ADROIT CONTROLS LTD

🌳Matureactive
08843065 · ltd · incorporated 2014-01-13
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
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 33130
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
43 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees2300

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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-07
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2026-01-07
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2025-12-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-12-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-08-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-07-18
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  7. 2023-07-18
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    capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
    capital · SH10
  8. 2023-07-18
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    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  9. 2023-07-18
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  10. 2023-07-18
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  11. 2023-05-17
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    capital-return-purchase-own-shares
    capital · SH03
  12. 2023-05-02
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    capital-cancellation-shares
    capital · SH06
  13. 2023-03-30
    ➖
    PHILLIPS, Peter Andrew resigned
    director
  14. 2023-03-30
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2023-03-30
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2023-03-30
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  17. 2023-03-30
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  18. 2022-11-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2021-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2014-01-13
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    Company incorporated
    As ADROIT CONTROLS LTD
  21. 2014-01-13
    ➕
    BARRETT, John William appointed
    director
  22. 2014-01-13
    ➕
    SEARLE, Marcus John appointed
    director
  23. 2014-01-13
    ➕
    PHILLIPS, Peter Andrew appointed
    director

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.

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 12 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 John William Barrett
Individual · British · DOB 04/1970 · age 56
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mr Marcus John Searle
Individual · British · DOB 08/1975 · age 51
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Peter Andrew Phillipsceased 30/03/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2014-01-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC33130 — SIC 33130

Registered office

154 Port Road East
Barry
CF62 9PZ
Wales

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-14
Last: 2026-03-31

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

BARRETT, John William→
director · ~56y · appointed 2014-01-13
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Active
SEARLE, Marcus John→
director · ~51y · appointed 2014-01-13
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Active
PHILLIPS, Peter Andrew→
director · ~63y · appointed 2014-01-13 · resigned 2023-03-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (43 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-07
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-01-07
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-01-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-10
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-07-18
capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
capital · SH10
2023-07-18
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2023-07-18
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2023-07-18
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-07-18
capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2023-05-17
capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2023-05-02