ADAMS BEENY LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
05934191 · ltd · incorporated 2006-09-13
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 Oct 2024
Net worth
£2.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Accounting and auditing activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 64-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 64). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)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
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 2 with DOB)
77
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
60 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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £2,513
Cash YoY
+51%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£12k
↑ 51% YoY
Net Worth
£3k
↑ 458% YoY
Current Assets
£186k
↑ 6.1% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-10-31 | 2023-10-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £2.5k | £450 |
| Current assets | £185.8k | £175.1k |
| Cash | £12.0k | £7.9k |
| Debtors | £102.7k | £70.2k |
| Net assets | £2.5k | £450 |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-05📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-12-05📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-13📄accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AAMD
- 2019-09-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-07-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-08-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-07-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-03-01📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2016-02-29📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2007-06-01➕MOORE, Suzanne Elizabeth appointedsecretary
- 2007-06-01➕MOORE, Suzanne Elizabeth appointeddirector
- 2007-06-01➖COOK, Ralph Aynsley Mark resignedsecretary
- 2006-09-13🏢Company incorporatedAs ADAMS BEENY LIMITED
- 2006-09-13➕COOK, Mark Waldron appointeddirector
- 2006-09-13➕COOK, Ralph Aynsley Mark appointedsecretary
- 2006-09-13➕TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2006-09-13➖TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2006-09-13➕COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2006-09-13➖COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
76/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
79/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. 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 20 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
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Mark Waldron Cook Individual · British · DOB 02/1962 · age 64 | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
Ms Suzanne Elizabeth Moore Individual · British · DOB 04/1966 · age 60 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% 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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🔒Tailored diligence questions
6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2006-09-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC69201 — Accounting and auditing activities
Registered office
4 Sudley Road
Bognor Regis
West Sussex
PO21 1EU
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-27
Last: 2025-09-13
Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)
MOORE, Suzanne Elizabeth→
Activesecretary · appointed 2007-06-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
COOK, Mark Waldron→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 2006-09-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MOORE, Suzanne Elizabeth→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2007-06-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
COOK, Ralph Aynsley Mark→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2006-09-13 · resigned 2007-06-01
TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2006-09-13 · resigned 2006-09-13
COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2006-09-13 · resigned 2006-09-13
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Recent filings (60 total)
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-12-05
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-12-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-10-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-16
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2019-12-13