ADL PROPERTIES LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
01456575 · ltd · incorporated 1979-10-24
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 Oct 2025
Net worth
£562.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Non-trading company
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: dormant / non-trading with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 57/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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
7 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 46.5y
35/100
too messy
Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.
- · Oldest live charge is 46.5 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: high (81/100)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
7 charges (7/7 with lender, 7/7 with type)
90
Directors & officers
11 officers (2 active, 11 linked, 8 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
120 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £562,682
Cash YoY
+20%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£171k
↑ 20% YoY
Net Worth
£563k
↑ 2.6% YoY
Current Assets
£171k
↑ 19% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-10-31 | 2024-10-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £710.7k | £696.6k |
| Current assets | £170.7k | £143.8k |
| Cash | £170.7k | £142.3k |
| Debtors | — | £1.5k |
| Net assets | £562.7k | £548.5k |
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
2
filings
- • 1 officers
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 officers
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (46 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-06📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-05-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-12-23📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-12-23📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-12-19➕GOODEN, David appointeddirector
- 2025-12-01➖GOODEN, Maureen Carol resigneddirector
- 2025-09-09📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-09-08📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-06-18📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-01-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-05📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-06-05📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-12-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-07📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-10-07📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2022-09-01➖GOODEN, Sydney resignedsecretary
- 2022-09-01➕GOODEN, Maureen Carol appointeddirector
- 2022-01-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-07-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-04-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2012-10-29🔓Charge satisfied #7
- 2007-04-25➕GOODEN, Lindley appointeddirector
- 2007-04-25➖GOODEN, Karen resignedsecretary
- 2007-04-25➕GOODEN, Sydney appointedsecretary
- 2007-04-25➖GOODEN, Maureen Carol resigneddirector
- 2007-04-25➖GOODEN, Sydney resigneddirector
- 2005-08-01➕GOODEN, Maureen Carol appointeddirector
- 2002-06-01➖GOODEN, David resigneddirector
- 2002-06-01➕GOODEN, Sydney appointeddirector
- 2000-02-01➕GOODEN, Karen appointedsecretary
- 2000-02-01➖GOODEN, Maureen Carol resignedsecretary
- 2000-02-01➖GOODEN, Maureen Carol resigneddirector
- 2000-02-01➖GOODEN, Sydney resigneddirector
- 1992-07-23🔓Charge satisfied #5
- 1992-07-23🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 1992-06-25🔒Charge registered #7Lender: Northern Rock Building Society
- 1991-12-31➕GOODEN, David appointeddirector
- 1985-10-24🔒Charge registered #6Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 1981-10-21🔒Charge registered #5Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 1980-07-29🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 1980-07-29🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 1979-12-14🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 1979-12-14🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Barclays Bank LTD
- 1979-10-24🏢Company incorporatedAs ADL PROPERTIES 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 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
49/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
- 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Lindley Gooden Individual · British · DOB 08/1970 · age 56 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A & F FOSTER HOLDINGS LIMITED→ 14177636 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| ABDEVA LIMITED→ 12198999 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| ABOUND AEROSPACE LIMITED→ 15991051 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| ACCOUNTANCY HOLDINGS LIMITED→ 15407124 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| ACHAK LIMITED→ 12278881 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| ACUMEN LOGISTICS GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED→ 12939562 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| ADB HOLDCO LTD→ 16139488 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| ADSJ REAL ESTATE LIMITED→ 14068890 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| ADUR HOLDINGS LTD→ 16194978 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| ADZEPA LIMITED→ 15734778 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| AEROTRANS LIMITED→ 02676661 · est 1992 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 34y | — | — |
| AES GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED→ 12359287 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
7 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
Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1979-10-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company
Registered office
155 Wellingborough Road
Rushden
Northamptonshire
NN10 9TB
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-31
Last made up to: 2025-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-01
Last: 2025-12-18
Officers (2 active · 9 resigned)
GOODEN, David→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2025-12-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
GOODEN, Lindley→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2007-04-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
GOODEN, Karen→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2000-02-01 · resigned 2007-04-25
GOODEN, Maureen Carol→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 2000-02-01
GOODEN, Sydney→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2007-04-25 · resigned 2022-09-01
GOODEN, David→
Resigneddirector · ~56y · appointed 1991-12-31 · resigned 2002-06-01
GOODEN, Maureen Carol→
Resigneddirector · ~89y · appointed 2022-09-01 · resigned 2025-12-01
GOODEN, Maureen Carol→
Resigneddirector · ~89y · appointed 2005-08-01 · resigned 2007-04-25
GOODEN, Maureen Carol→
Resigneddirector · ~89y · resigned 2000-02-01
GOODEN, Sydney→
Resigneddirector · ~98y · appointed 2002-06-01 · resigned 2007-04-25
GOODEN, Sydney→
Resigneddirector · ~98y · resigned 2000-02-01
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Mortgages & charges
7
Total charges
4
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:7 of 7 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Northern Rock Building Society | Mortgage debenture | 2 properties | 25/06/1992 | 29/10/2012 | |
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 24/10/1985 | — | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Legal charge | 2 properties | 21/10/1981 | 23/07/1992 | |
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 29/07/1980 | — | |
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 29/07/1980 | — | |
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 14/12/1979 | — | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank LTD | Debenture | 1 property | 14/12/1979 | 23/07/1992 |
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Recent filings (120 total)
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-05-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-05-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-12-23
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-09-09
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-09-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-06-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-19
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-06-05
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-06-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-03