A.E. ADAMS (HOLDINGS) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
06214048 · ltd · incorporated 2007-04-16
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 18.6y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2025
Net worth
£452.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of head offices
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 71). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 18.6y

65/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Oldest live charge is 18.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

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

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
9 officers (3 active, 9 linked, 8 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
77 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £452,105

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£452k
~ YoY
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£90k£181k£271k£362k£452kDec 2024Dec 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-12-312024-12-31
Total assets£452.1k£452.1k
Net assets£452.1k£452.1k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
5
filings
  • • 3 miscellaneous
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
8
filings
  • • 3 miscellaneous
  • • 3 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (38 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-31
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    legacy
    miscellaneous · RP01PSC01
  2. 2026-03-28
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    legacy
    miscellaneous · RP01PSC01
  3. 2026-03-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2026-03-26
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    legacy
    miscellaneous · RP01PSC01
  5. 2026-03-04
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2026-03-04
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2026-03-04
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2025-03-26
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2025-02-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2024-03-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2024-02-06
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2023-06-30
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    capital-cancellation-shares
    capital · SH06
  13. 2023-06-14
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    capital-return-purchase-own-shares
    capital · SH03
  14. 2023-05-22
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  15. 2023-05-19
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  16. 2023-05-19
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    withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
  17. 2023-05-17
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  18. 2023-05-17
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  19. 2023-05-17
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  20. 2023-05-13
    ➖
    FLETCHER, Derrie Ann resigned
    director
  21. 2023-05-13
    ➖
    FOSTER, Paul Dennis resigned
    director
  22. 2023-05-13
    ➖
    PRESTON, Clifford David resigned
    director
  23. 2023-04-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  24. 2023-01-20
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  25. 2022-12-31
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    FLETCHER, Derrie Ann appointed
    director
  26. 2022-12-31
    ➖
    FLETCHER, Derrie Ann resigned
    director
  27. 2022-12-31
    ➕
    FOSTER, Paul Dennis appointed
    director
  28. 2022-12-31
    ➖
    FOSTER, Paul Dennis resigned
    director
  29. 2022-12-31
    ➕
    PRESTON, Clifford David appointed
    director
  30. 2022-12-31
    ➖
    PRESTON, Clifford David resigned
    director
  31. 2022-12-01
    ➕
    MILNER, Janet Anne appointed
    director
  32. 2007-10-31
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Venture Finance PLC
  33. 2007-04-16
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As A.E. ADAMS (HOLDINGS) LIMITED
  34. 2007-04-16
    ➕
    MILNER, Anthony Martin appointed
    secretary
  35. 2007-04-16
    ➕
    MILNER, Anthony Martin appointed
    director
  36. 2007-04-16
    ➕
    FLETCHER, Derrie Ann appointed
    director
  37. 2007-04-16
    ➕
    FOSTER, Paul Dennis appointed
    director
  38. 2007-04-16
    ➕
    PRESTON, Clifford David appointed
    director

Owner dependency

91/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

89/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 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 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Anthony Martin Milner
Individual · British · DOB 07/1955 · age 71
50–75%
—50-75% shares13/05/2023
Janet Anne Milner
Individual · British · DOB 02/1958 · age 68
——sig. influencesignificant influence19/05/2023
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mrs Janet Anne Milnerceased 19/10/2022· 25-50% shares
  • Mr Anthony Martin Milnerceased 24/11/2016· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated2007-04-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70100 — Activities of head offices

Registered office

93 Cokeham Lane
Sompting
Lancing
BN15 9SJ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last: 2026-04-16

Officers (3 active · 6 resigned)

MILNER, Anthony Martin→
secretary · appointed 2007-04-16
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Active
MILNER, Anthony Martin→
director · ~71y · appointed 2007-04-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MILNER, Janet Anne→
director · ~68y · appointed 2022-12-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FLETCHER, Derrie Ann→
director · ~51y · appointed 2022-12-31 · resigned 2023-05-13
Resigned
FLETCHER, Derrie Ann→
director · ~51y · appointed 2007-04-16 · resigned 2022-12-31
Resigned
FOSTER, Paul Dennis→
director · ~69y · appointed 2022-12-31 · resigned 2023-05-13
Resigned
FOSTER, Paul Dennis→
director · ~69y · appointed 2007-04-16 · resigned 2022-12-31
Resigned
PRESTON, Clifford David→
director · ~66y · appointed 2022-12-31 · resigned 2023-05-13
Resigned
PRESTON, Clifford David→
director · ~66y · appointed 2007-04-16 · resigned 2022-12-31
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Venture Finance
Venture Finance PLC
Debenture1 property31/10/2007—
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Recent filings (77 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-17
legacy
miscellaneous · RP01PSC01
2026-03-31
legacy
miscellaneous · RP01PSC01
2026-03-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-27
legacy
miscellaneous · RP01PSC01
2026-03-26
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-03-04
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-03-04
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-03-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-16
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-03-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-08
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-02-06
capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2023-06-30