A D ADAM & SONS PROPERTY DEVELOPEMENT LTD

🏛️Establishedactive

SC645662 · ltd · incorporated 2019-10-29

Investment thesis

Unencumbered property vehicle — clean asset-backed target with refinance headroom.

Why interesting: Property-holding entity with no live charges; straightforward asset-backed case.

Why risky: Values depend on title and valuation; property-specific market exposure.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Oct 2024

Net worth

£66.4k

book net assets

Opportunity

76/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Development of building projects

Sector: Construction

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 68). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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

3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

14 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

76/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

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

Positive net assets

Net assets £66,395

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£78k

Net Worth

£66k

↑ 100% YoY

Current Assets

£79k

↑ 67% YoY

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2024-10-31	2023-10-31
Total assets	£66.5k	£33.2k
Current assets	£79.5k	£47.5k
Cash	£78.3k	—
Debtors	£1.2k	—
Net assets	£66.4k	£33.2k

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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (13 events)Click to expand

2025-10-31
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accounts · AA
2024-07-29
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accounts · AA
2023-07-30
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accounts · AA
2022-09-02
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accounts · AA
2021-07-29
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accounts · AA
2020-01-09
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officers · TM01
2020-01-09
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officers · CH01
2020-01-03
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ADAM, Luke Archibald Vanwettum resigned
director
2019-10-29
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Company incorporated
As A D ADAM & SONS PROPERTY DEVELOPEMENT LTD
2019-10-29
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ADAM, Archibald Donaldson appointed
director
2019-10-29
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BUCKHAM, Matthew Thomas appointed
director
2019-10-29
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ADAM, Luke Archibald Vanwettum appointed
director
2019-10-29
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incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

88/100

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

+Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
+Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "ADAM" — strong identity link between founder and business.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

56/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Archibald Donaldson Adam Individual · British · DOB 07/1958 · age 68	25–50%	25–50%	board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control	29/10/2019

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

Incorporated2019-10-29

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC41100 — Development of building projects

Registered office

Denbrae

Maud

Peterhead

AB42 5RR

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-07-31

Last made up to: 2024-10-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-11-11

Last: 2025-10-28

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

ADAM, Archibald Donaldson→

director · ~68y · appointed 2019-10-29

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Active

BUCKHAM, Matthew Thomas→

director · ~25y · appointed 2019-10-29

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Active

ADAM, Luke Archibald Vanwettum→

director · ~31y · appointed 2019-10-29 · resigned 2020-01-03

Resigned

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