ADK LAW LIMITED
📈Growthactive
09414163 · ltd · incorporated 2015-01-30
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
£1.54M
year to Jan 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Solicitors
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueConservative operator with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 68). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (85/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)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
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
8 connected companies via shared directors
69
Filing history
29 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →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 102Profitable
Profit before tax £81,570
Turnover YoY
+3%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years 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 · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-01-31 | 2024-01-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £1.54M | £1.49M |
| Gross profit | £1.34M | £1.29M |
| Operating profit | £90.5k | £55.5k |
| Profit before tax | £81.6k | £48.4k |
| Average employees | 2100 | 2000 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →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
- 2025-12-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-12📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-01-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-17📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-11-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-19📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-04-19📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-04-19📄withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC09
- 2021-02-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2017-10-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-09-04➕HUSSAIN, Ammar appointeddirector
- 2017-09-04📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2015-01-30🏢Company incorporatedAs ADK LAW LIMITED
- 2015-01-30➕HUSSAIN, Ansar appointeddirector
Owner dependency
86/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 11 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
61/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. 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
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Ammar Hussain Individual · British · DOB 02/1992 · age 34 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 19/04/2021 |
Mr Ansar Hussain Individual · British · DOB 07/1958 · age 68 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 19/04/2021 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
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Active · Professional services · BL postcode area| Company | Est. value | Turnover | Net worth | Staff | Age | Opp | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A E 2 LIMITED→ 14143761 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| A. HARTIGAN DO SERVICES LIMITED→ 17052776 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ACCELERATE CONSULTING (UK) LIMITED→ 08927939 · est 2014 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 12y | — | — |
| ACCURA RESOURCING LIMITED→ 12330565 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| ACORN CARE AND EDUCATION LIMITED→ 05019430 · est 2004 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 22y | — | — |
| ACTFASTRESOURCES LIMITED→ 15332926 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| ADAM & CO ACCOUNTANTS LIMITED→ 06474977 · est 2008 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 18y | — | — |
| ADAPTIVE CONSULTANCY LIMITED→ 14581381 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| AFA ACCOUNTANTS LTD→ 14041809 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| AFFIRM ACCOUNTANCY SERVICES LIMITED→ 05766670 · est 2006 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 20y | — | — |
| AFFORDABLE HOUSING CONSULTANCY LIMITED→ 06871644 · est 2009 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 17y | — | — |
| AFG LAW LIMITED→ 08495673 · est 2013 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 12y | — | — |
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2015-01-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC69102 — Solicitors
Registered office
54 St. Georges Road
Bolton
BL1 2DD
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-21
Last: 2026-05-07
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
HUSSAIN, Ammar→
Activedirector · ~34y · appointed 2017-09-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HUSSAIN, Ansar→
Activedirector · ~68y · appointed 2015-01-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (29 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-07
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-03-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-02-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-03-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-04
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-01-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-11-02
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-04-19
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-04-19