ADAMS ELECTRICAL SAFETY LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
08994839 · ltd · incorporated 2014-04-14
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Apr 2026
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Electrical installation
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
33 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£0Apr 2025Apr 2026

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2026-04-302025-04-30
Average employees100100

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
2
filings
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-21
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  2. 2026-05-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-06-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-06-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-06-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-08-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-08-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-07-29
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2020-07-29
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2020-05-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-05-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-08-29
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2018-07-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-04-18
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2017-06-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2014-04-14
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    Company incorporated
    As ADAMS ELECTRICAL SAFETY LIMITED
  17. 2014-04-14
    ➕
    ADAMS, David Martin appointed
    director
  18. 2014-04-14
    ➕
    COWAN, Graham Michael appointed
    director
  19. 2014-04-14
    ➖
    COWAN, Graham Michael resigned
    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 name in company name: Company name contains director surname "ADAMS" — strong identity link between founder and business.

Succession & seller-readiness

58/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • 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 Martin Adams
Individual · British · DOB 09/1987 · age 39
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control13/04/2017

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
Incorporated2014-04-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43210 — Electrical installation

Registered office

Office 010 Upper Wortley Business Centre
127 Upper Wortley Road
Leeds
LS12 4JG
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2028-01-31
Last made up to: 2026-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-28
Last: 2026-04-14

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

ADAMS, David Martin→
director · ~39y · appointed 2014-04-14
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Active
COWAN, Graham Michael→
director · ~83y · appointed 2014-04-14 · resigned 2014-04-14
Resigned

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Recent filings (33 total)

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-05-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-05-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-08-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-14
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2020-07-29
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-07-29