ADM CONTROLS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
05808038 · ltd · incorporated 2006-05-05
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 27900
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), 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 (65/100).
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
8 officers (3 active, 8 linked, 5 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
79 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
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
85
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 accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
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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
2
filings
- • 1 annual-return
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 1 annual-return
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
9
filings
- • 2 capital
- • 2 officers
- • 1 annual-return
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-24📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2025-12-27📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2025-12-27📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2025-12-21📄capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-sharescapital · SH10
- 2025-12-21📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2025-12-18📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-12-18📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-12-18📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-12-17➕SEGGER, Paul appointeddirector
- 2025-12-17➕UNDERWOOD, Christopher appointeddirector
- 2025-11-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-02📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-05-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-03📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-05-22📄elect-to-keep-the-directors-residential-address-register-information-on-the-public-registerofficers · EH02
- 2020-05-27📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-05-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2013-03-31➖MACKAY, Claire Louise resignedsecretary
- 2007-06-12➖MACKAY, Alistair Donald resignedsecretary
- 2007-06-12➕MACKAY, Claire Louise appointedsecretary
- 2007-06-12➖PASTON, Nigel Arthur resigneddirector
- 2006-05-05🏢Company incorporatedAs ADM CONTROLS LIMITED
- 2006-05-05➕MACKAY, Alistair Donald appointeddirector
- 2006-05-05➕MACKAY, Alistair Donald appointedsecretary
- 2006-05-05➕THOMAS, Howard appointednominee-secretary
- 2006-05-05➖THOMAS, Howard resignednominee-secretary
- 2006-05-05➕PASTON, Nigel Arthur appointeddirector
- 2006-05-05➕TESTER, William Andrew Joseph appointednominee-director
- 2006-05-05➖TESTER, William Andrew Joseph resignednominee-director
Owner dependency
68/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
60/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- 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.)
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Alistair Donald Mackay Individual · British · DOB 07/1966 · age 60 | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2006-05-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC27900 — SIC 27900
Registered office
Oak House Maltings Lane Ingham
Ingham
Bury St. Edmunds
IP31 1NS
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-24
Last: 2026-05-10
Officers (3 active · 5 resigned)
MACKAY, Alistair Donald→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2006-05-05
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SEGGER, Paul→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2025-12-17
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UNDERWOOD, Christopher→
Activedirector · ~46y · appointed 2025-12-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MACKAY, Alistair Donald→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2006-05-05 · resigned 2007-06-12
MACKAY, Claire Louise→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2007-06-12 · resigned 2013-03-31
THOMAS, Howard→
Resignednominee-secretary · appointed 2006-05-05 · resigned 2006-05-05
PASTON, Nigel Arthur→
Resigneddirector · ~75y · appointed 2006-05-05 · resigned 2007-06-12
TESTER, William Andrew Joseph→
Resignednominee-director · ~64y · appointed 2006-05-05 · resigned 2006-05-05
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Recent filings (79 total)
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2026-05-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-10
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-12-27
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-12-27
capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
capital · SH10
2025-12-21
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2025-12-21
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-12-18
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-12-18
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-12-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-11-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-23
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-11-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-05-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-12-01