ADC (CUMBRIA) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
06084386 · ltd · incorporated 2007-02-06
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
68/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other publishing activities
Sector: Information & communication
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 70229Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 68/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

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, 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
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
48 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
68/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees0200

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-02-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-04-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-03-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-02-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2019-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2018-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2017-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2017-11-22
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    accounts · AA01
  11. 2016-11-28
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2016-04-08
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  13. 2015-11-27
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2015-02-06
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    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2014-11-27
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2014-03-25
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    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2007-02-13
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    CORRIE, Michaela Jane appointed
    secretary
  18. 2007-02-13
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    CORRIE, Andrew David appointed
    director
  19. 2007-02-13
    ➕
    CORRIE, Michaela Jane appointed
    director
  20. 2007-02-13
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    BUTLER, Alexander Lowe resigned
    secretary
  21. 2007-02-13
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    BUTLER, David Alexander resigned
    director
  22. 2007-02-06
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    Company incorporated
    As ADC (CUMBRIA) LIMITED
  23. 2007-02-06
    ➕
    BUTLER, Alexander Lowe appointed
    secretary
  24. 2007-02-06
    ➕
    BUTLER, David Alexander appointed
    director

Owner dependency

76/100
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 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

54/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-02-20

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Andrew David Corrie
Individual · British · DOB 02/1974 · age 52
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control06/02/2017
Mrs Michaela Jane Corrie
Individual · British · DOB 10/1973 · age 53
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control06/02/2017

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
Incorporated2007-02-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC58190 — Other publishing activities

Registered office

Suite 1 Telford House
Warwick Road
Carlisle
Cumbria
CA1 2BT

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-02-20OVERDUE
Last: 2025-02-06

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

CORRIE, Michaela Jane→
secretary · appointed 2007-02-13
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Active
CORRIE, Andrew David→
director · ~52y · appointed 2007-02-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CORRIE, Michaela Jane→
director · ~53y · appointed 2007-02-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BUTLER, Alexander Lowe→
secretary · appointed 2007-02-06 · resigned 2007-02-13
Resigned
BUTLER, David Alexander→
director · ~53y · appointed 2007-02-06 · resigned 2007-02-13
Resigned

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Recent filings (48 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-02-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-02-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-02-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2018-12-20