ADJ SURFACING & CONSULTANCY LIMITED
Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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 | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £1.23M | £1.02M |
| Current assets | £2.86M | £2.20M |
| Cash | £1.62M | £1.39M |
| Debtors | £1.14M | £745.3k |
| Net assets | £1.08M | £944.8k |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-18📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-02-18📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-02-18📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2025-02-18📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2024-09-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-27📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-11-27📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-09-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-13📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2021-04-15📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-04-15📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-03-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-31📄second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP04CS01
- 2020-06-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-04-03➕GRAHAM, James Patrick appointeddirector
- 2018-04-03➖MARSHALL, Peter Andrew resigneddirector
- 2018-01-25➕MARSHALL, Declan John appointeddirector
- 2017-11-30🏢Company incorporatedAs ADJ SURFACING & CONSULTANCY LIMITED
- 2017-11-30➕MARSHALL, Peter Andrew appointeddirector
Owner dependency
Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
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
cleanGroup structure
2 corporate shareholders identified. Group structure is distributed.
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
D Marshall Investments Limited Corporate entity | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 15/12/2019 |
Nixon Investment Holdings Limited Corporate entity | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 15/12/2019 |
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr James Grahamceased 15/12/2019· significant influence
- Mr Declan John Marshallceased 15/12/2019· significant influence
- Mr Peter Andrew Marshallceased 03/04/2018· 75-100% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
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