ADAGE MUSIC LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
05833945 · ltd · incorporated 2006-06-01
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 Nov 2024
Net worth
£14.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Sound recording and music publishing activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (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: strategic trade sale (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
9 officers (3 active, 9 linked, 6 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
67 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £14,446

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£14k
↑ 1.1% YoY
Current Assets
£1k
↓ 66% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£3k£6k£9k£12k£14kNov 2023Nov 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2024-11-302023-11-30
Total assets£14.4k£16.4k
Current assets£1.1k£3.1k
Net assets£14.4k£14.3k

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  2. 2024-07-26
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  3. 2023-08-25
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  4. 2022-08-31
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  5. 2022-08-04
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  6. 2022-08-03
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    officers · CH01
  7. 2021-08-27
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  8. 2020-08-25
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  9. 2020-01-08
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  11. 2020-01-08
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  12. 2020-01-08
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    officers · CH03
  13. 2020-01-08
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  14. 2020-01-08
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2019-08-29
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  16. 2018-08-30
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  17. 2013-04-30
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    MARSH, Natasha Jane appointed
    director
  18. 2010-11-30
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    MARSH, Natasha Jane resigned
    director
  19. 2007-07-31
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    KAVANAGH, Christine Mary resigned
    secretary
  20. 2007-07-31
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    MARSH, Natasha Jane appointed
    secretary
  21. 2007-07-31
    ➖
    MARSH, Natasha Jane resigned
    secretary
  22. 2007-07-31
    ➖
    KAVANAGH, Peter John resigned
    director
  23. 2007-07-31
    ➕
    MARSH, Natasha Jane appointed
    director
  24. 2007-07-31
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    MARSH, Natasha Jane resigned
    director
  25. 2007-07-31
    ➕
    VYE, Drostan Roderick appointed
    director
  26. 2007-07-31
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    VYE, Drostan Roderick resigned
    director
  27. 2006-06-01
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    Company incorporated
    As ADAGE MUSIC LIMITED
  28. 2006-06-01
    ➕
    MARSH, Natasha Jane appointed
    secretary
  29. 2006-06-01
    ➕
    VYE, Drostan Roderick Paul appointed
    director
  30. 2006-06-01
    ➕
    KAVANAGH, Christine Mary appointed
    secretary
  31. 2006-06-01
    ➕
    KAVANAGH, Peter John appointed
    director
  32. 2006-06-01
    ➕
    MARSH, Natasha Jane appointed
    director

Owner dependency

68/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Drostan Roderick Paul Vye
Individual · British · DOB 07/1969 · age 57
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mrs Natasha Jane Marsh
Individual · British · DOB 04/1975 · age 51
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2006-06-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC59200 — Sound recording and music publishing activities

Registered office

The Tower House Risborough Road
Stoke Mandeville
Aylesbury
HP22 5XL
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-15
Last: 2026-06-01

Officers (3 active · 6 resigned)

MARSH, Natasha Jane→
secretary · appointed 2006-06-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MARSH, Natasha Jane→
director · ~51y · appointed 2013-04-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
VYE, Drostan Roderick Paul→
director · ~57y · appointed 2006-06-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
KAVANAGH, Christine Mary→
secretary · appointed 2006-06-01 · resigned 2007-07-31
Resigned
MARSH, Natasha Jane→
secretary · appointed 2007-07-31 · resigned 2007-07-31
Resigned
KAVANAGH, Peter John→
director · ~76y · appointed 2006-06-01 · resigned 2007-07-31
Resigned
MARSH, Natasha Jane→
director · ~51y · appointed 2007-07-31 · resigned 2007-07-31
Resigned
MARSH, Natasha Jane→
director · ~51y · appointed 2006-06-01 · resigned 2010-11-30
Resigned
VYE, Drostan Roderick→
director · ~57y · appointed 2007-07-31 · resigned 2007-07-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (67 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-31
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-08-04
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-08-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-08-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-08-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-04