ADSYST (AUTOMATION) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

02269680 · ltd · incorporated 1988-06-21

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

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 35.3y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Mar 2024

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

77/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other information technology service activities

Sector: Information & communication

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. 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. 3 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

8 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 35.3y

50/100

clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

· Oldest live charge is 35.3 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 (72/100)

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

1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

8 charges (8/8 with lender, 8/8 with type)

Directors & officers

9 officers (7 active, 9 linked, 8 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

122 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

77/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2024-03-31
Average employees	10000

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 officers

Last 90 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 officers

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (38 events)Click to expand

2026-06-25
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-06-17
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LINIKER, Hannah Louise appointed
director
2025-12-03
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-15
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-26
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-07-04
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MOSELEY, Trevor appointed
director
2023-07-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-18
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second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2022-12-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-09
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-05-07
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2021-05-07
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2021-05-07
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capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2021-04-21
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-04-21
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2020-09-17
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-09-17
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2019-09-17
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2019-07-16
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2018-11-30
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RONAN, Jansen Graham resigned
director
2017-12-07
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LINIKER, Thomas James appointed
director
2013-08-01
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GRINHAM, Stephen Michael appointed
director
2013-08-01
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RONAN, Jansen Graham appointed
director
2013-03-27
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Charge registered #8
Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
2010-10-31
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KNELLER, Carol Joy resigned
director
2008-06-18
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Charge satisfied #4
2007-04-04
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Charge registered #7
Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
2007-01-08
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Charge registered #6
Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
1998-04-10
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Charge satisfied #1
1998-02-26
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Charge registered #5
Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
1995-02-17
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KNELLER, Carol Joy appointed
director
1994-05-27
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Charge satisfied #3
1994-05-27
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Charge satisfied #2
1994-01-20
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Charge registered #4
Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
1992-08-10
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Charge registered #3
Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
1992-01-31
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Charge registered #2
Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
1991-03-14
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
1988-06-21
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Company incorporated
As ADSYST (AUTOMATION) LIMITED

Owner dependency

56/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

23/100

No succession signal

No meaningful acquirability indicators from public data.

SIGNALS

primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — LINIKER, Hannah Louise (same surname) appointed 2026-06-17. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med ·

Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern

medium

Multiple 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
Mr Martin John Liniker Individual · British · DOB 06/1962 · age 64	—	50–75%	board control50-75% voting · board control	06/04/2016
Mrs Deborah Jane Liniker Individual · British · DOB 08/1964 · age 62	—	25–50%	25-50% voting	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated1988-06-21

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC62090 — Other information technology service activities

Registered office

Yateley Lodge, 1 Reading Road

Yateley

Hampshire

GU46 7AA

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-06-29

Last: 2026-06-15