ADRIAN SMITH & SON LTD

🌳Matureactive

08582656 · ltd · incorporated 2013-06-25

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

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Turnover

—

year to Jun 2025

Net worth

£11.9k

book net assets

Opportunity

69/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Plastering

Sector: Construction

Investor take

Special-situation opportunity

Distressed construction with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 69/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. 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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

31 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

69/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Some moderate concerns — review flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £11,860

Net assets shrinking

Down £6,996 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£12k

↓ 37% YoY

Current Assets

£16k

↓ 13% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-06-30	2024-06-30
Total assets	£11.9k	£18.9k
Current assets	£16.5k	£18.9k
Net assets	£11.9k	£18.9k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand

2026-03-26
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2025-03-27
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2024-03-30
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accounts · AA
2023-03-29
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accounts · AA
2022-03-29
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accounts · AA
2021-05-10
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accounts · AA
2020-03-30
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accounts · AA
2019-03-25
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accounts · AA
2018-02-21
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accounts · AA
2017-07-12
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2017-02-21
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accounts · AA
2016-09-28
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officers · AP01
2016-09-01
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SMITH, Ginette appointed
director
2016-07-10
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annual-return · AR01
2016-03-11
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address · AD01
2016-03-10
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officers · CH01
2016-01-06
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accounts · AA
2013-06-25
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Company incorporated
As ADRIAN SMITH & SON LTD
2013-06-25
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SMITH, Adrian appointed
director

Owner dependency

94/100

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 "SMITH" — strong identity link between founder and business.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — 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

54/100

Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.

Red flags

1 high ·

Confirmation statement overdue

high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-07-09

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Adrian Smith Individual · British · DOB 02/1964 · age 62	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	01/05/2017

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

Incorporated2013-06-25

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC43310 — Plastering

Registered office

Mill House Mill Lane

Alderton

Nr Woodbridge

IP12 3DB

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-03-31

Last made up to: 2025-06-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-07-09OVERDUE

Last: 2025-06-25

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

SMITH, Adrian→

director · ~62y · appointed 2013-06-25

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SMITH, Ginette→

director · ~58y · appointed 2016-09-01

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