ADAPTA LTD
🌳Matureactive
09291361 · ltd · incorporated 2014-11-03
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
71/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 71/100 (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 (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (72/100)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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
32 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|
| Average employees | 200 |
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 (20 events)Click to expand
- 2025-07-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-04📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2025-01-08✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2025-01-08📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-01-08📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-01-08📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-01-08📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-01-08📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-01-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-04📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-11-04📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-01-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2014-11-03🏢Company incorporatedAs ADAPTA LTD
- 2014-11-03➕SYPKO, Paul James appointeddirector
- 2014-11-03➕SYPKO, Victoria Johanna Francoise appointeddirector
Owner dependency
71/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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.
- +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
41/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- 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
1 med ·Name changed recently
mediumName changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.
Evidence: 2025-01-08: certificate-change-of-name-company
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Paul James Sypko Individual · British · DOB 07/1978 · age 48 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
Victoria Johanna Francoise Sypko Individual · British · DOB 06/1982 · age 44 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2014-11-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Registered office
5 St. John's Lane
London
EC1M 4BH
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-17
Last: 2025-11-03
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
SYPKO, Paul James→
Activedirector · ~48y · appointed 2014-11-03
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SYPKO, Victoria Johanna Francoise→
Activedirector · ~44y · appointed 2014-11-03
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Recent filings (32 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-14
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-02-04
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2025-01-08
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-01-08
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-01-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-01-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-01-08
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-01-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-04
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-11-04
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-11-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-09