ADEPT POWER SOLUTIONS LTD

🌳Matureactive

04718081 · ltd · incorporated 2003-04-01

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 May 2025

Net worth

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book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other information technology service activities

Sector: Information & communication

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

82990Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 75-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 75). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile

address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

6 officers (4 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

62 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

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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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-05-31	2024-05-31
Average employees	15	1500

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

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1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts
• 1 address

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand

2026-02-12
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2026-01-20
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2024-10-03
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2023-08-21
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2023-01-19
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2022-01-14
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2021-02-23
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2020-02-28
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2019-02-27
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2018-02-27
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2017-02-28
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2016-04-05
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2016-01-03
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2015-04-20
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2015-03-11
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2013-07-01
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CRESSWELL, Marc Dominic appointed
director
2003-04-02
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DUPORT SECRETARY LIMITED resigned
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2003-04-02
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DUPORT DIRECTOR LIMITED resigned
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2003-04-01
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Company incorporated
As ADEPT POWER SOLUTIONS LTD
2003-04-01
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MACKAY, Julia Kay appointed
secretary
2003-04-01
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MACKAY, Iain appointed
director
2003-04-01
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MACKAY, Julia Kay appointed
director
2003-04-01
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DUPORT SECRETARY LIMITED appointed
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2003-04-01
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DUPORT DIRECTOR LIMITED appointed
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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 75 — 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 75 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mrs Julia Kay Mackay Individual · British · DOB 02/1951 · age 75	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	06/04/2016
Mr Iain Mackay Individual · British · DOB 09/1965 · age 61	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated2003-04-01

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC62090 — Other information technology service activities

Registered office

Unit 8 Viscount Court

South Way, Walworth Business Park

Andover

Hampshire

SP10 5NW

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-02-28

Last made up to: 2025-05-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-04-15

Last: 2026-04-01

Officers (4 active · 2 resigned)

MACKAY, Julia Kay→

secretary · appointed 2003-04-01

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Active

CRESSWELL, Marc Dominic→

director · ~54y · appointed 2013-07-01

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Active

MACKAY, Iain→

director · ~61y · appointed 2003-04-01

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Active

MACKAY, Julia Kay→

director · ~75y · appointed 2003-04-01

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Active

DUPORT SECRETARY LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-04-01 · resigned 2003-04-02

Resigned

DUPORT DIRECTOR LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-04-01 · resigned 2003-04-02

Resigned

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Recent filings (62 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-04-02

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2026-02-12

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address · AD01

2026-01-20

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-04-01

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2024-10-03

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-05-03

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2023-08-21

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-04-04

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2023-01-19

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-04-13

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2022-01-14

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confirmation-statement · CS01

2021-04-12

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2021-02-23

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2020-04-15

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2020-02-28