ADGROUP VENTURES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
05836477 · ltd · incorporated 2006-06-05
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 Dec 2025
Net worth
£98.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other manufacturing n.e.c.
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 74100Specialised design activities
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 2 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
10 officers (3 active, 10 linked, 5 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
15 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
87 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £98,423
Net assets shrinking
Down £34 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£98k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£98k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£20k£39k£59k£79k£98kDec 2024Dec 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-12-312024-12-31
Total assets£98.4k£98.5k
Current assets£98.4k£98.5k
Debtors£98.4k£98.5k
Net assets£98.4k£98.5k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-07-09
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-06-25
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2025-06-25
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2024-05-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-04-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-02-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-12-01
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2021-12-01
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  10. 2021-05-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-10-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-04-24
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-08-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-01-11
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  15. 2017-09-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-02-02
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    WALKER, Nicola Karren appointed
    secretary
  17. 2016-02-02
    ➖
    VERBEKEN, Elizabeth Joan resigned
    secretary
  18. 2015-10-16
    ➖
    WHITAKER, Karen resigned
    director
  19. 2012-11-01
    ➕
    WALKER, Andrew Kenneth appointed
    director
  20. 2012-11-01
    ➕
    WALKER, Nicola Karren appointed
    director
  21. 2012-11-01
    ➖
    WALKER, Andrew Kenneth resigned
    director
  22. 2012-11-01
    ➕
    WHITAKER, Karen appointed
    director
  23. 2007-06-25
    ➕
    VERBEKEN, Elizabeth Joan appointed
    secretary
  24. 2007-04-25
    ➖
    SYKES, Ian Michael resigned
    secretary
  25. 2007-04-25
    ➖
    SYKES, Ian Michael resigned
    director
  26. 2006-06-27
    ➕
    SYKES, Ian Michael appointed
    secretary
  27. 2006-06-27
    ➖
    YORK PLACE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  28. 2006-06-27
    ➕
    SYKES, Ian Michael appointed
    director
  29. 2006-06-27
    ➕
    WALKER, Andrew Kenneth appointed
    director
  30. 2006-06-27
    ➖
    YORK PLACE COMPANY NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  31. 2006-06-05
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ADGROUP VENTURES LIMITED
  32. 2006-06-05
    ➕
    YORK PLACE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  33. 2006-06-05
    ➕
    YORK PLACE COMPANY NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

81/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

79/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
  • 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
Mrs Nicola Karren Walker
Individual · British · DOB 06/1964 · age 62
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting30/11/2021
Mr Andrew Kenneth Walker
Individual · British · DOB 02/1961 · age 65
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
Incorporated2006-06-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC32990 — Other manufacturing n.e.c.

Registered office

Ad House, 52 East Parade
Harrogate
North Yorkshire
HG1 5LT

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-14
Last: 2025-11-30

Officers (3 active · 7 resigned)

WALKER, Nicola Karren→
secretary · appointed 2016-02-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WALKER, Andrew Kenneth→
director · ~65y · appointed 2012-11-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WALKER, Nicola Karren→
director · ~62y · appointed 2012-11-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SYKES, Ian Michael→
secretary · appointed 2006-06-27 · resigned 2007-04-25
Resigned
VERBEKEN, Elizabeth Joan→
secretary · appointed 2007-06-25 · resigned 2016-02-02
Resigned
YORK PLACE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2006-06-05 · resigned 2006-06-27
Resigned
SYKES, Ian Michael→
director · ~68y · appointed 2006-06-27 · resigned 2007-04-25
Resigned
WALKER, Andrew Kenneth→
director · ~65y · appointed 2006-06-27 · resigned 2012-11-01
Resigned
WHITAKER, Karen→
director · ~59y · appointed 2012-11-01 · resigned 2015-10-16
Resigned
YORK PLACE COMPANY NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2006-06-05 · resigned 2006-06-27
Resigned

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Recent filings (87 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2026-03-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-07-09
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-06-25
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-06-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-05-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-04-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-02-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-01
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-12-01
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-12-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-21