A.D.J. LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
02605309 · ltd · incorporated 1991-04-25
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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Turnover
—
year to Sept 2025
Net worth
£233.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Landscape service activities
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 67). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 33.9y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 33.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.
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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (4 active, 7 linked, 5 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
135 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £233,629
Net assets shrinking
Down £123,977 YoY
Cash YoY
-29%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£206k
↓ 29% YoY
Net Worth
£234k
↓ 35% YoY
Current Assets
£231k
↓ 28% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £242.2k | £372.0k |
| Current assets | £231.4k | £322.0k |
| Cash | £206.4k | £291.9k |
| Debtors | £21.6k | £26.8k |
| Net assets | £233.6k | £357.6k |
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.
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See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-30📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-08-26📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-08-26📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-08-26📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-08-26📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-08-26📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2022-08-26📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-11-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-10📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-11-09📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-11-09📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-11-09📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-11-09📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2020-11-09📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-11-09📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2004-01-15🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2003-11-28➕BOOTHMAN, Carl Anthony appointeddirector
- 2003-11-28➖PORTER, David John resigneddirector
- 2003-11-28➖PORTER, Margaret Elizabeth resigneddirector
- 2002-12-17➕BOOTHMAN, Anthony appointedsecretary
- 2002-12-17➖PORTER, Margaret Elizabeth resignedsecretary
- 2001-10-04🔒Charge registered #2Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 1993-04-02➕BOOTHMAN, Anthony appointeddirector
- 1993-04-02➕PORTER, David John appointeddirector
- 1992-06-24🔒Charge registered #1Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 1991-04-25🏢Company incorporatedAs A.D.J. LIMITED
Owner dependency
83/100
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
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 33 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +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
80/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 33 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 35 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
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 Carl Anthony Boothman Individual · British · DOB 03/1982 · age 44 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 01/09/2019 |
Mrs Tracy Jane Boothman Individual · British · DOB 01/1964 · age 62 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 01/03/2018 |
Mr Anthony Boothman Individual · British · DOB 10/1959 · age 67 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 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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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1991-04-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC81300 — Landscape service activities
Registered office
C/O Towers + Gornall Ltd River View, 96 High Street
Garstang
Preston
Lancashire
PR3 1WZ
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-14
Last: 2025-06-30
Officers (4 active · 3 resigned)
Active
BOOTHMAN, Anthony→
Activedirector · ~67y · appointed 1993-04-02
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BOOTHMAN, Carl Anthony→
Activedirector · ~44y · appointed 2003-11-28
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Active
PORTER, Margaret Elizabeth→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 2002-12-17
PORTER, David John→
Resigneddirector · ~82y · appointed 1993-04-02 · resigned 2003-11-28
PORTER, Margaret Elizabeth→
Resigneddirector · ~80y · resigned 2003-11-28
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Legal mortgage | 1 property | 04/10/2001 | 15/01/2004 | |
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Mortgage debenture | 1 property | 24/06/1992 | — |
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Recent filings (135 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-21
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-08-30
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-08-26
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-08-26
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-08-26
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-08-26
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2022-08-26
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-08-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-01