ADM MANCHESTER LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
09992123 · ltd · incorporated 2016-02-08
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
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Wholesale of household goods (other than musical instruments) n.e.c.
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. 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).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 1.3y
50/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Newest facility, 1.3 years old — likely still in initial term.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (58/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
30 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-19📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-02-10🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Conance Limited
- 2024-04-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-22📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-02-22📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-09-22📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-09-22📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-09-22📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-06-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-12📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2020-05-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-07-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-10-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-06-19📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2018-03-01➕BALKIN, Amanda appointeddirector
- 2016-02-08🏢Company incorporatedAs ADM MANCHESTER LIMITED
- 2016-02-08➕BALKIN, Anthony Lewis appointeddirector
Owner dependency
79/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 10 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
51/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Anthony Lewis Balkin Individual · British · DOB 12/1965 · age 61 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 22/06/2022 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Anthony Lewis Balkinceased 22/06/2022· 75-100% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Active · Wholesale & distribution · SK postcode area| Company | Est. value | Turnover | Net worth | Staff | Age | Opp | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A GAME NUTRITION LTD→ 16578180 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| A&K GROUP LTD→ 15944533 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| ABLE BOARD COMPANY LIMITED→ 02720016 · est 1992 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 33y | — | — |
| ACCESS WORLDWIDE LTD→ 16056083 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| ACL DRY GOODS WHOLESALE LTD→ 16265333 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| ACORN 33 LTD→ 16447811 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ADAPTIVE HEALTH LTD→ 14988939 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| ADIDAS (U.K.) LIMITED→ 01075951 · est 1972 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 53y | — | — |
| ADRIAN VICKERTON LIMITED→ 05675368 · est 2006 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 20y | — | — |
| ADSKI LTD→ 14593557 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| ADVANCED ACCESSORIES LIMITED→ 05000047 · est 2003 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 22y | — | — |
| ADVANTAGE CIVIL ENGINEERING SUPPLIES LIMITED→ 03820875 · est 1999 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 26y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2016-02-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46499 — Wholesale of household goods (other than musical instruments) n.e.c.
Registered office
82 Reddish Road
Stockport
Cheshire
SK5 7QU
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-21
Last: 2026-02-07
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
BALKIN, Amanda→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2018-03-01
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BALKIN, Anthony Lewis→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2016-02-08
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Conance Conance Limited | A registered charge | — | 10/02/2025 | — |
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Recent filings (30 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-04
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-02-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-22
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-02-22
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-02-22
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-09-22
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-09-22
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-09-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-07