ADAMS ROOT LIMITED
🌿Early-stageactive
15367566 · ltd · incorporated 2023-12-22
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
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Accounting and auditing activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 69202Bookkeeping activities
- 69203Tax consultancy
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 0.8y
50/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Newest facility, 0.8 years old — likely still in initial term.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 23/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: high (82/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Company profile
address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 7 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
30 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-29 |
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| Average employees | 700 | 500 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 officers
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 officers
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 officers
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (36 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-19📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-05-18➕STRONG, Martin Andrew Charles appointeddirector
- 2026-01-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-10-20📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-10-20📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-10-06📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-09-26➖ROOT, Peter John resigneddirector
- 2025-08-13📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2025-08-12📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2025-08-11📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-08-07🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
- 2025-01-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-22➕BRYANT, Matthew Justin appointeddirector
- 2024-10-22📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-05-22📄capital-alter-shares-consolidationcapital · SH02
- 2024-05-20📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2024-05-20📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2024-05-20📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-05-15📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2024-04-29➖LLOYD, Sian Wyn resigneddirector
- 2024-04-29➖OWENS, Julian Spencer resigneddirector
- 2024-04-29📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-04-29📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-04-29📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-04-29📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-04-29📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-03-15📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2024-03-15📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-02-12➕LLOYD, Sian Wyn appointeddirector
- 2024-02-12➕OWENS, Julian Spencer appointeddirector
- 2024-01-04➖LLOYD, Sian Wyn resigneddirector
- 2024-01-04➖OWENS, Julien Spencer resigneddirector
- 2023-12-22🏢Company incorporatedAs ADAMS ROOT LIMITED
- 2023-12-22➕LLOYD, Sian Wyn appointeddirector
- 2023-12-22➕OWENS, Julien Spencer appointeddirector
- 2023-12-22➕ROOT, Peter John appointeddirector
Owner dependency
63/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Young company: Only 2.4 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
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
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Matthew Justin Bryant Individual · British · DOB 02/1971 · age 55 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 30/09/2025 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Peter John Rootceased 30/09/2025· 75-100% shares
- Ara (Bristol) Limitedceased 29/04/2024· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACHIEVING COMPLIANCE LIMITED→ 11754725 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| ACOUSTA - FIL MANAGEMENT LIMITED→ 03957423 · est 2000 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 26y | — | — |
| ACP MANAGEMENT CONSULTANTS LIMITED→ 06652755 · est 2008 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 17y | — | — |
| ACQUISITIONS SYNDICATE (CRL) 2020 LIMITED→ 12509785 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| ACTIVE CSD LTD→ 16080109 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
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| ADAM HARRIS ARB LIMITED→ 15413469 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| ADAM HOUSE (UK) LIMITED→ 06414208 · est 2007 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 18y | — | — |
| ADAMS TAXI HIRE LIMITED→ 14882444 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2023-12-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC69201 — Accounting and auditing activities
Registered office
86 Shirehampton Road
Bristol
BS9 2DR
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-29
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-03
Last: 2025-10-20
Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)
BRYANT, Matthew Justin→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2024-10-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
STRONG, Martin Andrew Charles→
Activedirector · ~43y · appointed 2026-05-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
LLOYD, Sian Wyn→
Resigneddirector · ~42y · appointed 2024-02-12 · resigned 2024-04-29
LLOYD, Sian Wyn→
Resigneddirector · ~42y · appointed 2023-12-22 · resigned 2024-01-04
OWENS, Julian Spencer→
Resigneddirector · ~55y · appointed 2024-02-12 · resigned 2024-04-29
OWENS, Julien Spencer→
Resigneddirector · ~55y · appointed 2023-12-22 · resigned 2024-01-04
ROOT, Peter John→
Resigneddirector · ~67y · appointed 2023-12-22 · resigned 2025-09-26
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc UK Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 07/08/2025 | — |
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Recent filings (30 total)
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-05-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-20
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-10-20
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-10-20
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-10-06
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-08-13
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-08-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-11
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-08-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-26
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-10-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-23
capital-alter-shares-consolidation
capital · SH02
2024-05-22
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2024-05-20