ADOPT AN INTERN LTD

🌳Matureactive

SC427612 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2012-07-04

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.

Why now

Window steady · low confidence

Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.

What changed my view

Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value

—

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Turnover

—

year to Mar 2025

Net worth

£-22.4k

book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (72/100)

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

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

7 officers (4 active, 7 linked, 6 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

5 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

41 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Negative net assets

Liabilities exceed assets by £22,368

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

-£22k

↓ 39% YoY

Current Assets

£12k

↓ 22% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Total assets	£-22.0k	£8.0k
Current assets	£12.4k	£16.0k
Net assets	£-22.4k	£-16.1k

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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand

2025-12-08
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-22
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-04-22
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2024-12-02
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-07
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-09
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-08-26
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2021-08-16
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2020-05-06
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-01-27
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statement-of-companys-objects
change-of-constitution · CC04
2020-01-27
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2019-07-06
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2018-11-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2018-01-12
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change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2017-11-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2017-05-08
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WYNNE-MCHARDY, Ruairidh resigned
director
2016-08-04
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WARREN, Judith resigned
secretary
2016-01-26
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MITCHELL, Gavin appointed
director
2016-01-26
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WYNNE-MCHARDY, Ruairidh appointed
director
2015-10-20
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HUNTER, Ewan resigned
director
2013-07-05
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WARREN, Judith appointed
secretary
2013-07-05
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HUNTER, Ewan appointed
director
2012-07-04
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Company incorporated
As ADOPT AN INTERN LTD
2012-07-04
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GREEN, Joanne appointed
director
2012-07-04
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LEWIS, Joy Suzanne appointed
director
2012-07-04
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SWEENEY, Stephen John Mackenzie appointed
director

Owner dependency

55/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

63/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
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.)

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated2012-07-04

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

C/O Digby Brown Llp Causewayside House

160 Causewayside

Edinburgh

EH9 1PH

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-07-18

Last: 2025-07-04

Officers (4 active · 3 resigned)

GREEN, Joanne→

director · ~60y · appointed 2012-07-04

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Active

LEWIS, Joy Suzanne→

director · ~66y · appointed 2012-07-04

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Active

MITCHELL, Gavin→

director · ~56y · appointed 2016-01-26

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Active

SWEENEY, Stephen John Mackenzie→

director · ~64y · appointed 2012-07-04

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Active

WARREN, Judith→

secretary · appointed 2013-07-05 · resigned 2016-08-04

Resigned

HUNTER, Ewan→

director · ~52y · appointed 2013-07-05 · resigned 2015-10-20

Resigned

WYNNE-MCHARDY, Ruairidh→

director · ~36y · appointed 2016-01-26 · resigned 2017-05-08

Resigned

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Recent filings (41 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2025-12-08

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-07-17

resolution

resolution · RESOLUTIONS

2025-04-22

memorandum-articles

incorporation · MA

2025-04-22

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2024-12-02

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-07-19

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-07-11

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2023-07-07

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2022-12-20

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-07-18

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2021-12-09

memorandum-articles

incorporation · MA

2021-08-26

resolution

resolution · RESOLUTIONS

2021-08-16

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2021-07-07

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2020-07-06