ADAPTOLATTE LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
14677547 · ltd · incorporated 2023-02-20
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 1.2y
50/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Newest facility, 1.2 years old — likely still in initial term.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (56/100)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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
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
13 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
5
filings
- • 2 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 capital
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (14 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-09📄capital-alter-shares-subdivisioncapital · SH02
- 2026-01-13📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-01-13📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-12-23📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2025-09-11📄accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AAMD
- 2025-08-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-04📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-04-04🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Juice Ventures Limited
- 2025-03-11📄second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP04CS01
- 2024-10-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-20🏢Company incorporatedAs ADAPTOLATTE LTD
- 2023-02-20➕ADDISON, Sean Hindley appointeddirector
- 2023-02-20➕LANE, Sophie appointeddirector
- 2023-02-20📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Miss Sophie Lane Individual · British · DOB 10/1993 · age 33 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 20/02/2023 |
Mr Sean Hindley Addison Individual · British · DOB 02/1994 · age 32 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 20/02/2023 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2023-02-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47910 — Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet
Registered office
16 Mclean Drive
Priorslee
Telford
TF2 9RT
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-05
Last: 2026-02-19
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
ADDISON, Sean Hindley→
Activedirector · ~32y · appointed 2023-02-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
LANE, Sophie→
Activedirector · ~33y · appointed 2023-02-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Juice Ventures Juice Ventures Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 04/04/2025 | — |
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Recent filings (13 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-21
capital-alter-shares-subdivision
capital · SH02
2026-02-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-01-13
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-01-13
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-12-23
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AAMD
2025-09-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-21
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-04-04
second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2025-03-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-03
confirmation-statement
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-04
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-02-20