ADAPTIVE EYECARE LIMITED

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03286420 · ltd · incorporated 1996-12-02
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 26701
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 80-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 80). 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 (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 22.0y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 22.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
89 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.

Key financials

2 years 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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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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  3. 2023-09-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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  4. 2022-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2020-12-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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  7. 2019-10-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2018-09-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2017-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2016-09-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  11. 2015-12-23
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  12. 2015-09-10
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2015-09-10
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    address · AD01
  14. 2014-12-29
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    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2014-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2013-09-05
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    SILVER, Joshua David, Professor appointed
    secretary
  17. 2013-09-05
    ➖
    SILVER, Cynthia Helen resigned
    secretary
  18. 2013-09-05
    ➖
    SILVER, Cynthia Helen resigned
    director
  19. 2013-08-08
    ➖
    WILLS, Michael Humphrey Loraine resigned
    director
  20. 2004-05-26
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  21. 2001-05-03
    ➖
    TAVERNER, John Rory resigned
    director
  22. 1997-07-11
    ➕
    WILLS, Michael Humphrey Loraine appointed
    director
  23. 1997-05-19
    ➕
    TAVERNER, John Rory appointed
    director
  24. 1996-12-02
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    Company incorporated
    As ADAPTIVE EYECARE LIMITED
  25. 1996-12-02
    ➕
    SILVER, Joshua David appointed
    director
  26. 1996-12-02
    ➕
    SILVER, Cynthia Helen appointed
    secretary
  27. 1996-12-02
    ➕
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  28. 1996-12-02
    ➖
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  29. 1996-12-02
    ➕
    SILVER, Cynthia Helen appointed
    director

Owner dependency

100/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 30 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 80 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

100/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 80 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 30 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 30 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

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Professor Joshua David Silver
Individual · British · DOB 02/1946 · age 80
——board controlboard control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1996-12-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC26701 — SIC 26701

Registered office

222 Upper Richmond Road West
London
SW14 8AH

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-20
Last: 2025-11-06

Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)

SILVER, Joshua David, Professor→
secretary · appointed 2013-09-05
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Active
SILVER, Joshua David→
director · ~80y · appointed 1996-12-02
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Active
SILVER, Cynthia Helen→
secretary · appointed 1996-12-02 · resigned 2013-09-05
Resigned
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1996-12-02 · resigned 1996-12-02
Resigned
SILVER, Cynthia Helen→
director · ~79y · appointed 1996-12-02 · resigned 2013-09-05
Resigned
TAVERNER, John Rory→
director · ~73y · appointed 1997-05-19 · resigned 2001-05-03
Resigned
WILLS, Michael Humphrey Loraine→
director · ~80y · appointed 1997-07-11 · resigned 2013-08-08
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Debenture1 property26/05/2004—
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Recent filings (89 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-09-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-09-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-09-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-12-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-12-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-10-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2018-12-13