ADEPT FASTENERS UK LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
10033937 · ltd · incorporated 2016-03-01
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
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Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46140
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 71). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (54/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (4 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
31 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
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
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-12
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  2. 2026-03-12
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  3. 2026-03-02
    ➕
    MEDINA, Crystal appointed
    secretary
  4. 2026-03-02
    ➖
    ODERMATT, Cheryl Ann resigned
    secretary
  5. 2025-08-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-10-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-03-13
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2024-03-13
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2024-03-13
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2023-07-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-06-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-07-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-08-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-07-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-03-11
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  16. 2019-03-11
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  17. 2019-03-11
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  18. 2018-08-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  19. 2018-05-24
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  20. 2016-03-01
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ADEPT FASTENERS UK LIMITED
  21. 2016-03-01
    ➕
    BOCKING, Sarah Lindsay appointed
    director
  22. 2016-03-01
    ➕
    LIST, Don Bruce appointed
    director
  23. 2016-03-01
    ➕
    YOUNG, Gary Michael appointed
    director
  24. 2016-03-01
    ➕
    ODERMATT, Cheryl Ann appointed
    secretary

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 71 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 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

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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Gary Michael Young
Individual · American · DOB 06/1957 · age 69
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
Mr Don Bruce List
Individual · American · DOB 04/1955 · age 71
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2016-03-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46140 — SIC 46140

Registered office

3rd Floor Paternoster House
65 St Paul's Churchyard
London
EC4M 8AB
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-14
Last: 2026-02-28

Officers (4 active · 1 resigned)

MEDINA, Crystal→
secretary · appointed 2026-03-02
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Active
BOCKING, Sarah Lindsay→
director · ~48y · appointed 2016-03-01
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Active
LIST, Don Bruce→
director · ~71y · appointed 2016-03-01
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Active
YOUNG, Gary Michael→
director · ~69y · appointed 2016-03-01
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Active
ODERMATT, Cheryl Ann→
secretary · appointed 2016-03-01 · resigned 2026-03-02
Resigned

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Recent filings (31 total)

appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2026-03-12
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2026-03-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-08-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-10-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-13
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-03-13
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-03-13
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-03-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-07-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-06-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-07-15