ADDLESTONE ELECTRONICS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
00822762 · ltd · incorporated 1964-10-12
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 27510
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 53). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
5 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 50.0y
35/100
too messy
Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.
- · Oldest live charge is 50.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 35/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
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
75
Lenders & charges
5 charges (5/5 with lender, 5/5 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
104 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 1 | 100 |
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.
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
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-23📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-02-23📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-02-23📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-02-23📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-02-23📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-01-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2016-12-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2015-08-20➖BOXALL, William Kerr resigneddirector
- 2011-03-10➖BOXALL, Catherine Mary resignedsecretary
- 2006-10-10➕ANDERSON, James Alexander appointeddirector
- 2000-10-21🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2000-05-08🔒Charge registered #5Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2000-03-15➕ANDERSON, Catriona Fiona appointeddirector
- 2000-02-10🔓Charge satisfied #4
- 1998-05-08🔒Charge registered #4Lender: The Co-Operative Bank PLC
- 1998-05-08🔒Charge registered #3Lender: The Co-Operative Bank PLC
- 1998-05-02🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 1998-05-02🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 1984-01-05🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Coutts & Co.
- 1976-05-17🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Coutts & Co.
- 1964-10-12🏢Company incorporatedAs ADDLESTONE ELECTRONICS LIMITED
Owner dependency
76/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 26 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
66/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 26 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 62 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
1 med ·Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Catriona Fiona Anderson Individual · British · DOB 09/1974 · age 52 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mrs Catherine Mary Boxallceased 04/06/2020· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →🔒Advanced scoring suite
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1964-10-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC27510 — SIC 27510
Registered office
Springfields
Church Lane
Bisley, Woking
Surrey
GU24 9EA
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-07
Last: 2026-02-21
Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
ANDERSON, Catriona Fiona→
Activedirector · ~52y · appointed 2000-03-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ANDERSON, James Alexander→
Activedirector · ~53y · appointed 2006-10-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BOXALL, Catherine Mary→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 2011-03-10
BOXALL, William Kerr→
Resigneddirector · ~97y · resigned 2015-08-20
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
5
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:5 of 5 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Charge of deposit | 1 property | 08/05/2000 | — | |
| satisfied | Co-operative Bank The Co-Operative Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 08/05/1998 | 10/02/2000 | |
| satisfied | Co-operative Bank The Co-Operative Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 08/05/1998 | 21/10/2000 | |
| satisfied | NatWest Group Coutts & Co. | Mortgage debenture | 1 property | 05/01/1984 | 02/05/1998 | |
| satisfied | NatWest Group Coutts & Co. | Mortgage debenture | 1 property | 17/05/1976 | 02/05/1998 |
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Recent filings (104 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-14
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-02-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-23
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-02-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-02-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-02-23
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-02-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-04