ADEPT NDT & WELD INSPECTION LTD
Opportunity 72/100 (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: strategic trade sale (63/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £434.5k | £277.4k |
| Current assets | £394.7k | £289.4k |
| Cash | £110.1k | £52.1k |
| Debtors | £284.6k | £237.3k |
| Net assets | £294.6k | £214.9k |
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 (20 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-26📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-02-26📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-02-26📄withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC09
- 2024-12-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-09📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2023-01-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-08-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-29📄accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AAMD
- 2019-05-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-20📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2019-03-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-03-05📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2019-02-20➕BROWN, Stephanie Elizabeth appointeddirector
- 2017-07-12🏢Company incorporatedAs ADEPT NDT & WELD INSPECTION LTD
- 2017-07-12➕BROWN, Stephanie Elizabeth appointedsecretary
- 2017-07-12➕BROWN, Craig Edward Spencer appointeddirector
- 2017-07-12📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Craig Edward Spencer Brown Individual · British · DOB 04/1981 · age 45 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 24/10/2019 |
Mrs Stephanie Elizabeth Brown Individual · British · DOB 06/1983 · age 43 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 24/10/2019 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
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