ADAM & CO. (TEXTILES) LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
01445080 · ltd · incorporated 1979-08-22
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Aug 2024
Net worth
£88.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 13100
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 67). 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
6 officers (4 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
115 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
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £88,496
Net assets shrinking
Down £134,153 YoY
Cash YoY
+36%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£296k
↑ 36% YoY
Net Worth
£88k
↓ 60% YoY
Current Assets
£867k
↓ 6.2% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-08-31 | 2023-08-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £137.8k | £272.0k |
| Current assets | £866.9k | £924.7k |
| Cash | £296.4k | £217.5k |
| Debtors | £540.5k | £638.9k |
| Net assets | £88.5k | £222.6k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals 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
3
filings
- • 2 gazette
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 2 gazette
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-01📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2026-03-31📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2025-05-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-09📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-12-30📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-12-27📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-12-27📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-10-14📄capital-return-purchase-own-sharescapital · SH03
- 2024-09-19📄capital-cancellation-sharescapital · SH06
- 2024-05-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-29📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-12-29📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-05-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-05-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-06-28➖ADAM, Naushad Ahmed, Mr. resigneddirector
- 1998-01-09➖ADAM, Ahmed Esmail resigneddirector
- 1979-08-22🏢Company incorporatedAs ADAM & CO. (TEXTILES) LIMITED
Owner dependency
88/100
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
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "ADAM" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
60/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 47 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
3 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Imtiaz Ahmed Adam Individual · British · DOB 07/1959 · age 67 | — | — | board controlboard control | 06/04/2016 |
Mr. Asif Ahmed Adam Individual · British · DOB 06/1966 · age 60 | — | — | board controlboard control | 06/04/2016 |
Mr. Sajjad Ahmed Adam Individual · British · DOB 07/1961 · age 65 | — | — | board controlboard control | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr. Naushad Ahmed Adamceased 10/09/2024· board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADB FASHION UK LTD→ 15998797 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| ADBSTYLE UK LIMITED→ 16260646 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| ADDER LTD→ 04851247 · est 2003 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 22y | — | — |
| ADDER SCREEN PRINT LIMITED→ 01692602 · est 1983 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 43y | — | — |
| ADEPT BESPOKE PROJECT SOLUTIONS LTD→ 16319996 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| ADEY STEEL LIMITED→ 02347327 · est 1989 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 37y | — | — |
| ADEY STEELSHOP LTD.→ 02796106 · est 1993 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 33y | — | — |
| ADHOC ON-SITE SERVICES LIMITED→ 15708074 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| ADRIAN ROBU LTD→ 09099813 · est 2014 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 11y | — | — |
| ADS LASER CUTTING LTD→ 05355057 · est 2005 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 21y | — | — |
| ADVACE AEROSPACE INNOVATIONS LIMITED→ 17036640 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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7 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
Incorporated1979-08-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC13100 — SIC 13100
Registered office
Watergates Building
109 Coleman Road
Leicester
LE5 4LE
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-30
Last: 2025-12-16
Officers (4 active · 2 resigned)
Active
Active
Active
Active
ADAM, Ahmed Esmail→
Resigneddirector · ~94y · resigned 1998-01-09
ADAM, Naushad Ahmed, Mr.→
Resigneddirector · ~64y · resigned 2017-06-28
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Recent filings (115 total)
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2026-04-01
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-09
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-01-09
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-12-30
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-12-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-12-27
capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2024-10-14
capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2024-09-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-29
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-12-29
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-12-29