ADB CONTRACTS LTD
🌳Matureactive
07707074 · ltd · incorporated 2011-07-15
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and tidy — no seller pressure yet. Approach only if an angle opens.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
What changed my view
Last 30 days
No material changes in the last 30 days.
Last 90 days
No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.
Last 180 days
No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jul 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 28250
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 79/100 (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: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
36 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
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 | 2025-07-31 | 2024-07-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 200 | 200 |
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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-09📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-04-06➕COOPER, Anthony appointeddirector
- 2023-11-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-24📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-02-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-17📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-01-17📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-01-17📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-01-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-01-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-01-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-01-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-01-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2011-07-15🏢Company incorporatedAs ADB CONTRACTS LTD
- 2011-07-15➕BELSTEN, Denise Lesley Anne appointeddirector
Owner dependency
71/100
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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
- +No director turnover: Company is 15 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
59/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
- 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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Denise Lesley Anne Belsten Individual · British · DOB 11/1976 · age 50 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 15/07/2016 |
Mr Anthony Cooper Individual · British · DOB 06/1967 · age 59 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 15/07/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2011-07-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC28250 — SIC 28250
Registered office
153 Counthill Road
Oldham
OL4 2PX
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-29
Last: 2025-07-15
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
BELSTEN, Denise Lesley Anne→
Activedirector · ~50y · appointed 2011-07-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
COOPER, Anthony→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2024-04-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Recent filings (36 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-19
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-04-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-18
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-02-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-20
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-01-17
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-01-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-01-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-30