ADAMEDIA LTD

🌳Matureactive
09596788 · ltd · incorporated 2015-05-19
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 Oct 2024
Net worth
£86.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Video production activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 67). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
4 officers (4 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
36 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
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £86,120

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£86k
↑ 55% YoY
Current Assets
£58k
↑ 28% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£17k£34k£52k£69k£86kOct 2023Oct 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-10-312023-10-31
Total assets£92.4k£55.7k
Current assets£57.5k£44.9k
Net assets£86.1k£55.7k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 address
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 2 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-21
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2026-01-22
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2025-07-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-07-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-08-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-11-29
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2022-10-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-10-07
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  9. 2021-07-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-10-05
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2020-09-04
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2020-09-02
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2019-08-30
    ➕
    PEARSON, Diane Leigh appointed
    director
  15. 2019-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-07-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-10-19
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  18. 2015-05-19
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    Company incorporated
    As ADAMEDIA LTD
  19. 2015-05-19
    ➕
    PEARSON, Diane appointed
    secretary
  20. 2015-05-19
    ➕
    PEARSON, Adam John appointed
    director
  21. 2015-05-19
    ➕
    PEARSON, Keith Russell appointed
    director

Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +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

55/100
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.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Adam John Pearson
Individual · British · DOB 08/1995 · age 31
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Keith Russell Pearsonceased 18/10/2017· significant influence

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
Incorporated2015-05-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC59112 — Video production activities

Registered office

Unit 30 Lillyhall Business Centre
Jubilee Road
Workington
CA14 4HA
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-30
Last: 2025-07-16

Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)

PEARSON, Diane→
secretary · appointed 2015-05-19
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Active
PEARSON, Adam John→
director · ~31y · appointed 2015-05-19
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Active
PEARSON, Diane Leigh→
director · ~65y · appointed 2019-08-30
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Active
PEARSON, Keith Russell→
director · ~67y · appointed 2015-05-19
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Recent filings (36 total)

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-02-21
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-01-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-11-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-10
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-10-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-07-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-23