ADK ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT LIMITED
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. 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 (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (77/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Key financials
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-11-30 | 2024-11-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 100 | 100 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
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Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2026-07-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-16📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-04-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-11📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-06-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-03-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-11-14📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2019-03-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-03-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-04-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2005-11-14➕KING, Llewellyn appointedsecretary
- 2005-11-14➕KING, Andrew David appointeddirector
- 2005-11-14➖HCS SECRETARIAL LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2005-11-14➖HANOVER DIRECTORS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2005-11-11🏢Company incorporatedAs ADK ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT LIMITED
- 2005-11-11➕HCS SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2005-11-11➕HANOVER DIRECTORS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
- 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
cleanShareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Llewellyn King Individual · British · DOB 12/1942 · age 84 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
Mr Andrew David King Individual · British · DOB 06/1974 · age 52 | 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.
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