ADRIAN SALT AND PANG LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
03380613 · ltd · incorporated 1997-06-04
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.
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Architectural activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 71112Urban planning and landscape architectural activities
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Strong seller-intent signal (78/100, director aged 80). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. 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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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

Company profile
address, 2 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
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
99 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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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
Average employees100100

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 90 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-07-19
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2023-07-19
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2023-07-19
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2022-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-11-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-10-25
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  10. 2021-10-25
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2021-10-22
    ➕
    RODNEY, William Hartland appointed
    director
  12. 2021-10-22
    ➖
    SALT, Adrian Laurence resigned
    director
  13. 2021-05-13
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2021-05-13
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2021-05-13
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  16. 2021-05-13
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  17. 2021-05-13
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  18. 2020-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2020-06-22
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  20. 2020-06-22
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  21. 2019-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  22. 2010-06-04
    ➖
    STERFORD CORPORATE SERVICES resigned
    corporate-secretary
  23. 2005-06-30
    ➖
    STERFORD CORPORATE SERVICES resigned
    corporate-director
  24. 1997-09-15
    ➖
    RODNEY, William Hartland resigned
    director
  25. 1997-08-26
    ➕
    SALT, Adrian Laurence appointed
    director
  26. 1997-06-05
    ➕
    PANG, Annie Wai Wah appointed
    director
  27. 1997-06-05
    ➕
    RODNEY, William Hartland appointed
    director
  28. 1997-06-04
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ADRIAN SALT AND PANG LIMITED
  29. 1997-06-04
    ➕
    STERFORD CORPORATE SERVICES appointed
    corporate-secretary
  30. 1997-06-04
    ➕
    STERFORD CORPORATE SERVICES appointed
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

98/100
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.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "PANG" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 29 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 80 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

91/100
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.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 29 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 29 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: 2026-06-15

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Adrian Laurence Salt
Individual · British · DOB 01/1947 · age 79
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
Ms Annie Wai Wah Pang
Individual · British · DOB 09/1959 · age 67
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1997-06-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC71111 — Architectural activities

Registered office

1st Floor 267 High Road
Leyton
London
E10 5QN
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-29
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-15OVERDUE
Last: 2025-06-01

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

PANG, Annie Wai Wah→
director · ~67y · appointed 1997-06-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
RODNEY, William Hartland→
director · ~80y · appointed 2021-10-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
STERFORD CORPORATE SERVICES→
corporate-secretary · appointed 1997-06-04 · resigned 2010-06-04
Resigned
RODNEY, William Hartland→
director · ~80y · appointed 1997-06-05 · resigned 1997-09-15
Resigned
SALT, Adrian Laurence→
director · ~79y · appointed 1997-08-26 · resigned 2021-10-22
Resigned
STERFORD CORPORATE SERVICES→
corporate-director · appointed 1997-06-04 · resigned 2005-06-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (99 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-29
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-07-19
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-07-19
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-07-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-12
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-10-25
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-10-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-23