ADARA GROUP LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
09962699 · ltd · incorporated 2016-01-21
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
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£19.19M
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Residential care activities for the elderly and disabled
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -49% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

6 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 10.0y

30/100
under pressure

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 10.0 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 (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
75
Lenders & charges
6 charges (6/6 with lender, 6/6 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (5 active, 8 linked, 8 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 7 total, 7 with control declared
90
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
68 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
77
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 £19,190,444
Cash draining
Cash down 49% YoY
Cash YoY
-49%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£1.2m
↓ 49% YoY
Net Worth
£19m
↑ 12% YoY
Current Assets
£5.4m
↑ 48% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£3.8m£7.7m£12m£15m£19mMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£21.27M£19.44M
Current assets£5.43M£3.67M
Cash£1.22M£2.39M
Debtors£4.21M£1.28M
Net assets£19.19M£17.12M

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 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (39 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-01
    COCKERILL, Kevin John appointed
    director
  2. 2026-03-01
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  3. 2025-12-04
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    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-09-15
    HANSPAUL, Amrik Singh, Dr appointed
    director
  5. 2025-09-15
    HANSPAUL, Ramnik Kaur, Dr appointed
    director
  6. 2025-09-15
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2025-09-15
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  8. 2024-12-17
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    accounts · AA
  9. 2024-08-28
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  10. 2024-08-22
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  11. 2024-08-22
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  12. 2024-08-22
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  13. 2024-08-22
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  14. 2024-06-19
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    capital · SH06
  15. 2024-06-19
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    capital-return-purchase-own-shares
    capital · SH03
  16. 2023-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-group
    accounts · AA
  17. 2022-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-group
    accounts · AA
  18. 2021-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-group
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  19. 2021-09-14
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    auditors · AUD
  20. 2021-01-25
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    accounts · AA
  21. 2020-04-16
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    mortgage · MR04
  22. 2020-04-16
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    Charge satisfied #3
  23. 2020-04-16
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    Charge satisfied #2
  24. 2020-04-16
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    Charge satisfied #1
  25. 2020-03-31
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    Charge registered #6
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC (Trading as Both Clydesdale Bank and Yorkshire Bank)
  26. 2020-03-31
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    Charge registered #5
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC (Trading as Both Clydesdale Bank and Yorkshire Bank)
  27. 2020-03-31
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC (Trading as Both Clydesdale Bank and Yorkshire Bank)
  28. 2019-09-26
    HANSPAUL, Sandeep Singh appointed
    director
  29. 2019-09-20
    HOLMES, Donna Marie resigned
    director
  30. 2019-09-20
    WEARING, John Howard resigned
    director
  31. 2016-10-06
    WEARING, John Howard appointed
    director
  32. 2016-06-27
    HOLMES, Donna Marie appointed
    director
  33. 2016-06-27
    SEHMI, Jatinder Singh resigned
    director
  34. 2016-06-27
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  35. 2016-06-27
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  36. 2016-06-27
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  37. 2016-06-17
    SEHMI, Jatinder Singh appointed
    director
  38. 2016-01-21
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    Company incorporated
    As ADARA GROUP LIMITED
  39. 2016-01-21
    HANSPAUL, Sutinder Kaur appointed
    director

Owner dependency

63/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • -5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 77 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

25/100
Weak signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — HANSPAUL, Ramnik Kaur, Dr (same surname) appointed 2025-09-15. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 77 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med ·
Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Shareholders & ownership

3 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Sutinder Kaur Hanspaul
Individual · British · DOB 11/1949 · age 77
5075%
25–50%50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · trust interest06/04/2016
Mr Sandeep Singh Hanspaul
Individual · British · DOB 05/1977 · age 49
2550%
25-50% shares · trust interest19/08/2024
Ramnik Kaur Hanspaul
Individual · British · DOB 03/1984 · age 42
2550%
25-50% shares · trust interest19/08/2024
4 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr John Howard Wearingceased 19/08/2024· 25-50% shares · trust interest
  • Mr John Howard Wearingceased 20/09/2019· 25-50% voting
  • Miss Donna Marie Holmesceased 19/08/2024· 25-50% shares · trust interest
  • Miss Donna Marie Holmesceased 20/09/2019· 50-75% voting · trust interest

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
Incorporated2016-01-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC87300 — Residential care activities for the elderly and disabled

Registered office

2 Seedfield Close
Northampton
NN3 3PA
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-26
Last: 2025-07-12

Officers (5 active · 3 resigned)

COCKERILL, Kevin John
director · ~60y · appointed 2026-03-01
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HANSPAUL, Amrik Singh, Dr
director · ~75y · appointed 2025-09-15
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Active
HANSPAUL, Ramnik Kaur, Dr
director · ~42y · appointed 2025-09-15
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Active
HANSPAUL, Sandeep Singh
director · ~49y · appointed 2019-09-26
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Active
HANSPAUL, Sutinder Kaur
director · ~77y · appointed 2016-01-21
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Active
HOLMES, Donna Marie
director · ~44y · appointed 2016-06-27 · resigned 2019-09-20
Resigned
SEHMI, Jatinder Singh
director · ~78y · appointed 2016-06-17 · resigned 2016-06-27
Resigned
WEARING, John Howard
director · ~63y · appointed 2016-10-06 · resigned 2019-09-20
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

6
Total charges
3
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:6 of 6 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank PLC (Trading as Both Clydesdale Bank and Yorkshire Bank)
A registered charge2 properties31/03/2020
outstanding
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank PLC (Trading as Both Clydesdale Bank and Yorkshire Bank)
A registered charge31/03/2020
outstanding
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank PLC (Trading as Both Clydesdale Bank and Yorkshire Bank)
A registered charge3 properties31/03/2020
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge1 property27/06/201616/04/2020
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge2 properties27/06/201616/04/2020
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge1 property27/06/201616/04/2020
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Recent filings (68 total)

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-03-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2025-12-04
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-09-15
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-09-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2024-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-11
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-08-28
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-08-22
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-08-22
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-08-22
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-08-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-19
capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2024-06-19
capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2024-06-19