ADAMS CONSTRUCTION (WIRRAL) LTD

🌳Matureactive
06275777 · ltd · incorporated 2007-06-11
Investment thesis
Unencumbered property vehicle — clean asset-backed target with refinance headroom.
Why interesting: Property-holding entity with no live charges; straightforward asset-backed case.
Why risky: Values depend on title and valuation; property-specific market exposure.
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Turnover
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year to Jun 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Construction of commercial buildings
Sector: Construction
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 41202Construction of domestic buildings
  • 42990Construction of other civil engineering projects n.e.c.
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 70). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 3 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
4 officers (4 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
42 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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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Average employees300300

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
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
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  2. 2024-12-01
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  3. 2024-01-23
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  4. 2023-03-13
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  5. 2022-03-20
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  6. 2021-06-23
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  7. 2019-10-08
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  8. 2018-10-29
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  9. 2017-10-10
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  10. 2016-11-02
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  11. 2016-06-27
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  12. 2015-11-30
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  13. 2015-06-24
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  14. 2015-02-21
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  15. 2014-06-26
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  16. 2013-10-15
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    accounts · AA
  17. 2008-02-19
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    ADAMS, John Paul Robert appointed
    director
  18. 2007-06-11
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    Company incorporated
    As ADAMS CONSTRUCTION (WIRRAL) LTD
  19. 2007-06-11
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    ADAMS, Geraldine appointed
    secretary
  20. 2007-06-11
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    ADAMS, Geraldine appointed
    director
  21. 2007-06-11
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    ADAMS, Keith John appointed
    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 70 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

83/100
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 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • 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
Mrs Geraldine Adams
Individual · British · DOB 08/1958 · age 68
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
Mr Keith John Adams
Individual · British · DOB 11/1956 · age 70
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
Mr John Paul Robert Adams
Individual · British · DOB 04/1983 · age 43
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2007-06-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC41201 — Construction of commercial buildings

Registered office

28-30 Grange Road West
Birkenhead
CH41 4DA

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-25
Last: 2025-06-11

Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)

ADAMS, Geraldine→
secretary · appointed 2007-06-11
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Active
ADAMS, Geraldine→
director · ~68y · appointed 2007-06-11
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Active
ADAMS, John Paul Robert→
director · ~43y · appointed 2008-02-19
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Active
ADAMS, Keith John→
director · ~70y · appointed 2007-06-11
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Active

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Recent filings (42 total)

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2025-11-26
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-12
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accounts · AA
2024-12-01
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-11
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accounts · AA
2024-01-23
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2023-06-13
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accounts · AA
2023-03-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-03-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-06-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-16
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2019-10-08
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-06-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2018-10-29