ADMIRAL BUILDING (UK) LTD
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 70). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -92% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Key financials
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-10-31 | 2023-10-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-1.2k | £6.5k |
| Current assets | £130 | £5.2k |
| Cash | £130 | £1.6k |
| Debtors | — | £3.5k |
| Net assets | £-5.6k | £224 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
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Corporate timeline (14 events)Click to expand
- 2025-07-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-03-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-05-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-08-08📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2017-06-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2015-11-19✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2015-10-15🏢Company incorporatedAs ADMIRAL BUILDING (UK) LTD
- 2015-10-15➕YOUNG, Malcolm appointeddirector
- 2015-10-15📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.
- +No director turnover: Company is 11 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Malcolm Young Individual · English · DOB 05/1956 · age 70 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 01/10/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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