ADGENDA MEDIA SERVICES LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
05553033 · ltd · incorporated 2005-09-02
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and tidy — no seller pressure yet. Approach only if an angle opens.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
What changed my view
Last 30 days
No material changes in the last 30 days.
Last 90 days
No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.
Last 180 days
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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Non-trading company
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueDormant / non-trading with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (73/100)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
9 officers (3 active, 9 linked, 7 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
8 connected companies via shared directors
69
Filing history
77 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
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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 (34 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-31📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2025-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-28📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2024-12-28📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-11-12📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-11-11📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-11-11📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-11-11📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-10-29➕WILLIAMS, Benjamin Charles appointeddirector
- 2024-10-29➕WILSON, Toby Luc appointeddirector
- 2024-10-29➖MOORE, Anthony John resigneddirector
- 2023-11-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-04-08📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-02-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-09-13📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2018-09-13📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2016-08-01➕MOORE, Anthony John appointeddirector
- 2015-04-28➕JONES, Peter Adrian appointeddirector
- 2015-04-28➖FLEMING, Matthew Henry resigneddirector
- 2013-11-22➖BAKER, Sarah Catherine resigneddirector
- 2013-11-21➕FLEMING, Matthew Henry appointeddirector
- 2013-08-06➖SYKES, Wendy Rita resignedsecretary
- 2013-06-17➖MELANIPHY, Simon Patrick resigneddirector
- 2010-11-19➖BAKER, Sarah Catherine resignedsecretary
- 2010-11-19➕SYKES, Wendy Rita appointedsecretary
- 2005-09-02🏢Company incorporatedAs ADGENDA MEDIA SERVICES LIMITED
- 2005-09-02➕BAKER, Sarah Catherine appointedsecretary
- 2005-09-02➕BAKER, Sarah Catherine appointeddirector
- 2005-09-02➕MELANIPHY, Simon Patrick appointeddirector
Owner dependency
65/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
55/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- 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.)
Group structure
Adgenda Media International Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Adgenda Media International Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
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ADGENDA MEDIA SERVICES LIMITED
This company · 05553033
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Adgenda Media International Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 24/08/2018 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Emerge Limitedceased 24/08/2018· 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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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2005-09-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company
Registered office
3rd Floor, Cornwell House
21 Clerkenwell Green
London
EC1R 0DX
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-10
Last: 2025-06-26
Officers (3 active · 6 resigned)
JONES, Peter Adrian→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 2015-04-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WILLIAMS, Benjamin Charles→
Activedirector · ~49y · appointed 2024-10-29
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WILSON, Toby Luc→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2024-10-29
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BAKER, Sarah Catherine→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2005-09-02 · resigned 2010-11-19
SYKES, Wendy Rita→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2010-11-19 · resigned 2013-08-06
BAKER, Sarah Catherine→
Resigneddirector · ~48y · appointed 2005-09-02 · resigned 2013-11-22
FLEMING, Matthew Henry→
Resigneddirector · ~69y · appointed 2013-11-21 · resigned 2015-04-28
MELANIPHY, Simon Patrick→
Resigneddirector · ~52y · appointed 2005-09-02 · resigned 2013-06-17
MOORE, Anthony John→
Resigneddirector · ~64y · appointed 2016-08-01 · resigned 2024-10-29
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Recent filings (77 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-30
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-03-31
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2024-12-28
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-12-28
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-11-12
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-11-11
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-11-11
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-11-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-10-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-28