ADAM OKANE LIMITED
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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: strategic trade sale (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-02-28 | 2024-02-29 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £15.4k | £24.9k |
| Cash | £28.9k | £38.0k |
| Net assets | £15.4k | £24.9k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
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- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2025-08-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-31📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-01-31📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-04-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-16📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-11-16📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-11-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-02📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-02-02📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-02-02📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-12-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2018-10-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2017-09-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2010-02-05🏢Company incorporatedAs ADAM OKANE LIMITED
- 2010-02-05➕O'KANE, Adam appointedsecretary
- 2010-02-05➕O'KANE, Adam Paul appointeddirector
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +No director turnover: Company is 16 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 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
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Adam Paul O'Kane Individual · British · DOB 11/1982 · age 44 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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