ADM (SOLUTIONS) LIMITED

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04940346 · ltd · incorporated 2003-10-22
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£61.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 27900
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 62-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (80/100, director aged 62). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 4 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

4 live charges · 4 lenders · oldest 21.2y

15/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 21.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 4 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

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
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (2 active, 8 linked, 4 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
96 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £61,831
Net assets shrinking
Down £19,999 YoY
Cash YoY
-30%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£43k
↓ 30% YoY
Net Worth
£62k
↓ 24% YoY
Current Assets
£655k
↓ 13% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£151k£301k£452k£603k£753kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£100.8k£111.2k
Current assets£655.2k£753.2k
Cash£43.1k£61.8k
Debtors£335.9k£468.9k
Net assets£61.8k£81.8k

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (38 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-09-06
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    MOORHOUSE, Sallie Rosetta resigned
    director
  4. 2023-09-06
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2023-09-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-03-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-09-11
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  9. 2020-07-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-01-22
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  11. 2020-01-21
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  12. 2019-12-30
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    capital · SH01
  13. 2019-12-30
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    capital · SH10
  14. 2019-06-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-03-07
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    mortgage · MR04
  16. 2019-03-07
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  17. 2019-03-07
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    Charge satisfied #3
  18. 2019-03-07
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    Charge satisfied #2
  19. 2019-03-04
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  20. 2019-02-27
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Close Brothers Limited (The “Security Trustee”)
  21. 2010-08-14
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    Charge satisfied #1
  22. 2009-05-01
    ➕
    SHARPLES, Angela Wendy appointed
    director
  23. 2007-09-03
    ➕
    SHARPLES, Angela Wendy appointed
    secretary
  24. 2007-09-03
    ➖
    MOORHOUSE, Sallie Rosetta resigned
    secretary
  25. 2007-08-13
    ➖
    MOORHOUSE, Alan David resigned
    director
  26. 2006-03-09
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Rbs Invoice Finance Limited
  27. 2006-02-14
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  28. 2005-04-30
    ➖
    MADEN, Barrie resigned
    director
  29. 2005-03-21
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Lloyds Tsb Commercial Finance Limited
  30. 2003-10-23
    ➕
    MOORHOUSE, Sallie Rosetta appointed
    secretary
  31. 2003-10-23
    ➖
    @UKPLC CLIENT SECRETARY LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  32. 2003-10-23
    ➕
    MADEN, Barrie appointed
    director
  33. 2003-10-23
    ➕
    MOORHOUSE, Alan David appointed
    director
  34. 2003-10-23
    ➕
    MOORHOUSE, Sallie Rosetta appointed
    director
  35. 2003-10-23
    ➖
    @UKPLC CLIENT DIRECTOR LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  36. 2003-10-22
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    Company incorporated
    As ADM (SOLUTIONS) LIMITED
  37. 2003-10-22
    ➕
    @UKPLC CLIENT SECRETARY LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  38. 2003-10-22
    ➕
    @UKPLC CLIENT DIRECTOR LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

93/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

78/100
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.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
  • 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

1 med ·
Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Angela Wendy Sharples
Individual · British · DOB 01/1964 · age 62
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting09/12/2019
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Ms Sallie Rosetta Moorhouseceased 09/12/2019· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2003-10-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC27900 — SIC 27900

Registered office

Unit D2 Bolton Avenue
Huncoat
Accrington
Lancashire
BB5 6NJ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-19
Last: 2026-03-05

Officers (2 active · 6 resigned)

SHARPLES, Angela Wendy→
secretary · appointed 2007-09-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SHARPLES, Angela Wendy→
director · ~62y · appointed 2009-05-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MOORHOUSE, Sallie Rosetta→
secretary · appointed 2003-10-23 · resigned 2007-09-03
Resigned
@UKPLC CLIENT SECRETARY LTD→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-10-22 · resigned 2003-10-23
Resigned
MADEN, Barrie→
director · ~88y · appointed 2003-10-23 · resigned 2005-04-30
Resigned
MOORHOUSE, Alan David→
director · ~88y · appointed 2003-10-23 · resigned 2007-08-13
Resigned
MOORHOUSE, Sallie Rosetta→
director · ~86y · appointed 2003-10-23 · resigned 2023-09-06
Resigned
@UKPLC CLIENT DIRECTOR LTD→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-10-22 · resigned 2003-10-23
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

4
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Close Brothers
Close Brothers Limited (The “Security Trustee”)
A registered charge—27/02/2019—
satisfied
NatWest Group
Rbs Invoice Finance Limited
Fixed and floating charge1 property09/03/200607/03/2019
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Debenture1 property14/02/200607/03/2019
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Tsb Commercial Finance Limited
All assets debenture1 property21/03/200514/08/2010
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Recent filings (96 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-07
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-09-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-09
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2020-09-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-07-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-05