ADIUTO LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
09472644 · ltd · incorporated 2015-03-05
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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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 67). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (57/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
29 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-17
    ➕
    WHITEHEAD, Trudy Christine appointed
    director
  2. 2026-03-17
    ➖
    WHITEHEAD, Trudy Christine resigned
    director
  3. 2026-03-17
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2026-03-17
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  5. 2025-10-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2025-04-09
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2025-04-09
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  8. 2024-09-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-09-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-06-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-07-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-11-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-12-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-12-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2016-04-14
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    annual-return · AR01
  18. 2015-03-05
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ADIUTO LIMITED
  19. 2015-03-05
    ➕
    WHITEHEAD, Philip John appointed
    director
  20. 2015-03-05
    ➕
    WHITEHEAD, Trudy Christine appointed
    director

Owner dependency

81/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

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 67. 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 Philip John Whitehead
Individual · British · DOB 09/1959 · age 67
50–75%
25–50%board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control06/04/2016
Mrs Trudy Christine Whitehead
Individual · British · DOB 05/1963 · age 63
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting14/04/2016

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
Incorporated2015-03-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64999 — Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified

Registered office

Apartment 35 Hq The Residence
11 Nuns Road
Chester
CH1 2LH
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-19
Last: 2026-03-05

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

WHITEHEAD, Philip John→
director · ~67y · appointed 2015-03-05
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Active
WHITEHEAD, Trudy Christine→
director · ~63y · appointed 2026-03-17
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Active
WHITEHEAD, Trudy Christine→
director · ~63y · appointed 2015-03-05 · resigned 2026-03-17
Resigned

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Recent filings (29 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-17
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-03-17
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-03-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-04
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-04-09
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-04-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-08