ADAMS BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT LTD
- 82990Other business support service activities n.e.c.
- 85600Educational support services
Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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 · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-02-28 | 2024-02-28 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £2.4k | £2.2k |
| Current assets | £780 | £650 |
| Net assets | £2.4k | £2.2k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Corporate timeline (8 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-15📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2024-05-14📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2023-11-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-23🏢Company incorporatedAs ADAMS BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT LTD
- 2022-02-23➕GOUT, Usama, Dr appointeddirector
- 2022-02-23📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Dr Usama Gout Individual · British · DOB 10/1976 · age 50 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 23/02/2022 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Similar companies
Active · Professional services · SE postcode area| Company | Est. value | Turnover | Net worth | Staff | Age | Opp | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACCOUNTING FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT LIMITED→ 06886715 · est 2009 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 16y | — | — |
| ACCURAC LIMITED→ 01600738 · est 1981 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 44y | — | — |
| ACERO CONSULTING LIMITED→ 07486766 · est 2011 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 15y | — | — |
| ACLAÍ LTD→ 16629283 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ACX UK LTD→ 13615291 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| ADAM HOLLOWAY ARCHITECTS LIMITED→ 10171679 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| ADAMANTIUM LEGAL LIMITED→ 09800101 · est 2015 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
| ADAMSONS CITY ACCOUNTANTS LTD→ 11550295 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| ADAPTAA LTD→ 10375190 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| ADAPTIS LIMITED→ 03443186 · est 1997 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 28y | — | — |
| ADAPTIVE RESOURCES UK LTD→ 16994701 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ADB FMS LIMITED→ 10621859 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
Registered office
Filing status
Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.