ADEPT HEATING & MECHANICAL SERVICES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04625346 · ltd · incorporated 2002-12-24
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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year to Jan 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. 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
8 officers (3 active, 8 linked, 3 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
67 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 accounts
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Net Worth
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31

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
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-01
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  2. 2025-10-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-01-13
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  4. 2024-10-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-10-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-03-14
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    BLABER, Bradley Scott appointed
    director
  7. 2023-03-14
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  8. 2022-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-07-04
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2021-10-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-11-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-11-19
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  13. 2020-11-19
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  14. 2020-05-18
    ➕
    BLABER, Debra Louise appointed
    secretary
  15. 2020-05-18
    ➖
    BLABER, Lisa Freda resigned
    secretary
  16. 2019-11-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-11-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2017-11-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2011-01-04
    ➖
    BLABER, Deborah Anne resigned
    secretary
  20. 2011-01-04
    ➕
    BLABER, Lisa Freda appointed
    secretary
  21. 2010-12-21
    ➖
    BLABER, Deborah Anne resigned
    director
  22. 2002-12-24
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ADEPT HEATING & MECHANICAL SERVICES LIMITED
  23. 2002-12-24
    ➕
    BLABER, David Brian appointed
    director
  24. 2002-12-24
    ➕
    BLABER, Deborah Anne appointed
    secretary
  25. 2002-12-24
    ➕
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 2002-12-24
    ➖
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  27. 2002-12-24
    ➕
    BLABER, Deborah Anne appointed
    director
  28. 2002-12-24
    ➕
    INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  29. 2002-12-24
    ➖
    INSTANT COMPANIES 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 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

46/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — BLABER, Bradley Scott (same surname) appointed 2023-03-14. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr David Brian Blaber
Individual · British · DOB 04/1963 · age 63
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2002-12-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Raidons Nutbourne Lane
Nutbourne
Pulborough
RH20 2HS
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-07
Last: 2025-12-24

Officers (3 active · 5 resigned)

BLABER, Debra Louise→
secretary · appointed 2020-05-18
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Active
BLABER, Bradley Scott→
director · ~39y · appointed 2023-03-14
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Active
BLABER, David Brian→
director · ~63y · appointed 2002-12-24
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Active
BLABER, Deborah Anne→
secretary · appointed 2002-12-24 · resigned 2011-01-04
Resigned
BLABER, Lisa Freda→
secretary · appointed 2011-01-04 · resigned 2020-05-18
Resigned
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-12-24 · resigned 2002-12-24
Resigned
BLABER, Deborah Anne→
director · ~63y · appointed 2002-12-24 · resigned 2010-12-21
Resigned
INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-12-24 · resigned 2002-12-24
Resigned

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Recent filings (67 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-06
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-12-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-10-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-17
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-01-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-24
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-03-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-31
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-07-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-31