ADEPTIVE (UK) HOLDINGS LIMITED

🏛️Establishedactive
12986583 · ltd · incorporated 2020-10-30
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 Apr 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
67/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of insurance agents and brokers
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 67/100 (strong), bankability 55/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (48/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (4 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
19 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
67/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
50
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Apr 2023Apr 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-04-302023-04-30
Average employees400400

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

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

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • 2 gazette
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 2 gazette
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-01
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  2. 2026-03-31
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  3. 2025-11-03
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2025-10-30
    BRIGHT, Jeffery John resigned
    director
  5. 2025-01-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-01-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-03-23
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-01-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-06-01
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2021-06-01
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2020-11-11
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2020-11-05
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  13. 2020-11-04
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  14. 2020-10-30
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ADEPTIVE (UK) HOLDINGS LIMITED
  15. 2020-10-30
    DOVER, James William appointed
    secretary
  16. 2020-10-30
    BORGONON, Richard Eric appointed
    director
  17. 2020-10-30
    DOVER, James William appointed
    director
  18. 2020-10-30
    GREAVES, Alice Elizabeth appointed
    director
  19. 2020-10-30
    BRIGHT, Jeffery John appointed
    director
  20. 2020-10-30
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  21. 2020-10-30
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

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

60/100
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.

Red flags

1 high ·
Accounts overdue
high

Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-01-31

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Jeffrey John Bright
Individual · British · DOB 03/1972 · age 54
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting30/10/2020
Mr James William Dover
Individual · British · DOB 04/1973 · age 53
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting30/10/2020

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
Incorporated2020-10-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC66220 — Activities of insurance agents and brokers

Registered office

2nd Floor 168 Shoreditch High Street
London
E1 6RA
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-01-31OVERDUE
Last made up to: 2024-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-12
Last: 2025-10-29

Officers (4 active · 1 resigned)

DOVER, James William
secretary · appointed 2020-10-30
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Active
BORGONON, Richard Eric
director · ~71y · appointed 2020-10-30
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Active
DOVER, James William
director · ~53y · appointed 2020-10-30
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Active
GREAVES, Alice Elizabeth
director · ~39y · appointed 2020-10-30
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Active
BRIGHT, Jeffery John
director · ~54y · appointed 2020-10-30 · resigned 2025-10-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (19 total)

gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2026-04-01
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-03
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-11-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-22
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-06-01
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-06-01
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-11-11