ADEPT GRAPHICS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
09459406 · ltd · incorporated 2015-02-26
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
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does

Likely involved in the day-to-day production and fulfilment of specialist graphic or visual display products — such as signage, printed materials, or branded merchandise — operating as a small active manufacturer based in Witney, Oxfordshire.

Primary activity: Other manufacturing n.e.c.
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (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 (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 (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
35 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
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
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees9800

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
3
filings
  • 2 confirmation-statement
  • 1 miscellaneous
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • 2 confirmation-statement
  • 1 miscellaneous
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 2 confirmation-statement
  • 1 miscellaneous
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-14
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    legacy
    miscellaneous · RPCH01
  2. 2026-05-02
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    replacement-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
    confirmation-statement · RP01CS01
  3. 2025-11-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-01-26
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2023-07-25
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-07-06
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-11-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-04-16
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    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  10. 2021-04-16
    📄
    capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
    capital · SH10
  11. 2020-12-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-11-27
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  15. 2018-11-27
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  16. 2018-11-27
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  17. 2017-04-01
    CASEY, Jeffrey appointed
    director
  18. 2015-02-26
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ADEPT GRAPHICS LIMITED
  19. 2015-02-26
    WESTON, Ryan John appointed
    director

Owner dependency

63/100
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.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 11 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

41/100
Moderate signal

Some 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

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 Jeffrey Casey
Individual · British · DOB 06/1984 · age 42
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting01/04/2017
Mr Ryan John Weston
Individual · British · DOB 05/1983 · age 43
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2015-02-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC32990 — Other manufacturing n.e.c.

Registered office

First Floor 1 Des Roches Square
Witan Way
Witney
OX28 4BE
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-12
Last: 2026-03-29

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

CASEY, Jeffrey
director · ~42y · appointed 2017-04-01
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Active
WESTON, Ryan John
director · ~43y · appointed 2015-02-26
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Active

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Recent filings (35 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-18
legacy
miscellaneous · RPCH01
2026-05-14
replacement-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP01CS01
2026-05-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-09
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-01-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-07-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-01
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2021-04-16
capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
capital · SH10
2021-04-16