ADALTA LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
08801053 · ltd · incorporated 2013-12-03
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
year to Dec 2025
Net worth
£1
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Sound recording and music publishing activities
Sector: Information & communication
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 70210Public relations and communications activities
  • 73110Advertising agencies
  • 90030Artistic creation
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 4 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
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
35 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 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £1

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£1
~ YoY
Current Assets
£1
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£1£1£1Dec 2024Dec 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-12-312024-12-31
Total assets£1£1
Current assets£1£1
Net assets£1£1

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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Recent activity

Last 30 days
4
filings
  • 2 officers
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 90 days
5
filings
  • 2 officers
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
5
filings
  • 2 officers
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-13
    RIEZOUW, Ramon Victor appointed
    director
  2. 2026-05-13
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2026-05-13
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    officers · CH01
  4. 2026-05-13
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    officers · AP01
  5. 2026-03-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  6. 2025-01-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  7. 2024-03-28
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    accounts · AA
  8. 2024-01-04
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2024-01-03
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  10. 2023-06-02
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  11. 2022-07-08
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  12. 2021-12-21
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  13. 2021-12-21
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2021-03-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-06-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-07-09
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  17. 2018-05-14
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  18. 2013-12-03
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ADALTA LIMITED
  19. 2013-12-03
    RIEZOUW, Robert Reza 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 age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.
  • +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

39/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — RIEZOUW, Ramon Victor (same surname) appointed 2026-05-13. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Robert Reza Riezouw
Individual · Dutch · DOB 05/1956 · age 70
75100%
75-100% shares01/07/2016

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
Incorporated2013-12-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC59200 — Sound recording and music publishing activities

Registered office

Newtown House
38 Newtown Road
Liphook
Hampshire
GU30 7DX

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-27
Last: 2026-05-13

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

RIEZOUW, Ramon Victor
director · ~36y · appointed 2026-05-13
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Active
RIEZOUW, Robert Reza
director · ~70y · appointed 2013-12-03
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Active

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Recent filings (35 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-13
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-05-13
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-05-13
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-05-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-28
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-01-04
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-01-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-07-08