ADHESIVE BACKED MATERIALS LTD

🌳Matureactive
04812637 · ltd · incorporated 2003-06-26
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 10.8y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Aug 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 22190
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 22290SIC 22290
  • 23990SIC 23990
  • 32990Other manufacturing n.e.c.
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. 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).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 10.8y

85/100
ready

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 10.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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

Company profile
address, 4 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
69 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
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
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£0Aug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31
Average employees800700

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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-12-17
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2025-12-17
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2025-04-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-03-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-05-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-05-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-05-10
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  9. 2022-05-10
    📄
    capital-cancellation-shares
    capital · SH06
  10. 2022-05-10
    📄
    capital-return-purchase-own-shares
    capital · SH03
  11. 2021-05-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-05-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-03-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-09-06
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2018-05-18
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AAMD
  16. 2018-05-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-03-06
    ➕
    STEVENS, Paul Christopher Robert appointed
    director
  18. 2015-10-11
    ➖
    BOWDEN, Gavin Cyril resigned
    secretary
  19. 2015-10-11
    ➖
    BOWDEN, Gavin Cyril resigned
    director
  20. 2015-08-25
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
  21. 2003-06-26
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    Company incorporated
    As ADHESIVE BACKED MATERIALS LTD
  22. 2003-06-26
    ➕
    BOWDEN, Gareth Lloyd appointed
    director
  23. 2003-06-26
    ➕
    BOWDEN, Gavin Cyril appointed
    secretary
  24. 2003-06-26
    ➕
    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 2003-06-26
    ➖
    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 2003-06-26
    ➕
    BOWDEN, Gavin Cyril appointed
    director
  27. 2003-06-26
    ➕
    COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  28. 2003-06-26
    ➖
    COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

68/100
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 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

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

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Gareth Lloyd Bowden
Individual · British · DOB 08/1979 · age 47
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2003-06-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC22190 — SIC 22190

Registered office

Abm
Crown Business Park
Tredegar
Gwent
NP22 4EF

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-25
Last: 2026-05-11

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

BOWDEN, Gareth Lloyd→
director · ~47y · appointed 2003-06-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
STEVENS, Paul Christopher Robert→
director · ~43y · appointed 2017-03-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BOWDEN, Gavin Cyril→
secretary · appointed 2003-06-26 · resigned 2015-10-11
Resigned
TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-06-26 · resigned 2003-06-26
Resigned
BOWDEN, Gavin Cyril→
director · ~54y · appointed 2003-06-26 · resigned 2015-10-11
Resigned
COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-06-26 · resigned 2003-06-26
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
HSBC
Hsbc Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property25/08/2015—
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Recent filings (69 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-21
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-12-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-11
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2022-05-10
capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2022-05-10
capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2022-05-10