ADMARK HOLDINGS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
03863096 · ltd · incorporated 1999-10-21
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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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of head offices
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
13 officers (3 active, 13 linked, 8 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 8 total, 8 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
107 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
82
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 Assets
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Current Liabilities
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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 employees300300

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (40 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-15
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2025-01-15
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2024-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-09-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-11-22
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2021-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-12-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-09-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-06-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-08-24
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2017-08-01
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  14. 2017-08-01
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  15. 2017-08-01
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  16. 2017-08-01
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  17. 2017-07-07
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    LEWIS, Mark resigned
    director
  18. 2017-05-17
    ➖
    KING SHARP, Lesley Marie resigned
    secretary
  19. 2017-05-17
    ➖
    KING-SHARP, Geoffrey Stuart resigned
    director
  20. 2015-01-01
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    LEWIS, Mark appointed
    director
  21. 2006-01-01
    ➕
    BRODIE, Gordon appointed
    director
  22. 2005-07-25
    ➖
    FISHER, Amanda resigned
    director
  23. 2003-03-28
    ➖
    COX, Christian resigned
    director
  24. 2001-04-06
    ➖
    BECKWITH, Nigel Victor resigned
    secretary
  25. 2001-04-06
    ➕
    KING SHARP, Lesley Marie appointed
    secretary
  26. 2001-04-06
    ➕
    MANSTON, Lee appointed
    secretary
  27. 2001-04-06
    ➖
    MANSTON, Lee resigned
    secretary
  28. 2001-04-06
    ➖
    BECKWITH, Nigel Victor resigned
    director
  29. 2001-04-06
    ➕
    COX, Christian appointed
    director
  30. 1999-10-21
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ADMARK HOLDINGS LIMITED
  31. 1999-10-21
    ➕
    MANSTON, Jonathan David appointed
    director
  32. 1999-10-21
    ➕
    MANSTON, Lee Richard appointed
    director
  33. 1999-10-21
    ➕
    BECKWITH, Nigel Victor appointed
    secretary
  34. 1999-10-21
    ➕
    LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  35. 1999-10-21
    ➖
    LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  36. 1999-10-21
    ➕
    BECKWITH, Nigel Victor appointed
    director
  37. 1999-10-21
    ➕
    FISHER, Amanda appointed
    director
  38. 1999-10-21
    ➕
    KING-SHARP, Geoffrey Stuart appointed
    director
  39. 1999-10-21
    ➕
    LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  40. 1999-10-21
    ➖
    LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

83/100
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
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 27 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100
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 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 27 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 27 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 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Group structure

Admark Group Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Admark Group Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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ADMARK HOLDINGS LIMITED
This company · 03863096

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Admark Group Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control16/05/2017
7 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Jonathan David Manstonceased 16/05/2017· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Mr Lee Richard Manstonceased 16/05/2017· significant influence
  • Mr Gordon Brodieceased 16/05/2017· significant influence
  • Mrs Lisa Manstonceased 16/05/2017· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Mrs Lesley King-Sharpceased 16/05/2017· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Mr Geoffrey Stuart King-Sharpceased 16/05/2017· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Mr Mark Lewisceased 16/05/2017· significant influence

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

🔒Co-director network graph

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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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1999-10-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70100 — Activities of head offices

Registered office

Leytonstone House 3 Hanbury Drive
Leytonstone
London
E11 1GA
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-04
Last: 2025-10-21

Officers (3 active · 10 resigned)

BRODIE, Gordon→
director · ~66y · appointed 2006-01-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MANSTON, Jonathan David→
director · ~54y · appointed 1999-10-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MANSTON, Lee Richard→
director · ~57y · appointed 1999-10-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BECKWITH, Nigel Victor→
secretary · appointed 1999-10-21 · resigned 2001-04-06
Resigned
KING SHARP, Lesley Marie→
secretary · appointed 2001-04-06 · resigned 2017-05-17
Resigned
MANSTON, Lee→
secretary · appointed 2001-04-06 · resigned 2001-04-06
Resigned
LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1999-10-21 · resigned 1999-10-21
Resigned
BECKWITH, Nigel Victor→
director · ~68y · appointed 1999-10-21 · resigned 2001-04-06
Resigned
COX, Christian→
director · ~52y · appointed 2001-04-06 · resigned 2003-03-28
Resigned
FISHER, Amanda→
director · ~58y · appointed 1999-10-21 · resigned 2005-07-25
Resigned
KING-SHARP, Geoffrey Stuart→
director · ~72y · appointed 1999-10-21 · resigned 2017-05-17
Resigned
LEWIS, Mark→
director · ~48y · appointed 2015-01-01 · resigned 2017-07-07
Resigned
LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1999-10-21 · resigned 1999-10-21
Resigned

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Recent filings (107 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-01-15
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-01-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-09-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-22
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-11-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-09-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2020-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-28