ADAMSON DEVELOP AND BUILD LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
03441496 · ltd · incorporated 1997-09-29
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 Sept 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Property-backed borrower with a 62-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 62). 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

4 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 18.9y

30/100
under pressure

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 18.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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
75
Lenders & charges
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
82 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
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£0Sept 2024Sept 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-09-302024-09-30
Average employees00

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-04-30
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2023-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-10-16
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2023-08-01
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2023-08-01
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  8. 2023-08-01
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    Charge satisfied #2
  9. 2022-11-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-11-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-01-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-03-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-05-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-07-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-06-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-04-15
    ➖
    GOLDSMITH, Jane Marie resigned
    secretary
  17. 2016-04-15
    ➖
    GOLDSMITH, Jane Marie resigned
    director
  18. 2016-02-04
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    Charge satisfied #1
  19. 2011-10-21
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: The Mortgage Works (UK) PLC
  20. 2007-07-09
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  21. 2007-07-09
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  22. 2007-07-09
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  23. 1997-09-29
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    Company incorporated
    As ADAMSON DEVELOP AND BUILD LIMITED
  24. 1997-09-29
    ➕
    GOLDSMITH, Matthew Bevis appointed
    director
  25. 1997-09-29
    ➕
    GOLDSMITH, Jane Marie appointed
    secretary
  26. 1997-09-29
    ➕
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  27. 1997-09-29
    ➖
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  28. 1997-09-29
    ➕
    GOLDSMITH, Jane Marie appointed
    director

Owner dependency

93/100
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 29 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • 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.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med ·
Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Matthew Bevis Goldsmith
Individual · British · DOB 07/1964 · age 62
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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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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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1997-09-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

23 River View
Stapleford
Cambridge
CB22 5FW
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-26
Last: 2026-02-12

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

GOLDSMITH, Matthew Bevis→
director · ~62y · appointed 1997-09-29
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Active
GOLDSMITH, Jane Marie→
secretary · appointed 1997-09-29 · resigned 2016-04-15
Resigned
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1997-09-29 · resigned 1997-09-29
Resigned
GOLDSMITH, Jane Marie→
director · ~65y · appointed 1997-09-29 · resigned 2016-04-15
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

4
Total charges
2
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
The Mortgage Works (UK)
The Mortgage Works (UK) PLC
Mortgage1 property21/10/2011—
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property09/07/2007—
satisfied
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property09/07/200701/08/2023
satisfied
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property09/07/200704/02/2016
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Recent filings (82 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-05-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-13
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-10-16
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-08-01
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2023-08-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-12