ADAMS ASSOCIATES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
01917145 · ltd · incorporated 1985-05-29
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Jun 2025
Net worth
£153.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 27900
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
104 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £153,777

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£154k
↑ 16% YoY
Current Assets
£177k
↓ 1.3% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£36k£72k£108k£144k£180kJun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£168.2k£154.8k
Current assets£177.3k£179.7k
Net assets£153.8k£132.1k

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-10
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  3. 2025-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-12-12
    ➖
    ADAMS, Francine resigned
    director
  5. 2024-12-12
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2024-12-12
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2024-12-11
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  8. 2024-08-17
    ➖
    ADAMS, Geoffrey resigned
    director
  9. 2024-03-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2023-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-05-18
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2022-03-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-05-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-04-30
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  15. 2021-04-30
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  16. 2021-04-29
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  17. 2021-04-29
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  18. 2021-04-28
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  19. 2021-04-28
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  20. 2021-04-28
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  21. 2021-04-28
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  22. 2021-04-28
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  23. 2019-01-30
    ➕
    ADAMS, Geoffrey James Charles appointed
    director
  24. 2019-01-30
    ➖
    ADAMS, Francine resigned
    secretary
  25. 1985-05-29
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ADAMS ASSOCIATES LIMITED

Owner dependency

90/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "ADAMS" — strong identity link between founder and business.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 41 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Geoffrey James Charles Adams
Individual · British · DOB 09/1979 · age 47
——board controlboard control30/01/2019
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mrs Francine Adamsceased 01/01/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Mr Geoffrey Adamsceased 17/08/2024· 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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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1985-05-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC27900 — SIC 27900

Registered office

124 City Road
London
EC1V 2NX
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-19
Last: 2025-06-05

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

ADAMS, Geoffrey James Charles→
director · ~47y · appointed 2019-01-30
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Active
ADAMS, Francine→
secretary · resigned 2019-01-30
Resigned
ADAMS, Francine→
director · ~80y · resigned 2024-12-12
Resigned
ADAMS, Geoffrey→
director · ~83y · resigned 2024-08-17
Resigned

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Recent filings (104 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-10
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-06-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-31
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-12-12
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-12-12
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-12-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-21
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-05-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-07