ADC SERVICES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
02808961 · ltd · incorporated 1993-04-14
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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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 47890
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 47910Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet
  • 70229Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 67). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (59/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
12 connected companies via shared directors
81
Filing history
80 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-27
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  2. 2025-03-27
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  3. 2025-03-23
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  4. 2024-03-26
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  5. 2023-03-29
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  6. 2022-03-15
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  7. 2021-03-17
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  8. 2020-03-27
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  9. 2019-03-28
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  10. 2019-02-18
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  11. 2018-03-28
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  12. 2017-03-28
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  13. 2016-06-30
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    officers · AP01
  14. 2016-06-25
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    GROOM, Sarah Penelope appointed
    director
  15. 2016-04-27
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  16. 2016-03-30
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  17. 1994-06-09
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    GROOM, Sarah Penelope appointed
    secretary
  18. 1994-06-09
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    GROOM, Anthony John resigned
    secretary
  19. 1994-06-09
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    ULOTH, Shaun Clifton resigned
    director
  20. 1993-04-14
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    Company incorporated
    As ADC SERVICES LIMITED
  21. 1993-04-14
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    GROOM, Anthony John appointed
    director
  22. 1993-04-14
    ➕
    GROOM, Anthony John appointed
    secretary
  23. 1993-04-14
    ➕
    ULOTH, Shaun Clifton appointed
    director

Owner dependency

91/100
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 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

86/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong 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.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 33 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 33 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

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

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Sarah Penelope Groom
Individual · British · DOB 09/1961 · age 65
75–100%
—75-100% shares01/07/2016
Mrs Sophia Loetitia Blandy
Individual · British · DOB 10/1992 · age 34
25–50%
—25-50% shares23/03/2025

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
Incorporated1993-04-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47890 — SIC 47890

Registered office

Blythe Farm
Mill Street
Sandy
Cambridgeshire
SG19 3JW

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-28
Last: 2026-04-14

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

GROOM, Sarah Penelope→
secretary · appointed 1994-06-09
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Active
GROOM, Anthony John→
director · ~67y · appointed 1993-04-14
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Active
GROOM, Sarah Penelope→
director · ~65y · appointed 2016-06-25
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Active
GROOM, Anthony John→
secretary · appointed 1993-04-14 · resigned 1994-06-09
Resigned
ULOTH, Shaun Clifton→
director · ~65y · appointed 1993-04-14 · resigned 1994-06-09
Resigned

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Recent filings (80 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-27
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-03-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-03-27