ADAPA ADVISORY LIMITED
Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Key financials
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 2 | 200 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
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Corporate timeline (13 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-24📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-07-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-01📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2020-02-03📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2019-12-17📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2019-11-05🏢Company incorporatedAs ADAPA ADVISORY LIMITED
- 2019-11-05➕BARNSDALE, Richard appointeddirector
- 2019-11-05➕KERNS, Mark Shaunessy appointeddirector
- 2019-11-05📄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.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.
- +No director turnover: Company is 7 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Mark Shaunessy Kerns Individual · British · DOB 05/1960 · age 66 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 05/11/2019 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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