ADPAX MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
NI037063 · ltd · incorporated 1999-10-06
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 63-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 63). 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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (59/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
75 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-04
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  2. 2024-08-05
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  3. 2023-05-11
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  4. 2022-09-15
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  5. 2021-03-23
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  6. 2020-06-16
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  7. 2019-06-20
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  8. 2018-08-03
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  9. 2017-08-02
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  10. 2017-01-07
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    gazette · DISS40
  11. 2016-12-27
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    gazette · GAZ1
  12. 2016-08-03
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2015-12-23
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  14. 2015-12-22
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  15. 2015-12-18
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    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2015-05-11
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    LOUGHRAN, Brendan resigned
    secretary
  17. 2015-05-11
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    LOUGHRAN, Brendan resigned
    director
  18. 2000-01-01
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    MCALLISTER, Michael Joseph appointed
    director
  19. 2000-01-01
    ➕
    LOUGHRAN, Brendan appointed
    director
  20. 2000-01-01
    ➖
    WORTHINGTON, Cecilia Mary resigned
    director
  21. 1999-10-06
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    Company incorporated
    As ADPAX MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED
  22. 1999-10-06
    ➕
    LOUGHRAN, Brendan appointed
    secretary
  23. 1999-10-06
    ➕
    WORTHINGTON, Cecilia Mary appointed
    director

Owner dependency

93/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 26 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

95/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 26 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 27 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean
No 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Maria Teresa Mcallister
Individual · Northern Irish · DOB 05/1963 · age 63
50–75%
50–75%50-75% shares · 50-75% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1999-10-06
Jurisdictionnorthern-ireland
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

The Diamond Centre
Market Street
Magherafelt
County Londonderry
BT45 6ED

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-18
Last: 2025-10-04

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

MCALLISTER, Michael Joseph→
director · ~63y · appointed 2000-01-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LOUGHRAN, Brendan→
secretary · appointed 1999-10-06 · resigned 2015-05-11
Resigned
LOUGHRAN, Brendan→
director · ~69y · appointed 2000-01-01 · resigned 2015-05-11
Resigned
WORTHINGTON, Cecilia Mary→
director · ~67y · appointed 1999-10-06 · resigned 2000-01-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (75 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-10
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accounts · AA
2025-08-04
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-06-16
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-10-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-06-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2018-10-25