ADEPT BUSINESS CONSULTANCY LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

02719828 · ltd · incorporated 1992-06-03

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

—

year to Jun 2025

Net worth

£14.1k

book net assets

Opportunity

72/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Sector: Administrative & support services

Investor take

Special-situation opportunity

Distressed trade-services with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Strong seller-intent signal (65/100, director aged 60). Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

8 officers (3 active, 8 linked, 4 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

83 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

72/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Some moderate concerns — review flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £14,100

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£14k

↑ 200% YoY

Current Assets

£9

~ YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-06-30	2024-06-30
Total assets	£9	£-14.1k
Current assets	£9	£9
Net assets	£14.1k	£-14.1k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand

2026-01-27
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2025-01-23
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2024-01-14
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2023-01-26
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2022-01-21
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2020-11-26
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2019-11-02
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2018-12-13
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2018-03-27
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2017-03-24
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2016-06-06
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2016-03-30
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accounts · AA
2015-07-14
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2015-04-12
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2014-06-23
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2014-03-18
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1999-10-22
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BROOKES, Lynn Dornan appointed
director
1999-10-22
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BROOKES, Roger appointed
director
1999-10-22
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OSMAN, Janet Mary resigned
director
1999-10-22
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OSMAN, Philip Ernest resigned
director
1996-06-01
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BROOKES, Lynn Dornan appointed
secretary
1996-05-31
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OSMAN, Janet Mary resigned
secretary
1993-06-03
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INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-director
1992-06-03
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Company incorporated
As ADEPT BUSINESS CONSULTANCY LIMITED
1992-06-03
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SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
1992-06-03
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SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
1992-06-03
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INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

84/100

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

+Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 27 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

71/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 27 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 34 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

1 high ·

Confirmation statement overdue

high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-06-16

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mrs Lynn Dornan Brookes Individual · British · DOB 08/1968 · age 58	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	06/04/2016
Mr Roger Brookes Individual · British · DOB 06/1966 · age 60	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	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

Incorporated1992-06-03

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

5 Beech Road

Eccleshall

Stafford

ST21 6EA

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-03-31

Last made up to: 2025-06-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-06-16OVERDUE

Last: 2025-06-02

Officers (3 active · 5 resigned)

BROOKES, Lynn Dornan→

secretary · appointed 1996-06-01

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Active

BROOKES, Lynn Dornan→

director · ~58y · appointed 1999-10-22

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Active

BROOKES, Roger→

director · ~60y · appointed 1999-10-22

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Active

OSMAN, Janet Mary→

secretary · resigned 1996-05-31

Resigned

SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1992-06-03 · resigned 1992-06-03

Resigned

OSMAN, Janet Mary→

director · ~74y · resigned 1999-10-22

Resigned

OSMAN, Philip Ernest→

director · ~74y · resigned 1999-10-22

Resigned

INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1992-06-03 · resigned 1993-06-03

Resigned

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