ADAMS TEBB ILKLEY LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
06204241 · ltd · incorporated 2007-04-05
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 May 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Joinery installation
Sector: Construction
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 43330Floor and wall covering
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 69). 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, 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
6 officers (4 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
61 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red 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 Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0May 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Average employees400400

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
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-10-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-09-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-04-04
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2023-04-04
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  6. 2023-04-04
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  7. 2022-08-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-09-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-08-11
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    second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
    confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
  10. 2021-03-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-03-15
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2020-02-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-02-28
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2019-02-28
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  16. 2018-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  17. 2007-04-05
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    Company incorporated
    As ADAMS TEBB ILKLEY LIMITED
  18. 2007-04-05
    ➕
    ADAMS, Wendy Margaret appointed
    secretary
  19. 2007-04-05
    ➕
    ADAMS, Dale appointed
    director
  20. 2007-04-05
    ➕
    ADAMS, Hayden appointed
    director
  21. 2007-04-05
    ➕
    ADAMS, Ryan appointed
    director
  22. 2007-04-05
    ➕
    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 2007-04-05
    ➖
    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 2007-04-05
    ➕
    COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  25. 2007-04-05
    ➖
    COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

98/100
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
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "ADAMS" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • 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.
  • 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

3 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Ryan Adams
Individual · British · DOB 01/1982 · age 44
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting30/04/2022
Mr Hayden Adams
Individual · British · DOB 05/1983 · age 43
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting30/04/2022
Mr Dale Adams
Individual · British · DOB 12/1957 · age 69
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting05/04/2017

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
Incorporated2007-04-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43320 — Joinery installation

Registered office

Four Columns
Broughton
Skipton
BD23 3AE
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-18
Last: 2026-04-04

Officers (4 active · 2 resigned)

ADAMS, Wendy Margaret→
secretary · appointed 2007-04-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ADAMS, Dale→
director · ~69y · appointed 2007-04-05
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Active
ADAMS, Hayden→
director · ~43y · appointed 2007-04-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ADAMS, Ryan→
director · ~44y · appointed 2007-04-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2007-04-05 · resigned 2007-04-05
Resigned
COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2007-04-05 · resigned 2007-04-05
Resigned

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Recent filings (61 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-04
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-04-04
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-04-04
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-04-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-17
second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2021-08-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-05