ADLEC LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04916448 · ltd · incorporated 2003-09-30
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
£58.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Electrical installation
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 76-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 76). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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 (3 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 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
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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £58,363

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£58k
↑ 24% YoY
Current Assets
£139k
↑ 12% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£28k£56k£83k£111k£139kMay 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Total assets£58.4k£47.1k
Current assets£138.9k£123.9k
Net assets£58.4k£47.1k

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-10-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-10-07
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2024-10-07
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  5. 2024-10-07
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    capital · SH01
  6. 2024-02-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-02-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-02-14
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2021-05-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-02-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-02-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-01-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-01-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2003-10-03
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    BRIGHTON SECRETARY LTD resigned
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  17. 2003-10-03
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    BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  18. 2003-10-01
    ➕
    BROMLEY, Yvonne Florence appointed
    secretary
  19. 2003-10-01
    ➕
    BROMLEY, Adam Lee appointed
    director
  20. 2003-10-01
    ➕
    BROMLEY, Kevin Stephen appointed
    director
  21. 2003-09-30
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    Company incorporated
    As ADLEC LIMITED
  22. 2003-09-30
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    BRIGHTON SECRETARY LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 2003-09-30
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    BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 76 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

96/100
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 76 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • 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
Mr Adam Lee Bromley
Individual · British · DOB 03/1980 · age 46
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Kevin Stephen Bromleyceased 01/10/2022· 50-75% shares · 50-75% 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
Incorporated2003-09-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43210 — Electrical installation

Registered office

Unit 1.1.1 The Barracks
White Cross Industrial Estate
Lancaster
Lancashire
LA1 4XQ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-14
Last: 2025-09-30

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

BROMLEY, Yvonne Florence→
secretary · appointed 2003-10-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BROMLEY, Adam Lee→
director · ~46y · appointed 2003-10-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BROMLEY, Kevin Stephen→
director · ~76y · appointed 2003-10-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BRIGHTON SECRETARY LTD→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-09-30 · resigned 2003-10-03
Resigned
BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LTD→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-09-30 · resigned 2003-10-03
Resigned

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Recent filings (61 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-02-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-15
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-10-07
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-10-07
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-10-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-02-25
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-02-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-05-07