ADKIRK LAW EMPLOYMENT SERVICES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
09878056 · ltd · incorporated 2015-11-18
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Nov 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Human resources provision and management of human resources functions
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. 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.

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
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
38 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Nov 2023Nov 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-11-302023-11-30
Average employees14001400

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

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

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-07-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-08-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-06-21
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2022-08-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-06-16
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  7. 2022-06-16
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  8. 2021-10-28
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2021-07-15
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    second-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
    officers · RP04AP01
  10. 2021-04-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-06-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-06-04
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  13. 2019-03-29
    ➕
    ADAMSON, Rachel Jane appointed
    director
  14. 2019-03-29
    ➕
    KIRK, Linda appointed
    director
  15. 2019-03-29
    ➖
    TUCKER, David Charles resigned
    director
  16. 2019-03-29
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  17. 2019-03-29
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  18. 2019-03-29
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  19. 2019-03-29
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  20. 2019-03-29
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  21. 2019-01-31
    ➖
    HOWARD-TAYLOR, Debra resigned
    secretary
  22. 2019-01-31
    ➖
    CAPLAN, Martyn resigned
    director
  23. 2019-01-31
    ➖
    TUCKER, Alexandra Marina resigned
    director
  24. 2015-11-18
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ADKIRK LAW EMPLOYMENT SERVICES LIMITED
  25. 2015-11-18
    ➕
    HOWARD-TAYLOR, Debra appointed
    secretary
  26. 2015-11-18
    ➕
    CAPLAN, Martyn appointed
    director
  27. 2015-11-18
    ➕
    TUCKER, Alexandra Marina appointed
    director
  28. 2015-11-18
    ➕
    TUCKER, David Charles 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 name in company name: Company name contains director surname "KIRK" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

56/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Adkirk Law Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Adkirk Law Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
⬇
ADKIRK LAW EMPLOYMENT SERVICES LIMITED
This company · 09878056

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Adkirk Law Ltd
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting29/03/2019
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr David Charles Tuckerceased 29/03/2019· significant influence
  • Mr Martyn Caplanceased 29/03/2019· 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
Incorporated2015-11-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC78300 — Human resources provision and management of human resources functions

Registered office

Unit 16 Eastway Business Village Olivers Place
Fulwood
Preston
PR2 9WT
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-18
Last: 2026-06-04

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

ADAMSON, Rachel Jane→
director · ~59y · appointed 2019-03-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
KIRK, Linda→
director · ~63y · appointed 2019-03-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HOWARD-TAYLOR, Debra→
secretary · appointed 2015-11-18 · resigned 2019-01-31
Resigned
CAPLAN, Martyn→
director · ~64y · appointed 2015-11-18 · resigned 2019-01-31
Resigned
TUCKER, Alexandra Marina→
director · ~60y · appointed 2015-11-18 · resigned 2019-01-31
Resigned
TUCKER, David Charles→
director · ~64y · appointed 2015-11-18 · resigned 2019-03-29
Resigned

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Recent filings (38 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-28
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-06-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-12
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2022-06-16
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2022-06-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-16
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-10-28
second-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
officers · RP04AP01
2021-07-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-14