ADEPT VEHICLE MANAGEMENT LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
09076140 · ltd · incorporated 2014-06-09
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
37 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
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£1£2£2£3£4Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets—£4
Cash—£4
Net assets—£4

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-07-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-06-09
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2022-06-09
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2022-06-09
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2022-06-09
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2022-06-09
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2022-02-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-09-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-02-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-07-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-07-11
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  14. 2018-09-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-06-18
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  16. 2018-04-20
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  17. 2018-04-20
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  18. 2018-04-18
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    CUMBO, Carl Giuseppe appointed
    director
  19. 2018-04-18
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    PHILLIPS, Christopher John resigned
    director
  20. 2018-04-18
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    PHILLIPS, Ian Robert resigned
    director
  21. 2014-06-09
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    Company incorporated
    As ADEPT VEHICLE MANAGEMENT LIMITED
  22. 2014-06-09
    ➕
    PEDLEY, Mark Vernon appointed
    director
  23. 2014-06-09
    ➕
    PHILLIPS, Christopher John appointed
    director
  24. 2014-06-09
    ➕
    PHILLIPS, Ian Robert appointed
    director

Owner dependency

66/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

61/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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 Carl Giuseppe Cumbo
Individual · British · DOB 02/1975 · age 51
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting18/04/2018
Mr Mark Vernon Pedley
Individual · British · DOB 04/1962 · age 64
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Ian Robert Phillipsceased 18/04/2018· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Mr Christopher John Phillipsceased 18/04/2018· 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
Incorporated2014-06-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

Kingsley House Rowhurst Industrial Estate
Apedale Road
Newcastle
Staffordshire
ST5 6BH
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-23
Last: 2025-06-09

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

CUMBO, Carl Giuseppe→
director · ~51y · appointed 2018-04-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PEDLEY, Mark Vernon→
director · ~64y · appointed 2014-06-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PHILLIPS, Christopher John→
director · ~63y · appointed 2014-06-09 · resigned 2018-04-18
Resigned
PHILLIPS, Ian Robert→
director · ~67y · appointed 2014-06-09 · resigned 2018-04-18
Resigned

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Recent filings (37 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-09-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-09-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-07-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-14
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-06-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-06-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-09
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-06-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-06-09
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-06-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-02-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-09-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-10