ADCAS (1997) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

03381038 · ltd · incorporated 1997-06-04

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

—

year to Dec 2025

Net worth

£1.02M

book net assets

Opportunity

81/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other manufacturing n.e.c.

Sector: Manufacturing

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 67). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

14 officers (6 active, 14 linked, 8 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

100 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

81/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £1,016,386

Net assets shrinking

Down £10,902 YoY

Cash YoY

+8%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£800k

↑ 8.0% YoY

Net Worth

£1.0m

↓ 1.1% YoY

Current Assets

£1.2m

↑ 1.3% YoY

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-12-31	2024-12-31
Total assets	£1.13M	£1.17M
Current assets	£1.23M	£1.21M
Cash	£800.1k	£740.8k
Debtors	£286.5k	£341.8k
Net assets	£1.02M	£1.03M

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

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (38 events)Click to expand

2026-04-14
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-04-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-04-01
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SHELTON, Lynette appointed
director
2025-04-01
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officers · AP01
2024-04-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-04-06
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-05-03
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-06-14
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-06-08
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2020-09-23
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accounts · AA
2019-11-21
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capital · SH01
2019-07-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2019-03-18
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officers · AP01
2019-03-18
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officers · AP01
2019-03-18
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officers · AP01
2019-02-01
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KEIGHTLEY, Colin Stephen appointed
director
2019-02-01
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LAKE, Malcolm appointed
director
2019-02-01
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SHEPHERDSON, Wendy Michelle appointed
director
2018-04-10
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2015-12-18
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KEIGHTLEY, Stephen David appointed
secretary
2015-12-18
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ROWLEY, David resigned
secretary
2015-12-18
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ROWLEY, David resigned
director
2013-12-20
➖
HUITSON, Alan resigned
secretary
2013-12-20
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ROWLEY, David appointed
secretary
2013-12-20
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HUITSON, Alan resigned
director
2010-02-28
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BROWN, Christopher resigned
secretary
2010-02-28
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HUITSON, Alan appointed
secretary
2010-02-28
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BROWN, Christopher resigned
director
1997-06-04
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Company incorporated
As ADCAS (1997) LIMITED
1997-06-04
➕
KEIGHTLEY, Stephen David appointed
director
1997-06-04
➕
BROWN, Christopher appointed
secretary
1997-06-04
➕
KEY LEGAL SERVICES (SECRETARIAL) LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
1997-06-04
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KEY LEGAL SERVICES (SECRETARIAL) LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
1997-06-04
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BROWN, Christopher appointed
director
1997-06-04
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HUITSON, Alan appointed
director
1997-06-04
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ROWLEY, David appointed
director
1997-06-04
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KEY LEGAL SERVICES (NOMINEES) LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director
1997-06-04
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KEY LEGAL SERVICES (NOMINEES) LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

73/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

-5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 29 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

70/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 29 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Stephen David Keightley Individual · British · DOB 03/1959 · age 67	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	31/07/2016

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 SIC32990 — Other manufacturing n.e.c.

Registered office

23 Yarm Road

Stockton On Tees

Cleveland

TS18 3NJ

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-09-30

Last made up to: 2025-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-06-21

Last: 2025-06-07

Officers (6 active · 8 resigned)

KEIGHTLEY, Stephen David→

secretary · appointed 2015-12-18

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Active

KEIGHTLEY, Colin Stephen→

director · ~47y · appointed 2019-02-01

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Active

KEIGHTLEY, Stephen David→

director · ~67y · appointed 1997-06-04

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Active

LAKE, Malcolm→

director · ~49y · appointed 2019-02-01

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Active

SHELTON, Lynette→

director · ~44y · appointed 2025-04-01

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Active

SHEPHERDSON, Wendy Michelle→

director · ~44y · appointed 2019-02-01

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

BROWN, Christopher→

secretary · appointed 1997-06-04 · resigned 2010-02-28

Resigned

HUITSON, Alan→

secretary · appointed 2010-02-28 · resigned 2013-12-20

Resigned

ROWLEY, David→

secretary · appointed 2013-12-20 · resigned 2015-12-18

Resigned

KEY LEGAL SERVICES (SECRETARIAL) LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1997-06-04 · resigned 1997-06-04

Resigned

BROWN, Christopher→

director · ~80y · appointed 1997-06-04 · resigned 2010-02-28

Resigned

HUITSON, Alan→

director · ~76y · appointed 1997-06-04 · resigned 2013-12-20

Resigned

ROWLEY, David→

director · ~74y · appointed 1997-06-04 · resigned 2015-12-18

Resigned

KEY LEGAL SERVICES (NOMINEES) LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1997-06-04 · resigned 1997-06-04

Resigned

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Recent filings (100 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged

accounts · AA

2026-04-14

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-06-16

accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged

accounts · AA

2025-04-29

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2025-04-01

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-06-12

accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged

accounts · AA

2024-04-22

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-06-07

accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged

accounts · AA

2023-04-06

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-06-08

accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged

accounts · AA

2022-05-03

accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged

accounts · AA

2021-06-14

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2021-06-10

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2021-06-08

accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged

accounts · AA

2020-09-23

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2020-06-08