ADAPT (UK) TRAINING SERVICES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
06523935 · ltd · incorporated 2008-03-05
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
55 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
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£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees15001500

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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-07-22
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    officers · TM01
  3. 2025-07-11
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    SMITH, Nakita Keyah Catherine resigned
    director
  4. 2024-08-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-11-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-11-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-07-04
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AAMD
  8. 2022-02-03
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2022-02-03
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    officers · AP01
  10. 2022-02-03
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    officers · TM02
  11. 2022-02-03
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    officers · AP01
  12. 2022-02-03
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  13. 2022-02-01
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    HENNESSEY, Anna Victoria appointed
    director
  14. 2022-02-01
    ➕
    VOAKES, Mark appointed
    director
  15. 2022-02-01
    ➕
    SMITH, Nakita Keyah Catherine appointed
    director
  16. 2022-01-31
    ➖
    HENNESSEY, Anna Victoria resigned
    secretary
  17. 2021-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2020-12-11
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  19. 2020-11-24
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  20. 2020-11-24
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  21. 2020-11-13
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  22. 2019-12-17
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    accounts · AA
  23. 2008-03-05
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    Company incorporated
    As ADAPT (UK) TRAINING SERVICES LIMITED
  24. 2008-03-05
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    HENNESSEY, Paul Andrew appointed
    director
  25. 2008-03-05
    ➕
    HENNESSEY, Anna Victoria appointed
    secretary

Owner dependency

68/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

53/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 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 Paul Andrew Hennessey
Individual · British · DOB 11/1975 · age 51
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mrs Anna Victoria Hennessey
Individual · British · DOB 11/1974 · age 52
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2008-03-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Unit 80 North Mersey Business Centre Woodward Road
Knowsley Industrial Park
Liverpool
Merseyside
L33 7UY

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-19
Last: 2026-03-05

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

HENNESSEY, Anna Victoria→
director · ~52y · appointed 2022-02-01
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Active
HENNESSEY, Paul Andrew→
director · ~51y · appointed 2008-03-05
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Active
VOAKES, Mark→
director · ~41y · appointed 2022-02-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HENNESSEY, Anna Victoria→
secretary · appointed 2008-03-05 · resigned 2022-01-31
Resigned
SMITH, Nakita Keyah Catherine→
director · ~34y · appointed 2022-02-01 · resigned 2025-07-11
Resigned

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Recent filings (55 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-02
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-07-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-25
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2022-07-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-02-03
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-02-03
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2022-02-03
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-02-03