ADAM CARTWRIGHT LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04679324 · ltd · incorporated 2003-02-26
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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 (2 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
61 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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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 · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees200200

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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  2. 2024-06-03
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  3. 2023-05-30
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  4. 2022-06-17
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  5. 2021-05-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  6. 2020-07-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  7. 2019-07-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2018-10-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2018-02-28
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  10. 2017-05-30
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  11. 2016-12-22
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2016-02-28
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    annual-return · AR01
  13. 2015-12-23
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  14. 2015-07-09
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  15. 2015-06-17
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    officers · TM02
  16. 2015-04-06
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    CARTWRIGHT, Rebecca appointed
    director
  17. 2015-04-06
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    CARTWRIGHT, Judith resigned
    secretary
  18. 2003-03-21
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    CARTWRIGHT, Adam appointed
    director
  19. 2003-03-21
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    CARTWRIGHT, Judith appointed
    secretary
  20. 2003-03-19
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    FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD resigned
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  21. 2003-03-19
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    FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD resigned
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  22. 2003-02-26
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    Company incorporated
    As ADAM CARTWRIGHT LIMITED
  23. 2003-02-26
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    FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 2003-02-26
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    FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD appointed
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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 "CARTWRIGHT" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Adam Cartwright
Individual · British · DOB 01/1976 · age 50
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mrs Rebecca Cartwright
Individual · British · DOB 12/1976 · age 50
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2003-02-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47990 — Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets

Registered office

Hollin 92 Long Lane
Honley
Holmfirth
West Yorkshire
HD9 6EB

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-12
Last: 2026-02-26

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

CARTWRIGHT, Adam→
director · ~50y · appointed 2003-03-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CARTWRIGHT, Rebecca→
director · ~50y · appointed 2015-04-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CARTWRIGHT, Judith→
secretary · appointed 2003-03-21 · resigned 2015-04-06
Resigned
FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-02-26 · resigned 2003-03-19
Resigned
FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-02-26 · resigned 2003-03-19
Resigned

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Recent filings (61 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-03
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accounts · AA
2025-06-30
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-26
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accounts · AA
2024-06-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-05-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-07-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-02-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-07-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-02-26