ADAM GLASSFORD LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
08506083 · ltd · incorporated 2013-04-26
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
Upgrade to see
Turnover
year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£999.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
🔔
Follow this company (free)
Email alerts on filings, charges, director changes, gazette notices. No account needed.

Unsubscribe any time from any email. GDPR-respectful.

What this business does
Primary activity: Dental practice activities
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (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: strategic trade sale (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

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 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
31 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £998,982
Cash YoY
+6%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£962k
↑ 5.9% YoY
Net Worth
£999k
↑ 4.7% YoY
Current Assets
£1.1m
↑ 5.3% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£211k£423k£634k£846k£1.1mApr 2024Apr 2025

Hover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£1.02M£986.0k
Current assets£1.06M£1.00M
Cash£962.0k£908.0k
Debtors£95.3k£96.0k
Net assets£999.0k£954.2k

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
3
filings
  • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-01
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  2. 2026-06-01
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  3. 2026-01-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-01-27
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-01-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-01-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-09-24
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-03-05
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-01-22
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-09-14
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-05-01
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  12. 2018-05-01
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  13. 2017-12-14
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-04-28
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  15. 2017-04-10
    GLASSFORD, Lisa Anne appointed
    director
  16. 2016-10-11
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2013-04-26
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ADAM GLASSFORD LIMITED
  18. 2013-04-26
    GLASSFORD, Adam appointed
    director

Owner dependency

86/100
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 "GLASSFORD" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +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

49/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Dr Adam Simon Glassford
Individual · British · DOB 10/1972 · age 54
5075%
50–75%board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control06/04/2016
Mrs Lisa Anne Glassford
Individual · British · DOB 06/1972 · age 54
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control01/06/2026
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Lisa Anne Glassfordceased 01/06/2026· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

Similar companies

Active · Healthcare & medical · HX postcode area
CompanyEst. valueTurnoverNet worthStaffAgeOppDirector
A ZEB LOCUMS LIMITED
15685453 · est 2024 · no financials extracted
1y
ABCO NURSERY LIMITED
11862731 · est 2019 · no financials extracted
7y
ADHD CARE CLINIC LIMITED
17078332 · est 2026 · no financials extracted
ADORMEH EXCEL & CARE LIMITED
13444701 · est 2021 · no financials extracted
4y
AFIYAH WELLBEING LTD
14697377 · est 2023 · no financials extracted
3y
AFT HEALTHCARE LTD
13688825 · est 2021 · no financials extracted
4y
AHSAN HEALTHCARE LIMITED
16836119 · est 2025 · no financials extracted
AHUIKE DI EFE LTD
14322637 · est 2022 · no financials extracted
3y
AJ DENTAL HEALTHCARE LTD
16526156 · est 2025 · no financials extracted
AKF MED LTD
14000819 · est 2022 · no financials extracted
4y
ALEX MUFF CONSULTANTS LTD
16493082 · est 2025 · no financials extracted
ALEXAMANDA HEALTHCARE PVT LTD
09161775 · est 2014 · no financials extracted
11y
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions

6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →
🔒Advanced scoring suite

Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-04-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC86230 — Dental practice activities

Registered office

Horley Green House Horley Green Road
Claremount
Halifax
West Yorkshire
HX3 6AS

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-10
Last: 2026-04-26

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

GLASSFORD, Adam
director · ~54y · appointed 2013-04-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GLASSFORD, Lisa Anne
director · ~54y · appointed 2017-04-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active

Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.

Recent filings (31 total)

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-06-01
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-06-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-13