ADAMS PLASTERING LIMITED

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14578730 · ltd · incorporated 2023-01-09
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£45.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Plastering
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 70/100 (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 (69/100)

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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
9 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £45,532

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£43k
Net Worth
£46k
Current Assets
£91k
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-31
Total assets£45.5k
Current assets£91.4k
Cash£43.2k
Debtors£48.2k
Net assets£45.5k

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (8 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-02
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2025-01-02
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AAMD
  4. 2024-09-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-02-18
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  6. 2023-01-09
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ADAMS PLASTERING LIMITED
  7. 2023-01-09
    ADAMS, Jamie Paul appointed
    director
  8. 2023-01-09
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

90/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "ADAMS" — strong identity link between founder and business.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Jamie Paul Adams
Individual · British · DOB 11/1989 · age 37
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control09/01/2023

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
Incorporated2023-01-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43310 — Plastering

Registered office

5 Westleigh Road
Glen Parva
Leicester
LE2 9TP
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-22
Last: 2026-01-08

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

ADAMS, Jamie Paul
director · ~37y · appointed 2023-01-09
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Recent filings (9 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-02
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-02-02
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2025-01-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-21
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2024-02-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-18
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-01-09