ADAMS INTEGRA LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
03434796 · ltd · incorporated 1997-09-16
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 16.3y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Sept 2025
Net worth
£74.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 65). 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 (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 16.3y

65/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Oldest live charge is 16.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: high (83/100)

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
12 officers (3 active, 12 linked, 8 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
13 connected companies via shared directors
84
Filing history
97 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £74,927
Net assets shrinking
Down £27,727 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£75k
↓ 27% YoY
Current Assets
£126k
↓ 18% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£31k£61k£92k£123k£153kSept 2024Sept 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-09-302024-09-30
Total assets£74.9k£102.7k
Current assets£125.7k£153.2k
Net assets£74.9k£102.7k

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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Corporate timeline (37 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-31
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  2. 2024-10-21
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  3. 2023-10-13
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  4. 2022-10-21
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  5. 2021-10-27
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  6. 2020-10-14
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  7. 2019-11-01
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  8. 2018-11-06
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  9. 2017-10-26
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  10. 2017-10-04
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  11. 2017-05-31
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    PETERS, Wendy appointed
    director
  12. 2017-05-31
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    SEDDON, Andrew James resigned
    director
  13. 2017-05-31
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  14. 2017-05-31
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  15. 2016-10-28
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  16. 2016-01-11
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  17. 2010-09-29
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    ADAMS, Jeremy resigned
    director
  18. 2010-06-11
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    PETERS, Wendy appointed
    secretary
  19. 2010-06-11
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    ADAMS, Mark Jeremy resigned
    secretary
  20. 2010-02-12
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  21. 2009-09-30
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    BUTLER, Paul William resigned
    director
  22. 2009-09-30
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    SEARLE, Keith resigned
    director
  23. 2008-03-26
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    BUTLER, Paul William appointed
    director
  24. 2007-09-30
    ➖
    OLVER, Philip Sidney resigned
    director
  25. 2006-06-23
    ➖
    JENKINS, Simon resigned
    director
  26. 2004-04-01
    ➕
    SEDDON, Andrew James appointed
    director
  27. 2004-03-11
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    JENKINS, Simon appointed
    director
  28. 2000-03-10
    ➕
    ADAMS, Mark Jeremy appointed
    director
  29. 2000-03-10
    ➕
    OLVER, Philip Sidney appointed
    director
  30. 2000-03-10
    ➕
    SEARLE, Keith appointed
    director
  31. 1997-09-16
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    Company incorporated
    As ADAMS INTEGRA LIMITED
  32. 1997-09-16
    ➕
    ADAMS, Mark Jeremy appointed
    secretary
  33. 1997-09-16
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    HAMPSHIRE DOWNS SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  34. 1997-09-16
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    HAMPSHIRE DOWNS SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  35. 1997-09-16
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    ADAMS, Jeremy appointed
    director
  36. 1997-09-16
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    HAMPSHIRE DOWNS UK REGISTRATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  37. 1997-09-16
    ➖
    HAMPSHIRE DOWNS UK REGISTRATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-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 "ADAMS" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 26 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.

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 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 26 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.
  • 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
Mr Mark Adams
Individual · British · DOB 02/1961 · age 65
50–75%
—50-75% shares · firm interest01/09/2016

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
Incorporated1997-09-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

St John's House
St. Johns Street
Chichester
PO19 1UU
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-20
Last: 2025-09-06

Officers (3 active · 9 resigned)

PETERS, Wendy→
secretary · appointed 2010-06-11
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Active
ADAMS, Mark Jeremy→
director · ~65y · appointed 2000-03-10
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Active
PETERS, Wendy→
director · ~61y · appointed 2017-05-31
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Active
ADAMS, Mark Jeremy→
secretary · appointed 1997-09-16 · resigned 2010-06-11
Resigned
HAMPSHIRE DOWNS SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 1997-09-16 · resigned 1997-09-16
Resigned
ADAMS, Jeremy→
director · ~86y · appointed 1997-09-16 · resigned 2010-09-29
Resigned
BUTLER, Paul William→
director · ~58y · appointed 2008-03-26 · resigned 2009-09-30
Resigned
JENKINS, Simon→
director · ~66y · appointed 2004-03-11 · resigned 2006-06-23
Resigned
OLVER, Philip Sidney→
director · ~78y · appointed 2000-03-10 · resigned 2007-09-30
Resigned
SEARLE, Keith→
director · ~79y · appointed 2000-03-10 · resigned 2009-09-30
Resigned
SEDDON, Andrew James→
director · ~70y · appointed 2004-04-01 · resigned 2017-05-31
Resigned
HAMPSHIRE DOWNS UK REGISTRATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1997-09-16 · resigned 1997-09-16
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 property12/02/2010—
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Recent filings (97 total)

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2025-10-03
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2024-10-21
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2024-10-09
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2023-10-13
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2023-09-25
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2022-10-21
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2022-10-07
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2021-10-27
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2021-09-06
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2020-11-12
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2020-10-14
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2019-11-07
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2019-11-01
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2018-11-06