ADM DEVELOPMENTS LTD
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 57/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 73). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Refinance opportunity
4 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 19.2y
Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.
- · Oldest live charge is 19.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 35/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (77/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| 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.
2 signals 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
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
- 2025-07-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-15📄accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AAMD
- 2022-09-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-15📄accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AAMD
- 2021-10-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-02-26📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2017-07-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-01-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-02-11📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-12-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2007-06-14🔒Charge registered #4Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2007-06-11🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Mortgage Express
- 2007-05-24🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Mortgage Express
- 2007-05-18🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Mortgage Express (The Lender)
- 2007-01-16🏢Company incorporatedAs ADM DEVELOPMENTS LTD
- 2007-01-16➕MILLER, Andrea appointedsecretary
- 2007-01-16➕MILLER, Andrea appointeddirector
- 2007-01-16➕MILLER, David Charles appointeddirector
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +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.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- 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
cleanShareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Andrea Miller Individual · British · DOB 04/1955 · age 71 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 30/06/2016 |
Mr David Miller Individual · British · DOB 08/1953 · age 73 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 30/06/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Filing status
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 14/06/2007 | — | |
| outstanding | Mortgage Express | Mortgage | 1 property | 11/06/2007 | — | |
| outstanding | Mortgage Express | Mortgage | 1 property | 24/05/2007 | — | |
| outstanding | Mortgage Express (The Lender) | Mortgage | 1 property | 18/05/2007 | — |