ADAM GRAY LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
05258372 · ltd · incorporated 2004-10-13
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Oct 2024
Net worth
£30.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Hairdressing and other beauty treatment
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 75/100 (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 (63/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)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
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
61 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
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 102Positive net assets
Net assets £30,048
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£30k
↑ 19% YoY
Current Assets
£14
↑ 101% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-10-31 | 2023-10-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £30.0k | £25.3k |
| Current assets | £14 | £-1.2k |
| Debtors | £14 | £-1.2k |
| Net assets | £30.0k | £25.3k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-09📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-07-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-12📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-12-12📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-12-12📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-12-12📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-07-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-07-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-01📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2019-10-01📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2019-06-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-06-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-07-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2005-09-01➕GRAY, Kirsty Ann appointeddirector
- 2004-10-13🏢Company incorporatedAs ADAM GRAY LIMITED
- 2004-10-13➕GRAY, Kirsty Ann appointedsecretary
- 2004-10-13➕GRAY, Adam Sidney appointeddirector
- 2004-10-13➕TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2004-10-13➖TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2004-10-13➕COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2004-10-13➖COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
91/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "GRAY" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +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 signalMultiple 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 22 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
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Adam Sidney Gray Individual · British · DOB 01/1971 · age 55 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
Mrs Kirsty Ann Gray Individual · British · DOB 02/1973 · age 53 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2004-10-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC96020 — Hairdressing and other beauty treatment
Registered office
28 West Street
Dunstable
Beds
LU6 1TA
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-01
Last: 2025-09-17
Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)
Active
GRAY, Adam Sidney→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2004-10-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
GRAY, Kirsty Ann→
Activedirector · ~53y · appointed 2005-09-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-10-13 · resigned 2004-10-13
COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-10-13 · resigned 2004-10-13
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Recent filings (61 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-09
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-10-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-21
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-12-12
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-12-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-12-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-12-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-13