ADAMS BUILDING CONSULTANTS LTD

💤Zombieactive
05514502 · ltd · incorporated 2005-07-20
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
—
year to Aug 2025
Net worth
£22.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Construction of other civil engineering projects n.e.c.
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 63-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 63). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (70/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
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
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 · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £22,763

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£38k
Net Worth
£23k
Current Assets
£41k
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-08-31
Total assets£22.9k
Current assets£41.1k
Cash£38.2k
Debtors£2.8k
Net assets£22.8k

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
2
filings
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-27
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  2. 2026-06-26
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  3. 2026-05-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-06-25
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  5. 2025-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2025-01-24
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  7. 2025-01-23
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2025-01-23
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2024-10-01
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2024-08-27
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2024-06-04
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    ADAMS, Dawn Teresa resigned
    director
  12. 2024-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2023-04-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2022-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2021-01-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2020-01-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2018-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2005-07-29
    ➕
    ADAMS, Paul George appointed
    secretary
  20. 2005-07-29
    ➕
    ADAMS, Paul George appointed
    director
  21. 2005-07-29
    ➕
    ADAMS, Dawn Teresa appointed
    director
  22. 2005-07-21
    ➖
    FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 2005-07-21
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    FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  24. 2005-07-20
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    Company incorporated
    As ADAMS BUILDING CONSULTANTS LTD
  25. 2005-07-20
    ➕
    FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 2005-07-20
    ➕
    FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

100/100
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.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "ADAMS" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

95/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 21 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 Paul George Adams
Individual · British · DOB 02/1963 · age 63
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Dawn Teresa Adamsceased 04/06/2024· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated2005-07-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC42990 — Construction of other civil engineering projects n.e.c.

Registered office

7 Townfield Road
Altrincham
Cheshire
WA14 4DS
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-02
Last: 2025-07-19

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

ADAMS, Paul George→
secretary · appointed 2005-07-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ADAMS, Paul George→
director · ~63y · appointed 2005-07-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2005-07-20 · resigned 2005-07-21
Resigned
ADAMS, Dawn Teresa→
director · ~62y · appointed 2005-07-29 · resigned 2024-06-04
Resigned
FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2005-07-20 · resigned 2005-07-21
Resigned

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Recent filings (61 total)

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-06-27
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-06-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-05-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-23
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-06-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-29
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2025-01-24
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-01-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-01-23
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-10-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-08-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-11