ADLINGTON TURKEYS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
08465630 · ltd · incorporated 2013-03-28
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 11.7y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£74.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01470
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
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).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 11.7y
70/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 11.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
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
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
31 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
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £74,643
Cash YoY
+90%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£73k
↑ 90% YoY
Net Worth
£75k
↑ 27% YoY
Current Assets
£97k
↑ 21% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £80.4k | £76.6k |
| Current assets | £97.4k | £80.4k |
| Cash | £72.8k | £38.3k |
| Debtors | £24.6k | £42.2k |
| Net assets | £74.6k | £58.6k |
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.
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See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-04📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2023-08-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-01-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-11-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-01-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-04-05📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-11-19📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2015-11-19🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2015-05-22📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2015-05-20🔒Charge registered #2Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2014-08-06🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 2013-03-28🏢Company incorporatedAs ADLINGTON TURKEYS LIMITED
- 2013-03-28➕ADLINGTON, Joanna Clare appointeddirector
- 2013-03-28➕ADLINGTON, Roderick Piers appointeddirector
Owner dependency
94/100
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 name in company name: Company name contains director surname "ADLINGTON" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 13 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 61. 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Roderick Piers Adlington Individual · British · DOB 02/1966 · age 60 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
Mrs Joanna Clare Adlington Individual · British · DOB 08/1965 · age 61 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A B LIVERY LIMITED→ 17003706 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| A G FARMER LTD→ 05199175 · est 2004 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 21y | — | — |
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| AFT EQUINE LTD→ 16484030 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-03-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01470 — SIC 01470
Registered office
Pheasant Oak Farm Hob Lane
Balsall Common
Coventry
CV7 7GX
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-11
Last: 2026-03-28
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
ADLINGTON, Joanna Clare→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2013-03-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ADLINGTON, Roderick Piers→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2013-03-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 20/05/2015 | — | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 06/08/2014 | 19/11/2015 |
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Recent filings (31 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-05
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2023-09-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-01-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-12-27