ADLEE CONSULTING LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
03599114 · ltd · incorporated 1998-07-16
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
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
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year to Jul 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Information technology consultancy activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
68 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
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 Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Average employees100100

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-10-24
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  3. 2025-10-24
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2025-10-24
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2025-10-11
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    BURGESS, Stephen Robert appointed
    director
  6. 2025-10-11
    ➖
    BURGESS, Adam Stephen resigned
    director
  7. 2025-10-11
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    BURGESS, Stephen Robert resigned
    director
  8. 2024-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2024-02-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2023-02-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-05-11
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  12. 2022-05-11
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  13. 2022-04-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-04-08
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    BURGESS, Carol Marina appointed
    director
  18. 2019-04-08
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  19. 2018-04-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2015-12-29
    ➕
    BURGESS, Adam Stephen appointed
    director
  21. 1998-07-16
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    Company incorporated
    As ADLEE CONSULTING LIMITED
  22. 1998-07-16
    ➕
    BURGESS, Carol Marina appointed
    secretary
  23. 1998-07-16
    ➕
    FIRST SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 1998-07-16
    ➖
    FIRST SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 1998-07-16
    ➕
    BURGESS, Stephen Robert appointed
    director
  26. 1998-07-16
    ➕
    FIRST DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  27. 1998-07-16
    ➖
    FIRST DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

81/100
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 age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

56/100
Strong succession signal

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

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.

Red flags

1 med ·
2 director resignations in last 12 months
medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: BURGESS, Adam Stephen resigned 2025-10-11; BURGESS, Stephen Robert resigned 2025-10-11

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Stephen Robert Burgess
Individual · British · DOB 04/1961 · age 65
——sig. influencesignificant influence11/05/2022
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Adam Stephen Burgessceased 11/05/2022· significant influence

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
Incorporated1998-07-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62020 — Information technology consultancy activities

Registered office

11 Foxleigh Meadows
Handsacre
Rugeley
Staffordshire
WS15 4TG

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-07
Last: 2025-10-24

Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)

BURGESS, Carol Marina→
secretary · appointed 1998-07-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BURGESS, Carol Marina→
director · ~62y · appointed 2019-04-08
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Active
BURGESS, Stephen Robert→
director · ~65y · appointed 2025-10-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FIRST SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1998-07-16 · resigned 1998-07-16
Resigned
BURGESS, Adam Stephen→
director · ~36y · appointed 2015-12-29 · resigned 2025-10-11
Resigned
BURGESS, Stephen Robert→
director · ~65y · appointed 1998-07-16 · resigned 2025-10-11
Resigned
FIRST DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1998-07-16 · resigned 1998-07-16
Resigned

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Recent filings (68 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-24
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-10-24
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-10-24
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-10-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-11
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-05-11
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-05-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-14