ADAMS PLANNING & PROJECT SERVICES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
07645883 · ltd · incorporated 2011-05-24
Investment thesis
Unencumbered property vehicle — clean asset-backed target with refinance headroom.
Why interesting: Property-holding entity with no live charges; straightforward asset-backed case.
Why risky: Values depend on title and valuation; property-specific market exposure.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Development of building projects
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

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. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
44 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees500500

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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-17
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  2. 2024-10-22
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  3. 2023-09-21
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  4. 2023-09-21
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  5. 2023-09-21
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  6. 2023-09-21
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    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-09-21
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    officers · CH01
  8. 2022-09-28
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  9. 2022-02-16
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  10. 2021-03-30
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  11. 2021-03-30
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  12. 2021-03-30
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  13. 2021-03-30
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  14. 2020-12-21
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-09-19
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-10-11
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  17. 2018-10-11
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    accounts · AA01
  18. 2011-05-24
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    Company incorporated
    As ADAMS PLANNING & PROJECT SERVICES LIMITED
  19. 2011-05-24
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    ADAMS, Jacqueline Clare appointed
    secretary
  20. 2011-05-24
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    ADAMS, Jacqueline Clare appointed
    director
  21. 2011-05-24
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    ADAMS, Sean Mayne appointed
    director

Owner dependency

91/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "ADAMS" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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

clean
No 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Sean Mayne Adams
Individual · British · DOB 05/1970 · age 56
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mrs Jacqueline Clare Adams
Individual · British · DOB 02/1977 · age 49
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2011-05-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC41100 — Development of building projects

Registered office

130a High Street
Crediton
Devon
EX17 3LQ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-07
Last: 2026-05-24

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

ADAMS, Jacqueline Clare→
secretary · appointed 2011-05-24
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Active
ADAMS, Jacqueline Clare→
director · ~49y · appointed 2011-05-24
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Active
ADAMS, Sean Mayne→
director · ~56y · appointed 2011-05-24
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Active

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Recent filings (44 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-26
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accounts · AA
2025-12-17
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-06
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-09-21
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-09-21
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-09-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-21
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-09-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-08