ADAPTIVE WEB LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04804503 · ltd · incorporated 2003-06-19
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 Feb 2025
Net worth
£217.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other information technology service activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (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: strategic trade sale (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
10 officers (3 active, 10 linked, 5 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
98 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £217,331
Cash YoY
-7%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£242k
↓ 7.5% YoY
Net Worth
£217k
↑ 16% YoY
Current Assets
£439k
↓ 15% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£103k£205k£308k£411k£514kFeb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-02-282024-02-29
Total assets£239.8k£294.3k
Current assets£438.8k£513.6k
Cash£242.2k£261.7k
Debtors£196.6k£251.9k
Net assets£217.3k£186.8k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 resolution
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 resolution
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 resolution
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (38 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-14
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  2. 2025-11-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
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  3. 2024-12-02
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  4. 2024-12-02
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  5. 2024-11-28
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  6. 2023-11-29
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  7. 2023-03-06
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  8. 2023-03-06
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  9. 2023-03-06
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  10. 2023-03-06
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  11. 2023-03-02
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  12. 2023-03-02
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
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  13. 2023-03-02
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  14. 2023-03-02
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  15. 2022-11-30
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  16. 2022-11-17
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  17. 2022-05-30
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  18. 2022-04-12
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    officers · AP01
  19. 2022-04-11
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    FROST, Emma Jayne appointed
    director
  20. 2021-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  21. 2021-03-01
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  22. 2020-09-01
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    FROST, Katie resigned
    director
  23. 2007-10-22
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    FROST, Daniel George appointed
    secretary
  24. 2007-10-22
    ➖
    BEARD, Kevin Andrew resigned
    secretary
  25. 2007-10-22
    ➖
    BEARD, Kevin Andrew resigned
    director
  26. 2007-10-22
    ➕
    FROST, Katie appointed
    director
  27. 2004-10-26
    ➕
    FROST, Daniel George appointed
    director
  28. 2004-10-26
    ➕
    BEARD, Kevin Andrew appointed
    secretary
  29. 2004-10-26
    ➖
    MILLS, Joseph Alfred Douglas resigned
    secretary
  30. 2004-10-26
    ➖
    MILLS, Joseph Alfred Douglas resigned
    director
  31. 2004-04-12
    ➕
    MILLS, Joseph Alfred Douglas appointed
    secretary
  32. 2004-04-12
    ➖
    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  33. 2004-04-12
    ➕
    BEARD, Kevin Andrew appointed
    director
  34. 2004-04-12
    ➕
    MILLS, Joseph Alfred Douglas appointed
    director
  35. 2004-04-12
    ➖
    COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  36. 2003-06-19
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    Company incorporated
    As ADAPTIVE WEB LIMITED
  37. 2003-06-19
    ➕
    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  38. 2003-06-19
    ➕
    COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

76/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

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 22 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 22 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
Mrs Emma Jayne Frost
Individual · British · DOB 05/1975 · age 51
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control11/04/2022
Mr Daniel George Frost
Individual · British · DOB 04/1972 · age 54
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control01/07/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Katie Frostceased 28/08/2020· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2003-06-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62090 — Other information technology service activities

Registered office

Unit 6 Heritage Business Centre
Derby Road
Belper
Derbyshire
DE56 1SW
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-01
Last: 2026-02-15

Officers (3 active · 7 resigned)

FROST, Daniel George→
secretary · appointed 2007-10-22
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Active
FROST, Daniel George→
director · ~54y · appointed 2004-10-26
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Active
FROST, Emma Jayne→
director · ~51y · appointed 2022-04-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BEARD, Kevin Andrew→
secretary · appointed 2004-10-26 · resigned 2007-10-22
Resigned
MILLS, Joseph Alfred Douglas→
secretary · appointed 2004-04-12 · resigned 2004-10-26
Resigned
TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-06-19 · resigned 2004-04-12
Resigned
BEARD, Kevin Andrew→
director · ~64y · appointed 2004-04-12 · resigned 2007-10-22
Resigned
FROST, Katie→
director · ~52y · appointed 2007-10-22 · resigned 2020-09-01
Resigned
MILLS, Joseph Alfred Douglas→
director · ~88y · appointed 2004-04-12 · resigned 2004-10-26
Resigned
COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-06-19 · resigned 2004-04-12
Resigned

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Recent filings (98 total)

resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2026-05-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-11-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-17
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-12-02
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-12-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-11-29
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2023-03-06
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-03-06
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-03-06
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-03-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-05
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-03-02