ADROIT ECONOMICS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
05567197 · ltd · incorporated 2005-09-19
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
66 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees2200

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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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 (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-10-01
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2025-10-01
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2025-09-23
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  5. 2025-09-22
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  6. 2025-09-22
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  7. 2025-03-31
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  8. 2025-03-31
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2025-03-31
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  10. 2025-03-31
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  11. 2025-03-27
    ➕
    SHEPPARD, Jack Louis appointed
    director
  12. 2025-03-27
    ➕
    SHEPPARD, Samuel Oliver appointed
    director
  13. 2025-03-27
    ➖
    SHAW, Janet resigned
    secretary
  14. 2025-03-27
    ➖
    SHEPPARD, Stephen Martin, Dr resigned
    director
  15. 2024-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2023-10-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2022-08-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2021-11-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2021-02-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2019-08-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  21. 2018-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  22. 2011-07-31
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    FOTHERINGHAM, James Iain resigned
    director
  23. 2007-04-01
    ➕
    FOTHERINGHAM, James Iain appointed
    director
  24. 2005-09-20
    ➕
    SHAW, Janet appointed
    secretary
  25. 2005-09-20
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    BRIGHTON SECRETARY LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 2005-09-20
    ➕
    SHEPPARD, Stephen Martin, Dr appointed
    director
  27. 2005-09-20
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    BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  28. 2005-09-19
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ADROIT ECONOMICS LIMITED
  29. 2005-09-19
    ➕
    BRIGHTON SECRETARY LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  30. 2005-09-19
    ➕
    BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

66/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

36/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

Red flags

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Group structure

Adroit Economics Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Adroit Economics Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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ADROIT ECONOMICS LIMITED
This company · 05567197

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Adroit Economics Holdings Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
—75-100% shares27/03/2025
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Ms Janet Shawceased 27/03/2025· 25-50% shares
  • Dr Stephen Martin Sheppardceased 27/03/2025· 50-75% 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
Incorporated2005-09-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

31 Finchley Road
Hale
Cheshire
WA15 9RE
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last: 2025-09-16

Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)

SHEPPARD, Jack Louis→
director · ~33y · appointed 2025-03-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SHEPPARD, Samuel Oliver→
director · ~31y · appointed 2025-03-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SHAW, Janet→
secretary · appointed 2005-09-20 · resigned 2025-03-27
Resigned
BRIGHTON SECRETARY LTD→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2005-09-19 · resigned 2005-09-20
Resigned
FOTHERINGHAM, James Iain→
director · ~55y · appointed 2007-04-01 · resigned 2011-07-31
Resigned
SHEPPARD, Stephen Martin, Dr→
director · ~70y · appointed 2005-09-20 · resigned 2025-03-27
Resigned
BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LTD→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2005-09-19 · resigned 2005-09-20
Resigned

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Recent filings (66 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-20
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-10-01
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-10-01
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2025-09-23
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-09-22
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-09-22
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-03-31
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-03-31
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-03-31
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-25