKES" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 79 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
76/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 79 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 54 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
Red flags
1 med ·Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Adrian Nicholas Wilkes Individual · British · DOB 01/1947 · age 79 | 50–75% | 50–75% | 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting | 07/04/2016 |
Mrs Lynne Wilkes Individual · British · DOB 03/1948 · age 78 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 27/11/2017 |
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
Incorporated1972-08-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC41100 — Development of building projects
Registered office
First Floor Austin House
43 Poole Road Westbourne
Bournemouth
BH4 9DN
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-20
Last: 2026-02-06
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
Active
Active
Active
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Mortgages & charges
57
Total charges
3
Outstanding
3
Active lenders
Status:Lender:57 of 57 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Landbay Landbay Partners LTD | A registered charge | 1 property | 15/02/2019 | — | |
| satisfied | Benridge Investments Benridge Investments Limited | A registered charge | 2 properties | 20/06/2014 | 26/02/2020 | |
| satisfied | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | Legal mortgage | 1 property | 06/12/2010 | 18/06/2014 | |
| satisfied | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | Legal mortgage | 1 property | 29/06/2010 | 18/06/2014 | |
| satisfied | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | Legal mortgage | 1 property | 29/06/2010 | 18/06/2014 | |
| satisfied | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | Legal mortgage | 1 property | 29/06/2010 | 18/06/2014 | |
| satisfied | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | Legal mortgage | 1 property | 29/06/2010 | 18/06/2014 | |
| satisfied | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | Legal mortgage | 1 property | 22/02/2008 | 06/12/2008 | |
| satisfied | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | Legal mortgage | 1 property | 01/12/2006 | 06/12/2008 | |
| satisfied | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | Legal mortgage | 1 property | 09/06/2005 | 18/06/2014 | |
| satisfied | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | Legal mortgage | 1 property | 23/03/2005 | 18/06/2014 | |
| satisfied | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | Legal mortgage | 1 property | 27/07/2001 | 18/06/2014 | |
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | Legal mortgage | 1 property | 11/07/2001 | — | |
| outstanding | Benridge Investments , Adrian Wilkes , F J L Site Developments , J & J Foyen, Allied (Tooling) , S Evans and Mr & Mrs J Souter Benridge Investments Limited, Adrian Wilkes Limited, F J L Site Developments Limited, J & J Foyen, Allied (Tooling) Limited, S Evans and Mr & Mrs J Souter | Legal mortgage | 1 property | 11/07/2001 | — | |
| satisfied | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | Legal mortgage | 1 property | 20/10/2000 | 18/06/2014 | |
| satisfied | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | Legal mortgage | 1 property | 10/08/2000 | 18/06/2014 | |
| satisfied | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | Legal mortgage | 1 property | 04/08/2000 | 18/06/2014 | |
| satisfied | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | Legal mortgage | 1 property | 29/10/1999 | 18/06/2014 | |
| satisfied | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | Legal mortgage | 1 property | 05/10/1999 | 18/06/2014 | |
| satisfied | Roy Corcoran and Jean Corcoran | Legal charge | 1 property | 23/07/1999 | 25/11/1999 | |
| satisfied | Midland Bank Midland Bank PLC | Legal mortgage | 1 property | 12/01/1999 | 25/11/1999 | |
| satisfied | Midland Bank Midland Bank PLC | Legal mortgage | 1 property | 15/04/1998 | 25/11/1999 | |
| satisfied | Midland Bank Midland Bank PLC | Legal mortgage | 1 property | 10/02/1998 | 25/11/1999 | |
| satisfied | Midland Bank Midland Bank PLC | Legal mortgage | 1 property | 14/11/1997 | 25/11/1999 | |
| satisfied | Midland Bank Midland Bank PLC | Legal mortgage | 1 property | 16/07/1997 | 25/11/1999 | |
| satisfied | Midland Bank Midland Bank PLC | Legal mortgage | 1 property | 08/07/1997 | 25/11/1999 | |
| satisfied | Midland Bank Midland Bank PLC | Legal mortgage | 1 property | 30/05/1997 | 25/11/1999 | |
| satisfied | Midland Bank Midland Bank PLC | Legal mortgage | 1 property | 13/03/1997 | 25/11/1999 | |
| satisfied | Midland Bank Midland Bank PLC | Legal mortgage | 1 property | 20/02/1997 | 25/11/1999 | |
| satisfied | Midland Bank Midland Bank PLC | Legal mortgage | 1 property | 08/10/1996 | 25/11/1999 | |
| satisfied | Midland Bank Midland Bank PLC | Legal mortgage | 1 property | 08/10/1996 | 25/11/1999 | |
| satisfied | Midland Bank Midland Bank PLC | Legal mortgage | 1 property | 01/10/1996 | 25/11/1999 | |
| satisfied | Midland Bank Midland Bank PLC | Legal mortgage | 1 property | 25/09/1996 | 25/11/1999 | |
| satisfied | Midland Bank Midland Bank PLC | Legal mortgage | 2 properties | 28/06/1996 | 25/11/1999 | |
| satisfied | Midland Bank Midland Bank PLC | Legal mortgage | 1 property | 17/05/1996 | 25/11/1999 | |
| satisfied | Midland Bank Midland Bank PLC | Legal mortgage | 1 property | 17/05/1996 | 25/11/1999 | |
| satisfied | Midland Bank Midland Bank PLC | Fixed and floating charge | 1 property | 10/12/1993 | 17/06/2014 | |
| satisfied | Midland Bank Midland Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 22/03/1993 | 25/11/1999 | |
| satisfied | Midland Bank Midland Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 23/01/1992 | 25/11/1999 | |
| satisfied | Midland Bank Midland Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 15/01/1992 | 25/11/1999 | |
| satisfied | Midland Bank Midland Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 15/01/1992 | 25/11/1999 | |
| satisfied | Midland Bank Midland Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 17/03/1989 | 27/04/1994 | |
| satisfied | Midland Bank Midland Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 17/03/1989 | 27/04/1994 | |
| satisfied | Austin Wilkes . Austin Wilkes Limited. | Charge | 1 property | 09/06/1988 | 27/04/1994 | |
| satisfied | Midland Bank Midland Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 18/09/1986 | 27/04/1994 | |
| satisfied | Midland Bank Midland Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 18/07/1986 | 05/04/1994 | |
| satisfied | Midland Bank Midland Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 23/01/1986 | 05/04/1994 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 14/08/1985 | 05/04/1994 | |
| satisfied | Midland Bank Midland Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 14/06/1985 | 05/04/1994 | |
| satisfied | Midland Bank Midland Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 21/11/1983 | 05/04/1994 | |
| satisfied | Midland Bank Midland Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 06/01/1983 | 05/04/1994 | |
| satisfied | Midland Bank Midland Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 27/08/1982 | 05/04/1994 | |
| satisfied | Midland Bank Midland Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 02/03/1981 | 05/04/1994 | |
| satisfied | Midland Bank Midland Bank PLC | Mortgage | 1 property | 07/04/1978 | 05/04/1994 | |
| satisfied | Midland Bank Midland Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 14/04/1977 | 17/06/2014 | |
| satisfied | Midland Bank Midland Bank PLC | Mortgage | 1 property | 14/04/1977 | 05/04/1994 | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Legal charge | 2 properties | 24/04/1974 | 05/04/1994 |
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