ADMOR LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
02871447 · ltd · incorporated 1993-11-12
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
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year to Nov 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 17230
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 18129SIC 18129
- 26200SIC 26200
- 47990Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Company profile
address, 4 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
11 officers (3 active, 11 linked, 8 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 6 total, 6 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
113 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.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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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| Metric | 2024-11-30 | 2023-11-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 1100 | 1200 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (39 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-03📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-12-03📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-12-01📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-12-01📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-08-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-16📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-04-15➖ADAM, Nigel William resigneddirector
- 2023-07-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-09📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-12-09📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-12-09📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-12-08📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-12-08📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-12-08📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-12-08📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-06-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-02📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-11-30➖MILLS, David Robert resigneddirector
- 2021-05-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-04-13📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2012-01-16➕MILLS, David Robert appointeddirector
- 2010-03-16➖PARKER, Anthony Jeremy Ralf resigneddirector
- 2001-05-31➕ADAM, Kathryn appointedsecretary
- 2001-05-21➖ADAM, Dorothy Joy resignedsecretary
- 2001-05-21➖ADAM, Dorothy Joy resigneddirector
- 2000-04-13➕ADAM, Kathryn appointeddirector
- 2000-04-13➕PARKER, Anthony Jeremy Ralf appointeddirector
- 2000-01-23➖BETTANY, Barry Thomas resigneddirector
- 1995-05-27➖ADAM, Kenneth Warren resigneddirector
- 1994-03-22➕ADAM, John appointeddirector
- 1993-11-12🏢Company incorporatedAs ADMOR LIMITED
- 1993-11-12➕ADAM, Dorothy Joy appointedsecretary
- 1993-11-12➕SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1993-11-12➖SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1993-11-12➕ADAM, Dorothy Joy appointeddirector
- 1993-11-12➕ADAM, Kenneth Warren appointeddirector
- 1993-11-12➕ADAM, Nigel William appointeddirector
- 1993-11-12➕BETTANY, Barry Thomas appointeddirector
Owner dependency
91/100
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
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 32 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — 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 candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. 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 32 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
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 |
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Mr John Adam Individual · British · DOB 12/1962 · age 64 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · trust interest | 01/12/2025 |
Lady Rosemary Clarke Individual · British · DOB 12/1945 · age 81 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · trust interest | 01/12/2025 |
Mrs Kathryn Adam Individual · British · DOB 12/1961 · age 65 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · trust interest | 30/06/2016 |
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Ms Dorothy Joy Shortlandceased 08/11/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · trust interest
- Mr Nigel William Adamceased 08/11/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · trust interest
- Mr John Adamceased 26/11/2022· significant influence
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1993-11-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC17230 — SIC 17230
Registered office
Unit 1 Phoenix Parade
Artex Avenue
Rustington
BN16 3LN
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-10
Last: 2025-11-26
Officers (3 active · 8 resigned)
Active
Active
ADAM, Kathryn→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 2000-04-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ADAM, Dorothy Joy→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1993-11-12 · resigned 2001-05-21
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1993-11-12 · resigned 1993-11-12
ADAM, Dorothy Joy→
Resigneddirector · ~85y · appointed 1993-11-12 · resigned 2001-05-21
ADAM, Kenneth Warren→
Resigneddirector · ~109y · appointed 1993-11-12 · resigned 1995-05-27
ADAM, Nigel William→
Resigneddirector · ~74y · appointed 1993-11-12 · resigned 2024-04-15
BETTANY, Barry Thomas→
Resigneddirector · ~78y · appointed 1993-11-12 · resigned 2000-01-23
MILLS, David Robert→
Resigneddirector · ~63y · appointed 2012-01-16 · resigned 2021-11-30
PARKER, Anthony Jeremy Ralf→
Resigneddirector · ~83y · appointed 2000-04-13 · resigned 2010-03-16
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Recent filings (113 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-08
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-12-03
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-12-03
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-12-01
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-12-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-27
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-05-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-09
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-12-09
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-12-09
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-12-09