ADAMS & HOWLING LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
01076707 · ltd · incorporated 1972-10-16
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 50.6y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Support activities for crop production
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
PursueActive trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 2 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 50.6y
50/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 50.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (57/100)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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
10 officers (4 active, 10 linked, 8 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 5 total, 5 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
137 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (35 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-mediumaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-14📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-12-18➕ADAMS, Toby William appointeddirector
- 2024-12-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-mediumaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-25📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2024-10-25📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-10-25📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-10-24📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-10-24📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-09-03📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-12-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-04📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-12-01➕ADAMS, Haley appointeddirector
- 2023-10-27📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-10-27📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2023-10-19➖ADAMS, Paul Stephen resignedsecretary
- 2023-10-19➖ADAMS, Paul Stephen resigneddirector
- 2023-06-22📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-03-31➖PARKER, Christopher John resigneddirector
- 2023-01-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-18📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-05-18📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-05-18📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-22➖ADAMS, Cyril Walter resigneddirector
- 2007-06-29➕BORRETT, Christopher Richard appointeddirector
- 2007-06-29➖CRAGG, John Anthony resigneddirector
- 2007-06-29➕PARKER, Christopher John appointeddirector
- 2002-07-27🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2002-06-28➕ADAMS, Paul Stephen appointedsecretary
- 2002-06-28➖POWLES, Stuart Robert resignedsecretary
- 1997-06-20➕ADAMS, Matthew appointeddirector
- 1997-06-20➕ADAMS, Paul Stephen appointeddirector
- 1975-10-08🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Barclays Bank LTD
- 1972-10-16🏢Company incorporatedAs ADAMS & HOWLING LIMITED
Owner dependency
73/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "ADAMS" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 29 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Adams & Howling (Holdings) Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Adams & Howling (Holdings) Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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ADAMS & HOWLING LIMITED
This company · 01076707
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Adams & Howling (Holdings) Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 27/09/2024 |
4 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mrs Jodie Davina Adamsceased 27/09/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
- Mr Matthew Adamsceased 27/09/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Mr Paul Stephen Adamsceased 20/10/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Mr Cyril Walter Adamsceased 15/03/2022· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1972-10-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01610 — Support activities for crop production
Registered office
Granary Offices Manor House Farm
Little Plumstead
Norwich
Norfolk
NR13 5EL
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-08
Last: 2025-10-25
Officers (4 active · 6 resigned)
ADAMS, Haley→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2023-12-01
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ADAMS, Matthew→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 1997-06-20
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ADAMS, Toby William→
Activedirector · ~25y · appointed 2024-12-18
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BORRETT, Christopher Richard→
Activedirector · ~47y · appointed 2007-06-29
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ADAMS, Paul Stephen→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2002-06-28 · resigned 2023-10-19
POWLES, Stuart Robert→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 2002-06-28
ADAMS, Cyril Walter→
Resigneddirector · ~87y · resigned 2021-04-22
ADAMS, Paul Stephen→
Resigneddirector · ~65y · appointed 1997-06-20 · resigned 2023-10-19
CRAGG, John Anthony→
Resigneddirector · ~88y · resigned 2007-06-29
PARKER, Christopher John→
Resigneddirector · ~71y · appointed 2007-06-29 · resigned 2023-03-31
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 27/07/2002 | — | |
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank LTD | Legal charge | 1 property | 08/10/1975 | — |
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Recent filings (137 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-medium
accounts · AA
2025-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-27
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-01-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-medium
accounts · AA
2024-12-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-25
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2024-10-25
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-10-25
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-10-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-24
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-10-24
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-10-24
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-09-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-28
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-12-04