ADLEMA LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
08638941 · ltd · incorporated 2013-08-06
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 Aug 2025
Net worth
£99.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 82-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 82). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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
7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 5 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
39 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £99,574
Net assets shrinking
Down £9,021 YoY
Cash YoY
+25%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£8k
↑ 25% YoY
Net Worth
£100k
↓ 8.3% YoY
Current Assets
£8k
↑ 25% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£22k£43k£65k£87k£109kAug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31
Total assets£218.1k£216.5k
Current assets£8.1k£6.4k
Cash£8.1k£6.4k
Net assets£99.6k£108.6k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-10-20
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    change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH04
  3. 2025-09-23
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2024-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-06-03
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    change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH04
  6. 2024-02-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-05-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-11-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-08-06
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    appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP04
  10. 2021-08-06
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  11. 2021-08-02
    ➕
    ADREM ACCOUNTING LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  12. 2021-08-02
    ➖
    WINCHAM ACCOUNTANTS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  13. 2021-04-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-03-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-04-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-10-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-08-02
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  18. 2017-08-02
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  19. 2013-10-04
    ➕
    TAYLOR, Janet appointed
    director
  20. 2013-10-04
    ➕
    TAYLOR, Steven appointed
    director
  21. 2013-10-04
    ➖
    ROACH, Malcolm David resigned
    director
  22. 2013-10-04
    ➖
    ROACH, Mark Damion resigned
    director
  23. 2013-10-04
    ➖
    VIVES-IVARS, Jaime resigned
    director
  24. 2013-08-29
    ➕
    VIVES-IVARS, Jaime appointed
    director
  25. 2013-08-06
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    Company incorporated
    As ADLEMA LIMITED
  26. 2013-08-06
    ➕
    WINCHAM ACCOUNTANTS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  27. 2013-08-06
    ➕
    ROACH, Malcolm David appointed
    director
  28. 2013-08-06
    ➕
    ROACH, Mark Damion appointed
    director

Owner dependency

81/100
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 age: Director aged approximately 82 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

79/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 82 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 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
Mr Steven Taylor
Individual · British · DOB 01/1944 · age 82
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mrs Janet Taylor
Individual · British · DOB 02/1946 · age 80
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2013-08-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

1-2 Albert Chambers Canal Street
Congleton
CW12 4AA
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-16
Last: 2025-08-02

Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)

ADREM ACCOUNTING LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2021-08-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
TAYLOR, Janet→
director · ~80y · appointed 2013-10-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
TAYLOR, Steven→
director · ~82y · appointed 2013-10-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WINCHAM ACCOUNTANTS LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2013-08-06 · resigned 2021-08-02
Resigned
ROACH, Malcolm David→
director · ~76y · appointed 2013-08-06 · resigned 2013-10-04
Resigned
ROACH, Mark Damion→
director · ~50y · appointed 2013-08-06 · resigned 2013-10-04
Resigned
VIVES-IVARS, Jaime→
director · ~58y · appointed 2013-08-29 · resigned 2013-10-04
Resigned

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Recent filings (39 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-03
change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH04
2025-10-20
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-09-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-07
change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH04
2024-06-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-09
appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP04
2021-08-06
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2021-08-06