ADMIN&CO LTD

🌿Early-stageactive
15529404 · ltd · incorporated 2024-02-28
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
year to Feb 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
66/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other activities of employment placement agencies
Sector: Administrative & support services
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 82110Combined office administrative service activities
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 66/100 (strong), bankability 60/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (67/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 2 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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
6 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
66/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
50
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-02-28
Average employees100

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
2
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (8 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-01-07
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2025-06-14
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  4. 2025-05-20
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  5. 2024-02-28
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    Company incorporated
    As ADMIN&CO LTD
  6. 2024-02-28
    MARTINEZ BARRIOS, Alberto appointed
    secretary
  7. 2024-02-28
    MARTINEZ BARRIOS, Alberto appointed
    director
  8. 2024-02-28
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

95/100
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 age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Young company: Only 2.3 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-03-13

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Alberto Martinez Barrios
Individual · Colombian · DOB 10/1953 · age 73
board controlboard control · trust interest · firm interest28/02/2024

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
Incorporated2024-02-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC78109 — Other activities of employment placement agencies

Registered office

11 Hanover Court 11 Hanover Court
London
SW15 5JQ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-03-13OVERDUE
Last: 2025-02-27

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

MARTINEZ BARRIOS, Alberto
secretary · appointed 2024-02-28
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Active
MARTINEZ BARRIOS, Alberto
director · ~73y · appointed 2024-02-28
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Active

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Recent filings (6 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-02-04
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-01-07
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-06-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-11
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-05-20
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2024-02-28