ADEPTO TECHNICAL RECRUITMENT LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
09598587 · 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
—
year to May 2025
Net worth
£639.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other activities of employment placement agencies
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -91% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 10.9y

30/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 10.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (4 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
39 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
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £639,631
Cash draining
Cash down 91% YoY
Cash YoY
-91%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£75k
↓ 91% YoY
Net Worth
£640k
↑ 8.4% YoY
Current Assets
£4.5m
↓ 29% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£1.3m£2.5m£3.8m£5.1m£6.3mMay 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Total assets£662.4k£617.2k
Current assets£4.47M£6.32M
Cash£74.7k£792.4k
Debtors£4.40M£5.52M
Net assets£639.6k£590.1k

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

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1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  2. 2024-12-16
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  3. 2024-12-03
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  4. 2024-02-29
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  5. 2023-02-28
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  6. 2022-01-30
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  7. 2021-12-07
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  8. 2021-01-26
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  9. 2020-01-06
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  10. 2019-12-24
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  11. 2018-11-23
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  12. 2018-08-10
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  13. 2017-12-18
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  14. 2017-10-03
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  15. 2017-04-25
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  16. 2016-12-20
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    Charge satisfied #1
  17. 2016-11-07
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    ARNOLD, David Laurence appointed
    director
  18. 2016-04-11
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    COLLIER, Robert William Gerard appointed
    director
  19. 2016-02-26
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Close Brothers Limited (The "Security Trustee")
  20. 2015-07-29
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Aldermore Bank PLC
  21. 2015-07-09
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    BRADLEY, Niki Lee appointed
    director
  22. 2015-05-19
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    Company incorporated
    As ADEPTO TECHNICAL RECRUITMENT LIMITED
  23. 2015-05-19
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    KNOWLES, Lee David appointed
    director

Owner dependency

40/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

35/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS
  • 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 Lee David Knowles
Individual · British · DOB 08/1975 · age 51
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
Mr Niki Lee Bradley
Individual · British · DOB 09/1974 · age 52
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2015-05-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC78109 — Other activities of employment placement agencies

Registered office

5 Brooklands Place
Brooklands Road
Sale
Cheshire
M33 3SD
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-28
Last: 2025-12-14

Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)

ARNOLD, David Laurence→
director · ~42y · appointed 2016-11-07
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Active
BRADLEY, Niki Lee→
director · ~52y · appointed 2015-07-09
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Active
COLLIER, Robert William Gerard→
director · ~47y · appointed 2016-04-11
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Active
KNOWLES, Lee David→
director · ~51y · appointed 2015-05-19
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Active

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Close Brothers
Close Brothers Limited (The "Security Trustee")
A registered charge—26/02/2016—
satisfied
Aldermore
Aldermore Bank PLC
A registered charge—29/07/201520/12/2016
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Recent filings (39 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-12-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-07
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-12-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-01-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-01-06