A.D.M. CONTRACTORS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
05266300 · ltd · incorporated 2004-10-21
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 Oct 2024
Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 42220
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 59). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
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
60 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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£0£34k£68k£101k£135k£169kOct 2023Oct 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-10-312023-10-31
Total assets—£168.9k
Current assets—£95.1k
Net assets—£168.9k
Average employees200—

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
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-22
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    change-sail-address-company-with-new-address
    address · AD02
  2. 2025-06-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-10-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-10-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-01-11
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  6. 2023-01-10
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  7. 2023-01-08
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2022-08-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-07-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-07-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-07-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2015-11-17
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2005-05-13
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    CRAPP, David John resigned
    director
  17. 2004-10-21
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    Company incorporated
    As A.D.M. CONTRACTORS LIMITED
  18. 2004-10-21
    ➕
    CRAPP, Anthony Richard appointed
    secretary
  19. 2004-10-21
    ➕
    CRAPP, Anthony Richard appointed
    director
  20. 2004-10-21
    ➕
    CRAPP, Matthew appointed
    director
  21. 2004-10-21
    ➕
    WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 2004-10-21
    ➖
    WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 2004-10-21
    ➕
    CRAPP, David John appointed
    director
  24. 2004-10-21
    ➕
    WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  25. 2004-10-21
    ➖
    WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    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 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — 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 59. Early succession window.
  • 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

clean
No 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Matthew Crapp
Individual · British · DOB 02/1975 · age 51
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
Mr Anthony Richard Crapp
Individual · English · DOB 07/1967 · age 59
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2004-10-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC42220 — SIC 42220

Registered office

46 Hellis Wartha
Helston
Cornwall
TR13 8WE

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-04
Last: 2025-10-21

Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)

CRAPP, Anthony Richard→
secretary · appointed 2004-10-21
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Active
CRAPP, Anthony Richard→
director · ~59y · appointed 2004-10-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CRAPP, Matthew→
director · ~51y · appointed 2004-10-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-10-21 · resigned 2004-10-21
Resigned
CRAPP, David John→
director · ~63y · appointed 2004-10-21 · resigned 2005-05-13
Resigned
WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-10-21 · resigned 2004-10-21
Resigned

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Recent filings (60 total)

change-sail-address-company-with-new-address
address · AD02
2025-10-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-04
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-01-11
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-01-10
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-01-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-21