ADEPT PROJECT MANAGEMENT LIMITED

🏛️Establishedactive
11192802 · ltd · incorporated 2018-02-07
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 Jan 2026
Net worth
£5.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (70/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
25 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £5,167

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£5k
Current Assets
£5k
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2026-01-31
Total assets£5.2k
Current assets£5.4k
Net assets£5.2k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 gazette
  • • 1 dissolution
Last 180 days
5
filings
  • • 2 accounts
  • • 1 gazette
  • • 1 dissolution
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-07
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    gazette-notice-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ1(A)
  2. 2026-03-26
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    dissolution-application-strike-off-company
    dissolution · DS01
  3. 2026-03-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2026-02-10
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  5. 2025-07-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-05-30
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2024-05-30
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2024-05-30
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2024-05-30
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2024-05-30
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2024-05-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2023-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2022-06-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-06-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-07-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-06-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-02-07
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ADEPT PROJECT MANAGEMENT LIMITED
  18. 2018-02-07
    ➕
    CROTCH-HARVEY, Andrew David appointed
    director
  19. 2018-02-07
    ➕
    CROTCH-HARVEY, Shona appointed
    director
  20. 2018-02-07
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

86/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 8 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

56/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

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 Andrew David Crotch-Harvey
Individual · British · DOB 01/1961 · age 65
25–50%
—25-50% shares07/02/2018
Mrs Shona Crotch-Harvey
Individual · British · DOB 06/1961 · age 65
25–50%
—25-50% shares07/02/2018

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
Incorporated2018-02-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

Belmont Suite Paragon Business Park
Chorley New Road, Horwich
Bolton
BL6 6HG
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-10-31
Last made up to: 2026-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-20
Last: 2026-02-06

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

CROTCH-HARVEY, Andrew David→
director · ~65y · appointed 2018-02-07
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Active
CROTCH-HARVEY, Shona→
director · ~65y · appointed 2018-02-07
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Active

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Recent filings (25 total)

gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2026-04-07
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2026-03-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-12
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2026-02-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-10
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-05-30
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-05-30
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-05-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-05-30
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-05-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-30