ADAPTAR SOLUTIONS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04834709 · ltd · incorporated 2003-07-16
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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Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified
Sector: Financial & insurance
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 74909Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.
  • 82990Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 62-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 62). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (55/100)

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

Company profile
address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (4 active, 6 linked, 2 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
65 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-11
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-01-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-01-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-02-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-03-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-04-06
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2020-03-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-02-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-02-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-02-20
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    officers · AP01
  12. 2017-02-10
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    GAMBLING, Fraser John appointed
    director
  13. 2017-02-08
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-02-26
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2015-07-16
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    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2015-02-24
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    accounts · AA
  17. 2003-07-22
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    BRIGHTON SECRETARY LTD resigned
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  18. 2003-07-22
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    BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LTD resigned
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  19. 2003-07-16
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    Company incorporated
    As ADAPTAR SOLUTIONS LIMITED
  20. 2003-07-16
    ➕
    GAMBLING, Fraser appointed
    secretary
  21. 2003-07-16
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    GAMBLING, Marifel appointed
    secretary
  22. 2003-07-16
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    GAMBLING, Marifel appointed
    director
  23. 2003-07-16
    ➕
    BRIGHTON SECRETARY LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 2003-07-16
    ➕
    BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

84/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

76/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
  • 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Marifel Gambling
Individual · British · DOB 10/1970 · age 56
75–100%
—75-100% shares16/07/2016

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
Incorporated2003-07-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64999 — Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified

Registered office

St. Andrews Villa
Hilly Plantation
Norwich
NR7 0JL
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-24
Last: 2025-07-10

Officers (4 active · 2 resigned)

GAMBLING, Fraser→
secretary · appointed 2003-07-16
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GAMBLING, Marifel→
secretary · appointed 2003-07-16
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GAMBLING, Fraser John→
director · ~62y · appointed 2017-02-10
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GAMBLING, Marifel→
director · ~56y · appointed 2003-07-16
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BRIGHTON SECRETARY LTD→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-07-16 · resigned 2003-07-22
Resigned
BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LTD→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-07-16 · resigned 2003-07-22
Resigned

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Recent filings (65 total)

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accounts · AA
2026-02-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-25
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-02-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-03-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-19
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-04-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-03-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-07-18