ADAPTIVE COMMUNICATION SOLUTIONS LTD

🌳Matureactive
04677602 · ltd · incorporated 2003-02-25
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 6.9y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
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Net worth
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Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other telecommunications activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 77-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 77). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · oldest 6.9y

85/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 6.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
9 officers (4 active, 9 linked, 5 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
86 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

2 years 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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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees24002500

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 signals 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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (36 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-08
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    capital · SH08
  3. 2025-04-08
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    capital · SH10
  4. 2025-04-08
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  5. 2025-04-08
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  6. 2025-02-04
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2025-01-13
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  8. 2025-01-10
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Barclays Security Trustee Limited
  9. 2024-11-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2024-11-14
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2024-11-14
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2023-08-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2022-11-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-11-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2021-04-16
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  16. 2021-04-12
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Barclays Security Trustee Limited
  17. 2020-10-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2019-11-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2019-07-10
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  20. 2019-07-04
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Barclays Security Trustee Limited
  21. 2019-05-07
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  22. 2012-07-30
    ➕
    BRAYSHAW, Eric John appointed
    director
  23. 2009-10-26
    ➕
    BRAYSHAW, Clare Elizabeth appointed
    director
  24. 2007-04-23
    ➖
    BRAYSHAW, Eric John resigned
    director
  25. 2005-01-04
    ➖
    O'BRIEN, Andrew resigned
    director
  26. 2004-11-30
    ➖
    BRAYSHAW, Teresa resigned
    secretary
  27. 2004-09-05
    ➕
    BRAYSHAW, Clare Elizabeth appointed
    secretary
  28. 2003-10-01
    ➕
    O'BRIEN, Andrew appointed
    director
  29. 2003-02-26
    ➕
    BRAYSHAW, James appointed
    director
  30. 2003-02-26
    ➕
    BRAYSHAW, Teresa appointed
    secretary
  31. 2003-02-26
    ➕
    BRAYSHAW, Eric John appointed
    director
  32. 2003-02-25
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    Company incorporated
    As ADAPTIVE COMMUNICATION SOLUTIONS LTD
  33. 2003-02-25
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    FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  34. 2003-02-25
    ➖
    FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  35. 2003-02-25
    ➕
    FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  36. 2003-02-25
    ➖
    FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

83/100
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
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 77 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

90/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 77 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • 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.)

Group structure

Adaptivecomms Group Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Adaptivecomms Group Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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ADAPTIVE COMMUNICATION SOLUTIONS LTD
This company · 04677602

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
Adaptivecomms Group Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control01/04/2019
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mrs Clare Elizabeth Brayshawceased 01/04/2019· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Mr James Brayshawceased 01/04/2019· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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

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8 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
Incorporated2003-02-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC61900 — Other telecommunications activities

Registered office

11b Hoghton Street
Southport
Merseyside
PR9 0NS

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-17
Last: 2026-02-03

Officers (4 active · 5 resigned)

BRAYSHAW, Clare Elizabeth→
secretary · appointed 2004-09-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BRAYSHAW, Clare Elizabeth→
director · ~48y · appointed 2009-10-26
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Active
BRAYSHAW, Eric John→
director · ~77y · appointed 2012-07-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BRAYSHAW, James→
director · ~50y · appointed 2003-02-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BRAYSHAW, Teresa→
secretary · appointed 2003-02-26 · resigned 2004-11-30
Resigned
FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-02-25 · resigned 2003-02-25
Resigned
BRAYSHAW, Eric John→
director · ~77y · appointed 2003-02-26 · resigned 2007-04-23
Resigned
O'BRIEN, Andrew→
director · ~55y · appointed 2003-10-01 · resigned 2005-01-04
Resigned
FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-02-25 · resigned 2003-02-25
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

3
Total charges
3
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Barclays
Barclays Security Trustee Limited
A registered charge—10/01/2025—
outstanding
Barclays
Barclays Security Trustee Limited
A registered charge—12/04/2021—
outstanding
Barclays
Barclays Security Trustee Limited
A registered charge—04/07/2019—
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Recent filings (86 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-16
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2025-04-08
capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
capital · SH10
2025-04-08
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-04-08
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-04-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-02-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-03
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-01-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-21
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-11-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-11-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-06