ADAMS MEDIA WORK LTD

🌳Matureactive
07871515 · ltd · incorporated 2011-12-05
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
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Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Television programme production activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (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
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
38 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
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
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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 employees2200

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

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Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  2. 2024-10-20
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    officers · CH01
  3. 2024-07-24
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  4. 2023-12-27
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  5. 2022-11-29
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  6. 2022-05-22
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    address · AD01
  7. 2021-10-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-03-01
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  9. 2019-10-15
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  10. 2018-09-10
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  11. 2017-11-15
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  12. 2017-02-02
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  13. 2016-10-13
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  14. 2016-03-01
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    ADAMS, Jo appointed
    director
  15. 2013-01-16
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    ADAMS, Tom appointed
    director
  16. 2013-01-14
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    ADAMS, Tom resigned
    director
  17. 2011-12-05
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    Company incorporated
    As ADAMS MEDIA WORK LTD
  18. 2011-12-05
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    ADAMS, Tom appointed
    director

Owner dependency

89/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +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
  • 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 13 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Tom Adams
Individual · British · DOB 08/1967 · age 59
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2011-12-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC59113 — Television programme production activities

Registered office

Suite 3, Richfields, Congress House
14 Lyon Road
Harrow
Middlesex
HA1 2EN
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-26
Last: 2025-10-12

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

ADAMS, Jo→
director · ~58y · appointed 2016-03-01
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Active
ADAMS, Tom→
director · ~59y · appointed 2013-01-16
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Active
ADAMS, Tom→
director · ~58y · appointed 2011-12-05 · resigned 2013-01-14
Resigned

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Recent filings (38 total)

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accounts · AA
2025-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-20
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-10-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-12
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-05-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-10-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-03-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-10-23