ADEPT TRAINING SERVICES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04602770 · ltd · incorporated 2002-11-27
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
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
£13.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 58). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
59 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £13,585

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£14k
↑ 31% YoY
Current Assets
£23k
↓ 26% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£6k£12k£18k£25k£31kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£6.3k£16.6k
Current assets£22.7k£30.6k
Net assets£13.6k£10.4k

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
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  4. 2023-05-09
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2023-05-09
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  6. 2023-04-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-05-27
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  9. 2021-05-26
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  10. 2020-09-10
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  11. 2019-09-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  12. 2018-09-16
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  13. 2017-09-28
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-09-14
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2015-12-09
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    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2002-11-27
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    Company incorporated
    As ADEPT TRAINING SERVICES LIMITED
  17. 2002-11-27
    ➕
    IVES, Angela Frances appointed
    secretary
  18. 2002-11-27
    ➕
    IVES, Angela Frances appointed
    director
  19. 2002-11-27
    ➕
    IVES, Peter Richard Joseph appointed
    director
  20. 2002-11-27
    ➕
    WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  21. 2002-11-27
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    WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 2002-11-27
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    WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  23. 2002-11-27
    ➖
    WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

84/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

76/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. 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.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 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

clean
No 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Angela Frances Ives
Individual · British · DOB 01/1968 · age 58
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mr Peter Richard Joseph Ives
Individual · British · DOB 01/1969 · age 57
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · firm interest06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2002-11-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC74909 — Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Sandstone Cottage
Mannings Lane
Hoole Bank
Chester
CH2 4ES

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-09
Last: 2025-11-25

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

IVES, Angela Frances→
secretary · appointed 2002-11-27
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Active
IVES, Angela Frances→
director · ~58y · appointed 2002-11-27
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Active
IVES, Peter Richard Joseph→
director · ~57y · appointed 2002-11-27
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Active
WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-11-27 · resigned 2002-11-27
Resigned
WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-11-27 · resigned 2002-11-27
Resigned

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Recent filings (59 total)

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2026-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-12
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-05-09
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-05-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-05
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2021-05-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-05-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-12