ADAPT MOBILITY LIMITED

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06802354 · ltd · incorporated 2009-01-27
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£75.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Social work activities without accommodation for the elderly and disabled
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 92-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 92). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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 (1 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
55 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £75,874

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£76k
↑ 64% YoY
Current Assets
£92k
↑ 214% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£18k£37k£55k£74k£92kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£86.4k£67.8k
Current assets£91.9k£29.3k
Net assets£75.9k£46.2k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-23
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  2. 2024-10-22
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  3. 2023-12-21
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  4. 2023-10-12
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  5. 2023-10-12
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  6. 2023-09-21
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  7. 2023-09-21
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  8. 2023-03-14
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    SAYERS, Alice appointed
    director
  9. 2023-03-14
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    SAYERS, Edwin George resigned
    director
  10. 2022-12-20
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  11. 2021-12-20
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  12. 2021-01-19
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  13. 2019-06-19
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  14. 2018-12-18
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  15. 2018-10-11
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  16. 2018-08-20
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  17. 2018-08-20
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  20. 2018-08-09
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    FINN, Helen Lindsey resigned
    director
  21. 2018-08-09
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    SAYERS, Edwin George appointed
    director
  22. 2014-07-03
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    FINN, Helen Lindsey appointed
    director
  23. 2014-07-03
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    SAYERS, Edwin George resigned
    director
  24. 2011-01-01
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    SAYERS, Edwin George appointed
    director
  25. 2011-01-01
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    SAYERS, Raymond Edwin resigned
    director
  26. 2009-01-27
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    Company incorporated
    As ADAPT MOBILITY LIMITED
  27. 2009-01-27
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    SAYERS, Raymond Edwin appointed
    director

Owner dependency

90/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 92 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100
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 92 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 17 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Alice Sayers
Individual · British · DOB 07/1994 · age 32
75–100%
—75-100% shares14/03/2023
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Edwin Sayersceased 14/03/2023· 75-100% shares
  • Helen Lindsey Finnceased 09/08/2018· significant influence

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
Incorporated2009-01-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC88100 — Social work activities without accommodation for the elderly and disabled

Registered office

The Barn
Golden Square
Henfield
BN5 9DP
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-26
Last: 2025-10-12

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

SAYERS, Alice→
director · ~92y · appointed 2023-03-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FINN, Helen Lindsey→
director · ~58y · appointed 2014-07-03 · resigned 2018-08-09
Resigned
SAYERS, Edwin George→
director · ~91y · appointed 2018-08-09 · resigned 2023-03-14
Resigned
SAYERS, Edwin George→
director · ~91y · appointed 2011-01-01 · resigned 2014-07-03
Resigned
SAYERS, Raymond Edwin→
director · ~65y · appointed 2009-01-27 · resigned 2011-01-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (55 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-17
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2025-09-23
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2024-10-22
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-14
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accounts · AA
2023-12-21
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-12
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-10-12
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officers · AP01
2023-10-12
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-09-21
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-09-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-17
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2022-12-20
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2022-07-11
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accounts · AA
2021-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-12