ADAMS GROUP REAL ESTATE LTD

🌳Matureactive
08983563 · ltd · incorporated 2014-04-07
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
£231.1k
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
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

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

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
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
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
32 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 £231,056

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£231k
↑ 21% YoY
Current Assets
£296k
↑ 13% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£59k£118k£177k£237k£296kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£231.1k£191.3k
Current assets£295.7k£262.1k
Net assets£231.1k£191.3k

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-06-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-10-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-07-13
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  5. 2023-07-04
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    change-person-director-company
    officers · CH01
  6. 2023-07-03
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  7. 2023-06-15
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2023-06-15
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2023-04-08
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    ADAMS, Sally appointed
    director
  10. 2022-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-04-29
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2021-12-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-01-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-12-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-12-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-12-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  17. 2014-04-07
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    Company incorporated
    As ADAMS GROUP REAL ESTATE LTD
  18. 2014-04-07
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    ADAMS, David John 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 "ADAMS" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 12 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
  • 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr David John Adams
Individual · British · DOB 08/1968 · age 58
75–100%
—75-100% shares07/04/2017

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
Incorporated2014-04-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

39 The Metro Centre
Tolpits Lane
Watford
Hertfordshire
WD18 9SB
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-21
Last: 2026-04-07

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

ADAMS, David John→
director · ~58y · appointed 2014-04-07
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Active
ADAMS, Sally→
director · ~56y · appointed 2023-04-08
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Recent filings (32 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-04
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-07-13
change-person-director-company
officers · CH01
2023-07-04
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2023-07-03
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-06-15
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-06-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-12
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-04-29