ADELPHI DIGITAL CONSULTING GROUP LTD

🌳Matureactive

09802131 · ltd · incorporated 2015-09-30

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

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 9.5y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Mar 2026

Net worth

£6.4k

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Information technology consultancy activities

Sector: Information & communication

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 9.5y

85/100

ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

· Oldest live charge is 9.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

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

Lenders & charges

1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)

Directors & officers

12 officers (4 active, 12 linked, 8 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

10 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

76 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

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 £6,444

Net assets shrinking

Down £439 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£6k

↓ 6.4% YoY

Current Assets

£8k

↑ 11% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2026-03-31	2025-03-31
Total assets	£6.4k	£6.9k
Current assets	£7.6k	£6.9k
Net assets	£6.4k	£6.9k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (43 events)Click to expand

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2021-12-29
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2019-09-16
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DARBY, Janet Marie appointed
director
2018-12-10
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Charge satisfied #1
2018-11-01
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MANNING, Margaret Ann appointed
secretary
2018-10-31
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TAN, Siak Chuan resigned
secretary
2018-10-31
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LASLETT, Ian Anthony resigned
director
2018-10-31
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TAN, Siak Chuan resigned
director
2018-10-31
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VICK, Sarah resigned
director
2017-12-12
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CROUCHER, Kristian Anthony resigned
director
2017-12-01
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VICK, Sarah appointed
director
2017-10-02
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ONG, Peng Hooi resigned
secretary
2017-10-02
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TAN, Siak Chuan appointed
secretary
2017-02-28
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ONG, Peng Hooi appointed
secretary
2017-02-28
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PORTLOCK, Adam Philip David resigned
secretary
2016-11-30
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
2016-08-19
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BOOTH, Samuel Edward resigned
director
2016-05-29
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TAN, Siak Chuan appointed
director
2016-05-19
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BOOTH, Samuel Edward appointed
director
2016-05-19
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CROUCHER, Kristian Anthony appointed
director
2016-05-19
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LASLETT, Ian Anthony appointed
director
2015-10-06
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PORTLOCK, Adam Philip David appointed
secretary
2015-09-30
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Company incorporated
As ADELPHI DIGITAL CONSULTING GROUP LTD
2015-09-30
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MANNING, Margaret Ann appointed
director
2015-09-30
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USHER, Simon Mark appointed
director

Owner dependency

65/100

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 66 — succession pressure is live.

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 66. 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

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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mrs Margaret Ann Manning Individual · British · DOB 02/1960 · age 66	25–50%	25–50%	board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control	06/04/2016
Mr Simon Mark Usher Individual · British · DOB 04/1961 · age 65	25–50%	25–50%	board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated2015-09-30

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC62020 — Information technology consultancy activities

Registered office

1 Grange Court 1 Grange Court

Hill Road

Kemerton

Gloucestershire

GL20 7JJ

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-12-31

Last made up to: 2026-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-12-06

Last: 2025-11-22

Officers (4 active · 8 resigned)

MANNING, Margaret Ann→

secretary · appointed 2018-11-01

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Active

DARBY, Janet Marie→

director · ~64y · appointed 2019-09-16

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

MANNING, Margaret Ann→

director · ~66y · appointed 2015-09-30

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

USHER, Simon Mark→

director · ~65y · appointed 2015-09-30

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

ONG, Peng Hooi→

secretary · appointed 2017-02-28 · resigned 2017-10-02

Resigned

PORTLOCK, Adam Philip David→

secretary · appointed 2015-10-06 · resigned 2017-02-28

Resigned

TAN, Siak Chuan→

secretary · appointed 2017-10-02 · resigned 2018-10-31

Resigned

BOOTH, Samuel Edward→

director · ~41y · appointed 2016-05-19 · resigned 2016-08-19

Resigned

CROUCHER, Kristian Anthony→

director · ~47y · appointed 2016-05-19 · resigned 2017-12-12

Resigned

LASLETT, Ian Anthony→

director · ~47y · appointed 2016-05-19 · resigned 2018-10-31

Resigned

TAN, Siak Chuan→

director · ~46y · appointed 2016-05-29 · resigned 2018-10-31

Resigned

VICK, Sarah→

director · ~52y · appointed 2017-12-01 · resigned 2018-10-31

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown

			Type	Properties
	satisfied	HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC	A registered charge	1 property	30/11/2016	10/12/2018

Recent filings (76 total)

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accounts · AA

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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2025-12-31

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confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-11-25

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2024-12-31

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-11-24