ADAMS BEDS LTD

💤Zombieactive

07367876 · ltd · incorporated 2010-09-07

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

—

year to Sept 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

74/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Retail sale of furniture, lighting, and similar (not musical instruments or scores) in specialised stores

Sector: Wholesale & retail

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

7 officers (1 active, 7 linked, 5 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

54 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

74/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-09-30	2024-09-30
Average employees	100	100

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 signals 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

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand

2026-05-29
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2025-06-18
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2024-06-13
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2023-06-15
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2022-06-14
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2021-06-22
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2020-06-23
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2019-06-21
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accounts · AA
2018-09-30
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accounts · AA
2018-06-22
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accounts · AA01
2017-08-01
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accounts · AA
2017-06-26
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accounts · AA01
2016-09-13
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2016-06-23
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2015-09-30
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accounts · AA
2012-06-29
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HURWITCH, Steven Mark appointed
director
2012-06-29
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HURWITCH, Adam Howard resigned
secretary
2012-06-29
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HURWITCH, Marcia Iris resigned
director
2012-06-29
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HURWITCH, Marcia Iris resigned
director
2010-09-23
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HURWICH, Marcia Iris resigned
director
2010-09-22
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HURWICH, Adam Howard resigned
secretary
2010-09-22
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HURWITCH, Adam Howard appointed
secretary
2010-09-22
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HURWICH, Marcia Iris resigned
director
2010-09-22
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HURWICH, Marcia Iris appointed
director
2010-09-22
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HURWITCH, Marcia Iris appointed
director
2010-09-22
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HURWITCH, Marcia Iris appointed
director
2010-09-07
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Company incorporated
As ADAMS BEDS LTD
2010-09-07
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HURWICH, Adam Howard appointed
secretary
2010-09-07
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HURWICH, Marcia Iris appointed
director

Owner dependency

75/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

+Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 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

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%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Steven Mark Hurwitch Individual · English · DOB 04/1972 · age 54	75–100%	75–100%	sig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · significant 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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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2010-09-07

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC47599 — Retail sale of furniture, lighting, and similar (not musical instruments or scores) in specialised stores

Registered office

Adams Beds Ltd 2 Old Hall Street

Middleton

Manchester

M24 1AN

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-06-24

Last made up to: 2025-09-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-09-21

Last: 2025-09-07

Officers (1 active · 6 resigned)

HURWITCH, Steven Mark→

director · ~54y · appointed 2012-06-29

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Active

HURWICH, Adam Howard→

secretary · appointed 2010-09-07 · resigned 2010-09-22

Resigned

HURWITCH, Adam Howard→

secretary · appointed 2010-09-22 · resigned 2012-06-29

Resigned

HURWICH, Marcia Iris→

director · ~46y · appointed 2010-09-07 · resigned 2010-09-22

Resigned

HURWICH, Marcia Iris→

director · ~73y · appointed 2010-09-22 · resigned 2010-09-23

Resigned

HURWITCH, Marcia Iris→

director · ~73y · appointed 2010-09-22 · resigned 2012-06-29

Resigned

HURWITCH, Marcia Iris→

director · ~73y · appointed 2010-09-22 · resigned 2012-06-29

Resigned

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