ADAPTTECH MANUFACTURING SOLUTIONS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
04063338 · ltd · incorporated 2000-09-01
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 15.5y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 25990
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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: strategic trade sale (63/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 15.5y
65/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 15.5 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: 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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
10 officers (3 active, 10 linked, 6 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
85 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 5 | 600 |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-13✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2024-03-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-03📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-08-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-04-03📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2019-03-29➕WHITESIDE, Paul Damien appointeddirector
- 2019-03-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-02-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2016-03-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2010-11-30➕WHITESIDE, Sarah appointeddirector
- 2010-11-30➖VOGT, Manfred resignedsecretary
- 2010-11-30➖VOGT, Manfred resigneddirector
- 2010-11-30🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Maschinenbau Kitz Gmbh
- 2010-03-31➖KITZ, Juergen resigneddirector
- 2007-08-01➕WHITESIDE, Darren Mark appointeddirector
- 2006-07-18➖MURPHY, Thomas Paul resigneddirector
- 2003-02-24➖LORSCHEID, Martina resignedsecretary
- 2003-02-24➕VOGT, Manfred appointedsecretary
- 2003-02-24➕MURPHY, Thomas Paul appointeddirector
- 2003-02-24➕VOGT, Manfred appointeddirector
- 2000-09-08➕LORSCHEID, Martina appointedsecretary
- 2000-09-08➖SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2000-09-08➕KITZ, Juergen appointeddirector
- 2000-09-08➖INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2000-09-01🏢Company incorporatedAs ADAPTTECH MANUFACTURING SOLUTIONS LIMITED
- 2000-09-01➕SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2000-09-01➕INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
68/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
53/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Darren Mark Whiteside Individual · British · DOB 01/1971 · age 55 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
Mrs Sarah Whiteside Individual · British · DOB 12/1971 · age 55 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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🔒Tailored diligence questions
6 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.
See pricing →🔒Advanced scoring suite
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2000-09-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC25990 — SIC 25990
Registered office
Unit 11-12 Wolds Farm Business Park
Kinoulton Lane Kinoulton
Nottingham
Nottinghamshire
NG12 3EQ
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-17
Last: 2026-04-03
Officers (3 active · 7 resigned)
WHITESIDE, Darren Mark→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2007-08-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WHITESIDE, Paul Damien→
Activedirector · ~51y · appointed 2019-03-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WHITESIDE, Sarah→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2010-11-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
LORSCHEID, Martina→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2000-09-08 · resigned 2003-02-24
VOGT, Manfred→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2003-02-24 · resigned 2010-11-30
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2000-09-01 · resigned 2000-09-08
KITZ, Juergen→
Resigneddirector · ~57y · appointed 2000-09-08 · resigned 2010-03-31
MURPHY, Thomas Paul→
Resigneddirector · ~61y · appointed 2003-02-24 · resigned 2006-07-18
VOGT, Manfred→
Resigneddirector · ~55y · appointed 2003-02-24 · resigned 2010-11-30
INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2000-09-01 · resigned 2000-09-08
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Maschinenbau Kitz Gmbh | Debenture | 1 property | 30/11/2010 | — |
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Recent filings (85 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-25
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2024-04-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-20
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-09-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-08-03