ADGAB LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
07948242 · ltd · incorporated 2012-02-14
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 Feb 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Non-specialised wholesale trade
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 71). 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
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
28 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 accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-02-28 | 2024-02-29 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-11-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-11-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-11-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-03-01📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-10-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2015-02-17📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2014-11-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2014-03-03📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2012-02-14🏢Company incorporatedAs ADGAB LIMITED
- 2012-02-14➕HAEEMS, Denise Susan appointeddirector
- 2012-02-14➕HAEEMS, Nelson Sam appointeddirector
Owner dependency
86/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 14 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
79/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 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
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Nelson Sam Haeems Individual · Indian · DOB 05/1955 · age 71 | — | — | board controlboard control · trust interest · firm interest | 01/05/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| 1STOP BUILDING MATERIALS LTD→ 16643932 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 24TRANS LTD→ 11886090 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| 3FOLD TRADING LTD→ 16238661 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| 9G MOBILE & VAPE LTD→ 16077462 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| AA COM LIMITED→ 06150711 · est 2007 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 19y | — | — |
| ACACIAEXOTICS LTD→ 15894679 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| ACTION LONDON LIMITED→ 13307252 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| ADVENTURE SPORTS & WORKWEAR LTD→ 16981969 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AFFHAN INTERNATIONAL LTD→ 12440396 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| AGORALIVE LTD→ 16826533 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AIMTAH LTD→ 12922591 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| AIMVERA HEALTH LIMITED→ 17055979 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2012-02-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46900 — Non-specialised wholesale trade
Registered office
6 Highwoods
Caterham
Surrey
CR3 6AX
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-23
Last: 2026-02-09
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
HAEEMS, Denise Susan→
Activedirector · ~66y · appointed 2012-02-14
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HAEEMS, Nelson Sam→
Activedirector · ~71y · appointed 2012-02-14
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Recent filings (28 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-10-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-04-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-09-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-12-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-02-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-12-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-03-26