ADNAMS TRUST COMPANY LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
02731375 · ltd · incorporated 1992-07-15
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
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year to Dec 2023
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
24 officers (3 active, 24 linked, 19 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
116 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.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2023-12-31
Average employees0

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 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (64 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-01
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2024-12-31
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    WOOD, Andrew Charles, Dr resigned
    director
  4. 2024-07-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-07-15
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  6. 2024-07-15
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2024-07-15
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2024-07-15
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  9. 2024-07-15
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  10. 2024-07-01
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    FRENCH, Billy Anthony appointed
    secretary
  11. 2024-07-01
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    HANLON, Jennifer Elizabeth Imogen appointed
    director
  12. 2024-07-01
    ➕
    WILLAMSON, Alexandra Victoria appointed
    director
  13. 2024-07-01
    ➖
    HESTER, Karen resigned
    director
  14. 2024-07-01
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    LOFTHOUSE, Sadie Jane resigned
    director
  15. 2023-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2022-07-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2022-06-28
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  18. 2021-10-18
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    HAWKINS, Naomi Jane resigned
    secretary
  19. 2021-07-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2021-04-09
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  21. 2021-02-05
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    MOON, Cheryl Lynn resigned
    director
  22. 2020-09-03
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  23. 2020-09-01
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  24. 2020-08-20
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    LOFTHOUSE, Sadie Jane appointed
    director
  25. 2020-08-20
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    MOON, Cheryl Lynn appointed
    director
  26. 2020-07-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  27. 2020-06-26
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  28. 2020-06-26
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  29. 2020-06-25
    ➖
    CANTWELL, Elizabeth Sarah resigned
    secretary
  30. 2020-06-25
    ➕
    HAWKINS, Naomi Jane appointed
    secretary
  31. 2018-03-23
    ➖
    BROOKES, Andrew Charles resigned
    director
  32. 2018-03-23
    ➖
    HIBBERT, Emma Victoria resigned
    director
  33. 2014-12-31
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    CANTWELL, Elizabeth Sarah appointed
    secretary
  34. 2014-12-31
    ➖
    LADD, Michael resigned
    secretary
  35. 2010-08-01
    ➕
    BROOKES, Andrew Charles appointed
    director
  36. 2010-08-01
    ➕
    HIBBERT, Emma Victoria appointed
    director
  37. 2010-05-31
    ➖
    FLANAGAN, Robert William resigned
    director
  38. 2009-12-31
    ➖
    FARQUHARSON, Rupert resigned
    director
  39. 2009-02-01
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    FARQUHARSON, Rupert appointed
    director
  40. 2009-02-01
    ➕
    FLANAGAN, Robert William appointed
    director
  41. 2009-02-01
    ➕
    HESTER, Karen appointed
    director
  42. 2009-01-31
    ➖
    LEE, Robert Michael resigned
    director
  43. 2008-01-01
    ➖
    ADNAMS, Jonathan resigned
    director
  44. 2008-01-01
    ➕
    WOOD, Andrew Charles, Dr appointed
    director
  45. 2007-08-31
    ➖
    NICHOLLS, Michael Andrew resigned
    director
  46. 2007-06-01
    ➖
    NICHOLSON, Robert John resigned
    director
  47. 2006-08-01
    ➕
    ADNAMS, Jonathan appointed
    director
  48. 2006-08-01
    ➖
    LOFTUS, Simon Piers Dominic resigned
    director
  49. 2004-04-20
    ➖
    NICHOLSON, Robert John resigned
    secretary
  50. 2001-07-23
    ➕
    LADD, Michael appointed
    secretary
Showing most recent 50 of 64 events

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.

Succession & seller-readiness

36/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

Red flags

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

Group structure

Adnams Plc is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Adnams Plc
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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ADNAMS TRUST COMPANY LIMITED
This company · 02731375

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Adnams Plc
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting26/07/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1992-07-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Sole Bay Brewery
East Green
Southwold
Suffolk
IP18 6JW

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-14
Last: 2026-04-30

Officers (3 active · 21 resigned)

FRENCH, Billy Anthony→
secretary · appointed 2024-07-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HANLON, Jennifer Elizabeth Imogen→
director · ~50y · appointed 2024-07-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WILLAMSON, Alexandra Victoria→
director · ~42y · appointed 2024-07-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CANTWELL, Elizabeth Sarah→
secretary · appointed 2014-12-31 · resigned 2020-06-25
Resigned
HAWKINS, Naomi Jane→
secretary · appointed 2020-06-25 · resigned 2021-10-18
Resigned
LADD, Michael→
secretary · appointed 2001-07-23 · resigned 2014-12-31
Resigned
NICHOLSON, Robert John→
secretary · appointed 1992-07-15 · resigned 2004-04-20
Resigned
ADNAMS, John Adair→
director · ~102y · appointed 1992-11-30 · resigned 1997-06-30
Resigned
ADNAMS, Jonathan→
director · ~70y · appointed 2006-08-01 · resigned 2008-01-01
Resigned
BRABBEN, Stephen→
director · ~68y · appointed 1992-11-30 · resigned 2000-08-04
Resigned
BROOKES, Andrew Charles→
director · ~56y · appointed 2010-08-01 · resigned 2018-03-23
Resigned
FARQUHARSON, Rupert→
director · ~59y · appointed 2009-02-01 · resigned 2009-12-31
Resigned
FLANAGAN, Robert William→
director · ~56y · appointed 2009-02-01 · resigned 2010-05-31
Resigned
HESTER, Karen→
director · ~64y · appointed 2009-02-01 · resigned 2024-07-01
Resigned
HIBBERT, Emma Victoria→
director · ~55y · appointed 2010-08-01 · resigned 2018-03-23
Resigned
LEE, Robert Michael→
director · ~74y · appointed 2000-08-04 · resigned 2009-01-31
Resigned
LOFTHOUSE, Sadie Jane→
director · ~61y · appointed 2020-08-20 · resigned 2024-07-01
Resigned
LOFTUS, Simon Piers Dominic→
director · ~80y · appointed 1992-11-30 · resigned 2006-08-01
Resigned
MOON, Cheryl Lynn→
director · ~46y · appointed 2020-08-20 · resigned 2021-02-05
Resigned
NICHOLLS, Michael Andrew→
director · ~75y · appointed 1992-11-30 · resigned 2007-08-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (116 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-09-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-07
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-01-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-07-16
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-07-15
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-07-15
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-07-15
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2024-07-15
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-07-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-01