ADDISON BRADLEY & CO. LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
01892269 · ltd · incorporated 1985-03-05
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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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of insurance agents and brokers
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 83-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 83). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (54/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
14 officers (2 active, 14 linked, 11 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
145 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (40 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-02-19
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2025-04-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-05-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-01-15
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2023-07-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-08-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-01-12
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    UMPLEBY, Janet Kim resigned
    director
  9. 2022-01-12
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2022-01-05
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  11. 2021-12-24
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    EL ZEIN, Mohamad Bachar appointed
    director
  12. 2021-06-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-03-23
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  14. 2020-12-08
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2020-12-08
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  16. 2020-09-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-09-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  18. 2019-03-06
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  19. 2018-10-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  20. 2016-11-04
    ➖
    KABBARA, Ibrahim resigned
    director
  21. 2016-11-04
    ➕
    UMPLEBY, Janet Kim appointed
    director
  22. 2016-01-05
    ➖
    BECHALANY, Emil Antoine resigned
    director
  23. 2015-09-01
    ➕
    KABBARA, Ibrahim appointed
    director
  24. 2015-04-01
    ➖
    ALHASAN, Bilal resigned
    secretary
  25. 2011-06-28
    ➕
    ALHASAN, Bilal appointed
    secretary
  26. 2010-12-28
    ➖
    HAMDAN, Karim Zouheir resigned
    director
  27. 2007-07-16
    ➖
    WESTBROOK, David Edwin resigned
    secretary
  28. 2007-07-16
    ➖
    WESTBROOK, David Edwin resigned
    director
  29. 2005-04-26
    ➕
    BECHALANY, Emil Antoine appointed
    director
  30. 2005-04-26
    ➕
    HAMDAN, Karim Zouheir appointed
    director
  31. 1995-04-30
    ➖
    MCROBBIE, John Alexandor resigned
    director
  32. 1994-07-01
    ➕
    MCROBBIE, John Alexandor appointed
    director
  33. 1993-12-28
    ➖
    BAKER, Lewis resigned
    director
  34. 1993-06-07
    ➕
    EL-ZEIN, Lutfi Fadel appointed
    director
  35. 1993-06-07
    ➖
    HADDAD, Victor resigned
    director
  36. 1993-06-07
    ➕
    WESTBROOK, David Edwin appointed
    director
  37. 1993-02-15
    ➖
    PETTMAN, Michael George resigned
    secretary
  38. 1993-02-15
    ➕
    WESTBROOK, David Edwin appointed
    secretary
  39. 1993-02-15
    ➖
    KARAOGLAN, Maurice resigned
    director
  40. 1985-03-05
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ADDISON BRADLEY & CO. LIMITED

Owner dependency

83/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 33 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 83 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

96/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 83 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 33 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 41 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

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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Lutfi Fadel El-Zein
Individual · Lebanese · DOB 06/1943 · age 83
50–75%
50–75%board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control08/04/2016

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
Incorporated1985-03-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC66220 — Activities of insurance agents and brokers

Registered office

The Universal Building Suite B 364 Kensington High Street
3rd Floor
London
W14 8NS
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-11
Last: 2025-12-28

Officers (2 active · 12 resigned)

EL ZEIN, Mohamad Bachar→
director · ~70y · appointed 2021-12-24
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Active
EL-ZEIN, Lutfi Fadel→
director · ~83y · appointed 1993-06-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ALHASAN, Bilal→
secretary · appointed 2011-06-28 · resigned 2015-04-01
Resigned
PETTMAN, Michael George→
secretary · resigned 1993-02-15
Resigned
WESTBROOK, David Edwin→
secretary · appointed 1993-02-15 · resigned 2007-07-16
Resigned
BAKER, Lewis→
director · ~85y · resigned 1993-12-28
Resigned
BECHALANY, Emil Antoine→
director · ~83y · appointed 2005-04-26 · resigned 2016-01-05
Resigned
HADDAD, Victor→
director · ~82y · resigned 1993-06-07
Resigned
HAMDAN, Karim Zouheir→
director · ~50y · appointed 2005-04-26 · resigned 2010-12-28
Resigned
KABBARA, Ibrahim→
director · ~51y · appointed 2015-09-01 · resigned 2016-11-04
Resigned
KARAOGLAN, Maurice→
director · ~97y · resigned 1993-02-15
Resigned
MCROBBIE, John Alexandor→
director · ~93y · appointed 1994-07-01 · resigned 1995-04-30
Resigned
UMPLEBY, Janet Kim→
director · ~62y · appointed 2016-11-04 · resigned 2022-01-12
Resigned
WESTBROOK, David Edwin→
director · ~95y · appointed 1993-06-07 · resigned 2007-07-16
Resigned

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Recent filings (145 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2026-04-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-04
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-02-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-04-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-05-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-01-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-07-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-08-09
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-01-12
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-01-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-06-10