ADAPTIVE PROCESS SOLUTIONS LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
SC689486 · ltd · incorporated 2021-02-17
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 Feb 2025
Net worth
£-66.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -88% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (6 active, 6 linked, 6 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
0 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
31 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredNegative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £66,814
Net assets shrinking
Down £600,711 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 88% YoY
Cash YoY
-88%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£27k
↓ 88% YoY
Net Worth
-£67k
↓ 113% YoY
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-02-28 | 2024-02-29 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash | £27.1k | £228.5k |
| Net assets | £-66.8k | £533.9k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
3 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-15📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-05-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-27📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-10-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-06📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC08
- 2024-03-05📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-03-05📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-11-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-25📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-02-23📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-02-23📄capital-alter-shares-subdivisioncapital · SH02
- 2023-02-23📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2023-02-23📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-02-22📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2023-02-22📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2023-02-22📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2023-02-17➕REID, John appointeddirector
- 2023-02-17➕WALKER, David Andrew appointeddirector
- 2023-02-17📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-02-17📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-02-07📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-08-02📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2022-02-22➕MARSHALL, Robert Brian appointeddirector
- 2022-02-22➕MUIR, James Peter appointeddirector
- 2022-02-22➕WURPEL, Franciscus Johannes appointeddirector
- 2021-02-17🏢Company incorporatedAs ADAPTIVE PROCESS SOLUTIONS LTD
- 2021-02-17➕MCALISTER, Paul Randal Neil appointeddirector
Owner dependency
55/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- -6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
50/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2021-02-17
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
6 & 7 Queens Terrace
Aberdeen
AB10 1XL
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-02
Last: 2026-02-16
Officers (6 active · 0 resigned)
MARSHALL, Robert Brian→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2022-02-22
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MCALISTER, Paul Randal Neil→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2021-02-17
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MUIR, James Peter→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 2022-02-22
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Active
WALKER, David Andrew→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2023-02-17
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WURPEL, Franciscus Johannes→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 2022-02-22
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Recent filings (31 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-25
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-09-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-02-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-06
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
2024-03-06
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-03-05
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-03-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-21
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-10-25
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-02-23
capital-alter-shares-subdivision
capital · SH02
2023-02-23
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2023-02-23