ADAPTIVE BUSINESS MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
07617267 · ltd · incorporated 2011-04-28
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Business and domestic software development
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
PursueActive trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.
Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (76/100)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
9 officers (3 active, 9 linked, 5 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
44 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
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 accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 300 | 300 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-21📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-01-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-27📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-12-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-12📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2021-11-12📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2021-11-12📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-11-11➕COLES, Christopher Steven appointedsecretary
- 2021-11-11➕COLES, Paula appointeddirector
- 2021-11-11➖COLES, Paula resignedsecretary
- 2021-05-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-08-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-08-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-12-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-10-27📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2017-07-02📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2017-06-30➕COLES, Christopher Steven appointeddirector
- 2017-06-30➖COLES, Christopher Steven resignedsecretary
- 2017-06-30➕COLES, Paula appointedsecretary
- 2017-06-01➖COLES, Paula resigneddirector
- 2013-06-18➖TAMBLYN, Christian James resigneddirector
- 2013-01-01➖COLES, Paula resignedsecretary
- 2012-12-01➕COLES, Christopher Steven appointedsecretary
- 2012-12-01➖COLES, Christopher Steven resigneddirector
- 2012-12-01➕COLES, Paula appointeddirector
- 2011-04-28🏢Company incorporatedAs ADAPTIVE BUSINESS MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS LIMITED
- 2011-04-28➕COLES, Paula appointedsecretary
- 2011-04-28➕COLES, Christopher Steven appointeddirector
- 2011-04-28➕TAMBLYN, Christian James appointeddirector
Owner dependency
66/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Christopher Steven Coles Individual · British · DOB 05/1971 · age 55 | 50–75% | — | 50-75% shares | 06/04/2016 |
Mrs Paula Coles Individual · British · DOB 06/1977 · age 49 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 22/04/2022 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2011-04-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62012 — Business and domestic software development
Registered office
2 Fern Square
Chickerell
Weymouth
Dorset
DT3 4NZ
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-05
Last: 2026-04-21
Officers (3 active · 6 resigned)
COLES, Christopher Steven→
Activesecretary · appointed 2021-11-11
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COLES, Christopher Steven→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2017-06-30
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COLES, Paula→
Activedirector · ~49y · appointed 2021-11-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
COLES, Christopher Steven→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2012-12-01 · resigned 2017-06-30
COLES, Paula→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2017-06-30 · resigned 2021-11-11
COLES, Paula→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2011-04-28 · resigned 2013-01-01
COLES, Christopher Steven→
Resigneddirector · ~55y · appointed 2011-04-28 · resigned 2012-12-01
COLES, Paula→
Resigneddirector · ~49y · appointed 2012-12-01 · resigned 2017-06-01
TAMBLYN, Christian James→
Resigneddirector · ~50y · appointed 2011-04-28 · resigned 2013-06-18
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Recent filings (44 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-22
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-04-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-27
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-04-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-04
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2021-11-12
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2021-11-12
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-11-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-05-03