ADC PROPERTY SOLUTIONS LTD
💤Zombieactive
07531410 · ltd · incorporated 2011-02-16
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 Feb 2025
Net worth
£205.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other building completion and finishing
Sector: Construction
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. 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).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 2.7y
10/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Newest facility, 2.7 years old — likely still in initial term.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
41 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £205,851
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£125k
Net Worth
£206k
Current Assets
£394k
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-02-28 | 2024-02-29 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £307.9k | — |
| Current assets | £394.5k | — |
| Cash | £124.9k | — |
| Debtors | £266.6k | — |
| Net assets | £205.9k | — |
| Average employees | — | 1000 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-19📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2023-10-19🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2023-10-13📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2023-10-06📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2023-10-03🔒Charge registered #2Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2023-10-02🔒Charge registered #1Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2022-04-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-19📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-11-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-03-17📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2020-03-09➖DAWSON, Colin resigneddirector
- 2019-11-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-11-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-07-04📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2018-04-23📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2018-04-10➕DAWSON, Colin appointeddirector
- 2018-01-31📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2018-01-25➖ADAMS, Lee Michael resigneddirector
- 2011-02-16🏢Company incorporatedAs ADC PROPERTY SOLUTIONS LTD
- 2011-02-16➕ADAMS, Janet Louise appointeddirector
- 2011-02-16➕ADAMS, Lee Michael appointeddirector
Owner dependency
85/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
68/100
Strong succession signalMultiple 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 15 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 15 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
cleanNo 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ms Janet Louise Adams Individual · British · DOB 12/1978 · age 48 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Lee Michael Adamsceased 25/01/2018· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2011-02-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43390 — Other building completion and finishing
Registered office
Unit B Grove Mills Industrial Estate
High Street
Heckmondwike
West Yorkshire
WF16 0AD
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-10
Last: 2025-10-27
Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)
ADAMS, Janet Louise→
Activedirector · ~48y · appointed 2011-02-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ADAMS, Lee Michael→
Resigneddirector · ~48y · appointed 2011-02-16 · resigned 2018-01-25
DAWSON, Colin→
Resigneddirector · ~80y · appointed 2018-04-10 · resigned 2020-03-09
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 03/10/2023 | — | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 02/10/2023 | 19/10/2023 |
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Recent filings (41 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-24
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2023-10-19
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-10-13
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-10-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-19
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-03-19