ADNITT ACOUSTIC SERVICES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04470999 · ltd · incorporated 2002-06-27
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 17.9y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jul 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Engineering related scientific and technical consulting activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 61-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 61). 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

1 live charge · oldest 17.9y

65/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Oldest live charge is 17.9 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 (72/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (2 active, 8 linked, 4 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
81 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year 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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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-07-31
Average employees600

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
3
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-01-26
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  3. 2026-01-22
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    SHAW, Graham William appointed
    director
  4. 2025-09-23
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  5. 2024-09-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-11-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-05-25
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  8. 2023-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-10-05
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2022-08-31
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    TURNER, Christopher William resigned
    director
  11. 2022-01-10
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  12. 2022-01-10
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  13. 2021-11-22
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  14. 2021-11-08
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  15. 2021-10-21
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    TURNER, Christopher William appointed
    director
  16. 2021-10-21
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  17. 2021-10-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2021-06-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  19. 2020-03-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  20. 2019-04-16
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  21. 2019-03-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  22. 2010-05-31
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    TOMALIN, James Michael resigned
    secretary
  23. 2010-05-31
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    TOMALIN, James Michael resigned
    director
  24. 2008-07-30
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Lloyds Tsb Commercial Finance Limited
  25. 2007-06-29
    ➕
    TOMALIN, James Michael appointed
    secretary
  26. 2007-06-29
    ➖
    WOODCOCK, Susan Kerry resigned
    secretary
  27. 2007-06-29
    ➕
    TOMALIN, James Michael appointed
    director
  28. 2002-06-28
    ➖
    BRIGHTON SECRETARY LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  29. 2002-06-27
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    Company incorporated
    As ADNITT ACOUSTIC SERVICES LIMITED
  30. 2002-06-27
    ➕
    ADNITT, Robert Ian appointed
    director
  31. 2002-06-27
    ➕
    WOODCOCK, Susan Kerry appointed
    secretary
  32. 2002-06-27
    ➕
    BRIGHTON SECRETARY LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  33. 2002-06-27
    ➕
    BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  34. 2002-06-27
    ➖
    BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

91/100
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 name in company name: Company name contains director surname "ADNITT" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Adnitt Acoustic Trustees Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Adnitt Acoustic Trustees Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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ADNITT ACOUSTIC SERVICES LIMITED
This company · 04470999

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
Adnitt Acoustic Trustees Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control21/10/2021
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Robert Ian Adnittceased 21/10/2021· 75-100% shares

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

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6 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
Incorporated2002-06-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC71122 — Engineering related scientific and technical consulting activities

Registered office

Renaissance House
32 Upper High Street
Epsom
Surrey
KT17 4QJ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-02
Last: 2026-02-16

Officers (2 active · 6 resigned)

ADNITT, Robert Ian→
director · ~61y · appointed 2002-06-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SHAW, Graham William→
director · ~38y · appointed 2026-01-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
TOMALIN, James Michael→
secretary · appointed 2007-06-29 · resigned 2010-05-31
Resigned
WOODCOCK, Susan Kerry→
secretary · appointed 2002-06-27 · resigned 2007-06-29
Resigned
BRIGHTON SECRETARY LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-06-27 · resigned 2002-06-28
Resigned
TOMALIN, James Michael→
director · ~56y · appointed 2007-06-29 · resigned 2010-05-31
Resigned
TURNER, Christopher William→
director · ~43y · appointed 2021-10-21 · resigned 2022-08-31
Resigned
BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-06-27 · resigned 2002-06-27
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Tsb Commercial Finance Limited
All assets debenture1 property30/07/2008—
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Recent filings (81 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-02-06
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-01-26
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-09-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2023-05-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-01
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-10-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-16
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2022-01-10
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-01-10