ADOREPOWER LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
01213876 · ltd · incorporated 1975-05-27
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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Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Non-specialised wholesale trade
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 58). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (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, 1 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
7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 6 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
118 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Feb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-02-282024-02-29
Average employees00

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-12
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    officers · TM01
  2. 2025-12-12
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    officers · TM01
  3. 2025-11-27
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    SKELLY, Raymond resigned
    director
  4. 2025-11-27
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    SKELLY, Stephanie Gill resigned
    director
  5. 2025-11-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  6. 2024-11-12
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  7. 2023-11-07
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  8. 2022-11-08
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  9. 2021-11-23
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  10. 2021-06-11
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    officers · CH01
  11. 2020-12-09
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  12. 2019-12-12
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  13. 2018-11-08
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  14. 2018-04-05
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  15. 2018-04-05
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  16. 2018-04-05
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  17. 2017-12-07
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  18. 2017-08-16
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  19. 2009-06-26
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    GARDINER, Claire Andrea resigned
    director
  20. 2002-02-18
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    ROBINSON, Hazel Denise appointed
    director
  21. 2002-02-18
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    SKELLY, Christopher Lloyd appointed
    director
  22. 2002-02-18
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    GARDINER, Claire Andrea appointed
    director
  23. 1992-05-20
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    COX, Brian resigned
    director
  24. 1992-05-20
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    SKELLY, Stephanie Gill appointed
    director
  25. 1975-05-27
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    Company incorporated
    As ADOREPOWER LIMITED

Owner dependency

76/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material 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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

76/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 51 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med ·
2 director resignations in last 12 months
medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: SKELLY, Raymond resigned 2025-11-27; SKELLY, Stephanie Gill resigned 2025-11-27

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Christopher Lloyd Skelly
Individual · British · DOB 11/1968 · age 58
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
Mrs Hazel Denise Robinson
Individual · British · DOB 11/1968 · age 58
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1975-05-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46900 — Non-specialised wholesale trade

Registered office

Unit 11 Hambridge Business Centre
Hambridge Lane
Newbury
Berkshire
RG14 5TU

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-12
Last: 2025-11-28

Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)

SKELLY, Raymond→
secretary
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Active
ROBINSON, Hazel Denise→
director · ~58y · appointed 2002-02-18
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Active
SKELLY, Christopher Lloyd→
director · ~58y · appointed 2002-02-18
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Active
COX, Brian→
director · ~90y · resigned 1992-05-20
Resigned
GARDINER, Claire Andrea→
director · ~52y · appointed 2002-02-18 · resigned 2009-06-26
Resigned
SKELLY, Raymond→
director · ~89y · resigned 2025-11-27
Resigned
SKELLY, Stephanie Gill→
director · ~81y · appointed 1992-05-20 · resigned 2025-11-27
Resigned

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Recent filings (118 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-12
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-12
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-06-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-12-09