ADAMS WASTE LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
04003853 · ltd · incorporated 2000-05-30
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.
What changed my view
Last 30 days
No material changes in the last 30 days.
Last 90 days
No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.
Last 180 days
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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 60-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 60). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
70 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-27📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-07-27📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-07-27📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-01-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-30📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2022-11-29📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-11-29📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-11-29📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-10-05📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2022-10-04📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-10-04📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-10-04📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-02-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2011-05-28➕ADAMS, Mavis appointedsecretary
- 2011-05-28➕ADAMS, Timothy appointeddirector
- 2011-05-28➖MCINERNEY, Robert Andrew resignedsecretary
- 2011-05-28➖JAVAN, Elisabeth Jane resigneddirector
- 2000-05-30🏢Company incorporatedAs ADAMS WASTE LIMITED
- 2000-05-30➕MCINERNEY, Robert Andrew appointedsecretary
- 2000-05-30➕SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2000-05-30➖SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2000-05-30➕JAVAN, Elisabeth Jane appointeddirector
Owner dependency
100/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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.
- +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 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
78/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 26 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
cleanNo 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 · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Timothy Adams Individual · British · DOB 06/1966 · age 60 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2000-05-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999
Registered office
17 Netley Road
Fareham
PO14 4PE
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-13
Last: 2026-05-30
Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)
Active
ADAMS, Timothy→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2011-05-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MCINERNEY, Robert Andrew→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2000-05-30 · resigned 2011-05-28
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2000-05-30 · resigned 2000-05-30
JAVAN, Elisabeth Jane→
Resigneddirector · ~74y · appointed 2000-05-30 · resigned 2011-05-28
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Recent filings (70 total)
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-01-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-01-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-01-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-07-27
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-07-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-07-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-01-20
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2022-11-30
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-11-29
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-11-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-11-29