ADC ELECTRICAL & PROPERTY SERVICES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
07826982 · ltd · incorporated 2011-10-28
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 Oct 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Electrical installation
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Strong 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: 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 (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
37 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 accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Oct 2024Oct 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · IFRS
Metric2025-10-302024-10-30
Average employees400400

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-07-25
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  4. 2023-10-27
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    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-07-27
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2023-07-27
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  7. 2022-10-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-07-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-08-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-04-06
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-11-09
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2017-07-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-07-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2015-12-01
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AAMD
  16. 2015-07-01
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    CRAMPTON, Andrew David appointed
    director
  17. 2014-02-06
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    CRAMPTON, Andrew David resigned
    director
  18. 2011-10-28
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    Company incorporated
    As ADC ELECTRICAL & PROPERTY SERVICES LIMITED
  19. 2011-10-28
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    CRAMPTON, Kristina Ann appointed
    director
  20. 2011-10-28
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    CRAMPTON, Andrew David appointed
    director

Owner dependency

74/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

69/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • 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

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 Andrew David Crampton
Individual · British · DOB 05/1962 · age 64
50–75%
50–75%board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control06/04/2016
Mrs Kristina Ann Crampton
Individual · British · DOB 07/1967 · age 59
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
Incorporated2011-10-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43210 — Electrical installation

Registered office

The Blackpool Enterprise Centre C/O South Shore Accountants Limited
291-305 Lytham Road
Blackpool
FY4 1EW
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-30
Last made up to: 2025-10-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-15
Last: 2025-10-01

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

CRAMPTON, Andrew David→
director · ~64y · appointed 2015-07-01
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Active
CRAMPTON, Kristina Ann→
director · ~59y · appointed 2011-10-28
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Active
CRAMPTON, Andrew David→
director · ~64y · appointed 2011-10-28 · resigned 2014-02-06
Resigned

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Recent filings (37 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-05-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-03
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-07-27
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-07-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-07-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-08-06