ADC GROUP OF COMPANIES LTD

🌱Startupactive
16432351 · ltd · incorporated 2025-05-06
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
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
66/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 29201
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company. Reasonable fundamentals — worth a memo before deciding.

Opportunity 66/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. 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: low (54/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
14 filings on record
85
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
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
74
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
9
filings
  • 3 persons-with-significant-control
  • 3 officers
  • 2 address
Last 180 days
13
filings
  • 5 persons-with-significant-control
  • 5 officers
  • 2 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-20
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  2. 2026-04-20
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  3. 2026-04-20
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2026-04-20
    📄
    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  5. 2026-04-20
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2026-04-20
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  7. 2026-04-20
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  8. 2026-04-16
    SAGE, Djino appointed
    secretary
  9. 2026-04-16
    SAGE, Djino appointed
    director
  10. 2026-04-16
    THORNTON, Bryan Anthony resigned
    director
  11. 2026-04-09
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2026-02-06
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  13. 2026-02-06
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  14. 2026-02-05
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2026-02-05
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  16. 2026-02-04
    THORNTON, Bryan Anthony appointed
    director
  17. 2026-02-04
    THORNTON, Nuala Martine resigned
    director
  18. 2025-05-06
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ADC GROUP OF COMPANIES LTD
  19. 2025-05-06
    THORNTON, Nuala Martine appointed
    director
  20. 2025-05-06
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

80/100
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.
  • +Young company: Only 1.1 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

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

1 med · 1 low
2 director resignations in last 12 months
medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: THORNTON, Bryan Anthony resigned 2026-04-16; THORNTON, Nuala Martine resigned 2026-02-04

Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Djino Sage
Individual · British · DOB 09/1970 · age 56
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control16/04/2026
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Bryan Thorntonceased 16/04/2026· significant influence
  • Cfs Secretaries Limitedceased 16/04/2026· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
  • Mrs Nuala Martine Thorntonceased 04/02/2026· significant influence

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
Incorporated2025-05-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC29201 — SIC 29201

Registered office

140 Chelmer Crescent
London
IG11 0QA
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-06
Last made up to:
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-01
Last: 2026-04-17

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

SAGE, Djino
secretary · appointed 2026-04-16
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Active
SAGE, Djino
director · ~56y · appointed 2026-04-16
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Active
THORNTON, Bryan Anthony
director · ~71y · appointed 2026-02-04 · resigned 2026-04-16
Resigned
THORNTON, Nuala Martine
director · ~59y · appointed 2025-05-06 · resigned 2026-02-04
Resigned

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Recent filings (14 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-20
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-04-20
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-04-20
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-04-20
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2026-04-20
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-04-20
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-04-20
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-04-20
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-04-09
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-02-06
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-02-06
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-02-05
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-02-05
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2025-05-06