ADAMS (MOTHERWELL) PROPERTIES LIMITED

🏛️Establishedactive
SC690768 · ltd · incorporated 2021-03-01
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 Jul 2025
Net worth
£-72.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Buying and selling of own real estate
Sector: Real estate
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 68209Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 2 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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
14 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £72,549
Cash YoY
+144%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£8k
↑ 144% YoY
Net Worth
-£73k
↓ 14% YoY
Current Assets
£28k
↑ 708% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£73k-£52k-£32k-£12k£8k£28kJul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Total assets£-72.5k£-63.4k
Current assets£27.8k£3.4k
Cash£8.4k£3.4k
Debtors£19.4k—
Net assets£-72.5k£-63.4k

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-02-28
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  4. 2025-02-28
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  5. 2025-02-28
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2024-04-04
    ➖
    ADAMS, Janette Carole resigned
    secretary
  7. 2024-04-04
    ➖
    ADAMS, Janette Carole resigned
    director
  8. 2024-01-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-04-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-03-02
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  11. 2021-03-01
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ADAMS (MOTHERWELL) PROPERTIES LIMITED
  12. 2021-03-01
    ➕
    ADAMS, Craig Andrew appointed
    director
  13. 2021-03-01
    ➕
    ADAMS, Stuart John appointed
    director
  14. 2021-03-01
    ➕
    ADAMS, Janette Carole appointed
    secretary
  15. 2021-03-01
    ➕
    ADAMS, Janette Carole appointed
    director
  16. 2021-03-01
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

81/100
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 "ADAMS" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

36/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS
  • 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Craig Andrew Adams
Individual · British · DOB 05/1977 · age 49
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control01/03/2021
Mr Stuart John Adams
Individual · British · DOB 06/1979 · age 47
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control01/03/2021
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Janette Carole Adamsceased 01/04/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2021-03-01
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68100 — Buying and selling of own real estate

Registered office

161 Manse Road
Motherwell
Lanarkshire
ML1 2PS
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-10
Last: 2026-02-24

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

ADAMS, Craig Andrew→
director · ~49y · appointed 2021-03-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ADAMS, Stuart John→
director · ~47y · appointed 2021-03-01
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Active
ADAMS, Janette Carole→
secretary · appointed 2021-03-01 · resigned 2024-04-04
Resigned
ADAMS, Janette Carole→
director · ~74y · appointed 2021-03-01 · resigned 2024-04-04
Resigned

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Recent filings (14 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-04
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-02-28
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-02-28
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-19
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2021-03-02
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2021-03-01