ADHESIVE TECHNOLOGIES UK LIMITED

🌱Startupactive
15974363 · ltd · incorporated 2024-09-24
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Sept 2025
Net worth
£3
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 20520
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. 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 (65/100).

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
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
4 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £3
Very low cash
Cash position: £3

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£3
Net Worth
£3
Current Assets
£3
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-09-30
Total assets£3
Current assets£3
Cash£3
Net assets£3

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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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
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (7 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-27
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-27
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  3. 2024-09-24
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ADHESIVE TECHNOLOGIES UK LIMITED
  4. 2024-09-24
    CLIMPSON, Christopher Graham appointed
    director
  5. 2024-09-24
    CLIMPSON, Stuart Michael appointed
    director
  6. 2024-09-24
    MELENDY, Peter Sterling appointed
    director
  7. 2024-09-24
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

78/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 76 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
  • +Young company: Only 1.7 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 76 years old. Natural succession window is now.

Red flags

1 med ·
Name changed recently
medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2024-09-27: certificate-change-of-name-company

Shareholders & ownership

3 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Peter Sterling Melendy
Individual · American · DOB 04/1950 · age 76
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control24/09/2024
Mr Christopher Graham Climpson
Individual · British · DOB 12/1976 · age 50
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control24/09/2024
Mr Stuart Michael Climpson
Individual · British · DOB 04/1976 · age 50
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control24/09/2024

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
Incorporated2024-09-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC20520 — SIC 20520

Registered office

Unit 43-45 Passfield Business Centre
Lynchborough Rd
Liphook
Hampshire
GU30 7SB
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-07
Last: 2025-09-23

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

CLIMPSON, Christopher Graham
director · ~50y · appointed 2024-09-24
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Active
CLIMPSON, Stuart Michael
director · ~50y · appointed 2024-09-24
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Active
MELENDY, Peter Sterling
director · ~76y · appointed 2024-09-24
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Active

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Recent filings (4 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-04-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-06
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2024-09-27
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2024-09-24