ADCON (CONTRACTING) LTD

💤Zombieactive
08825400 · ltd · incorporated 2013-12-24
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£52.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Joinery installation
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
36 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 £52,404
Cash YoY
+90%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£37k
↑ 90% YoY
Net Worth
£52k
↑ 59% YoY
Current Assets
£66k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£13k£27k£40k£53k£67kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£66.5k£57.6k
Current assets£66.5k£66.6k
Cash£37.4k£19.7k
Debtors£29.0k£47.0k
Net assets£52.4k£33.0k

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

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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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-04-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-10-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-11-20
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2023-11-07
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2023-10-31
    WOOD, Christopher resigned
    director
  6. 2023-08-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-10-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-02-10
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  9. 2022-02-07
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  10. 2022-01-01
    WOOD, Christopher appointed
    director
  11. 2021-11-09
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  12. 2021-11-09
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    withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
  13. 2021-10-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-09-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-02-13
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2019-11-19
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  17. 2019-10-09
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  18. 2019-10-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2018-10-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2014-02-20
    TURNOCK, Isabel appointed
    secretary
  21. 2013-12-24
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ADCON (CONTRACTING) LTD
  22. 2013-12-24
    TURNOCK, Keith Anthony appointed
    director

Owner dependency

90/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

78/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • 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 Keith Anthony Turnock
Individual · British · DOB 03/1961 · age 65
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control24/12/2020

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
Incorporated2013-12-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43320 — Joinery installation

Registered office

137 Netherton Road
Appleton
Abingdon
OX13 5QW
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-07
Last: 2025-12-24

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

TURNOCK, Isabel
secretary · appointed 2014-02-20
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Active
TURNOCK, Keith Anthony
director · ~65y · appointed 2013-12-24
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Active
WOOD, Christopher
director · ~51y · appointed 2022-01-01 · resigned 2023-10-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (36 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-26
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-11-20
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-11-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-25
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-02-10
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-02-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-07
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-11-09
withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2021-11-09