A.D.S. GRAPHICS LIMITED

📉Decliningactive
02233870 · ltd · incorporated 1988-03-22
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.
Opportunity decay
drifting distress · 6-months
Drifting toward distress — expect more negotiability in 3–6 months, but also more friction.
  • · Lifecycle stage drifting downward
  • · Currently "declining"
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to May 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 18129
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 32990Other manufacturing n.e.c.
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: leverage-led grower with exceptional profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 57/100. 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: strategic trade sale (78/100).

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Refinance opportunity

5 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 24.3y

35/100
too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

  • · Oldest live charge is 24.3 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 (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
5 charges (5/5 with lender, 5/5 with type)
90
Directors & officers
10 officers (5 active, 10 linked, 7 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
121 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.

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Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Profitable
Profit before tax £302,544

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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£0£0£0£0£0£0May 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Profit before tax£302.5k£561.8k
Average employees18717900

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (35 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
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  3. 2024-02-29
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    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-10-25
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    second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
    confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
  5. 2023-03-06
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    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-02-27
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  7. 2022-03-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-04-06
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    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-03-03
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    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-01-15
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    officers · TM01
  11. 2019-10-21
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  12. 2019-08-01
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    mortgage · MR04
  13. 2019-08-01
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    Charge satisfied #4
  14. 2019-04-08
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    PATTERSON, Rudolph David resigned
    director
  15. 2019-03-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-group
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-02-26
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  17. 2017-02-27
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    accounts · AA
  18. 2017-02-09
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    officers · AP01
  19. 2017-02-01
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    PRESTON, Simon William appointed
    director
  20. 2017-01-31
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    TINDALL, Christopher John resigned
    director
  21. 2014-11-12
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    Charge registered #6
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  22. 2008-07-01
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    THATCHER, Barbara appointed
    director
  23. 2006-11-30
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    Charge registered #5
    Lender: Rbs Invoice Finance Limited
  24. 2005-04-01
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    WILLIAMS, Tamsyn appointed
    director
  25. 2003-12-10
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Yorkshire Bank PLC
  26. 2003-11-14
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  27. 2002-12-07
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    PATTERSON, Edna May resigned
    director
  28. 2002-01-25
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  29. 1997-12-04
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    PATTERSON, David Hugh appointed
    secretary
  30. 1997-12-04
    ➖
    DAVIES, Bernard Rex resigned
    secretary
  31. 1994-10-12
    ➕
    PATTERSON, David Hugh appointed
    director
  32. 1994-10-12
    ➕
    TINDALL, Christopher John appointed
    director
  33. 1994-06-20
    ➖
    BROWN, Francis Edwrd resigned
    secretary
  34. 1994-06-20
    ➕
    DAVIES, Bernard Rex appointed
    secretary
  35. 1988-03-22
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    Company incorporated
    As A.D.S. GRAPHICS LIMITED

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 32 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

70/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 32 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 38 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.)

Group structure

Ads Group Holdings Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Ads Group Holdings Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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A.D.S. GRAPHICS LIMITED
This company · 02233870

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ads Group Holdings Ltd
Corporate entity
75–100%
—75-100% shares24/02/2023
Mr David Hugh Patterson
Individual · British · DOB 09/1965 · age 61
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Rudoplh David Pattersonceased 08/04/2019· 50-75% shares

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1988-03-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC18129 — SIC 18129

Registered office

3-4 Apex Court Bassendale Road
Wirral International Business
Park Bromborough
Wirral
CH62 3RE

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-19
Last: 2025-10-05

Officers (5 active · 5 resigned)

PATTERSON, David Hugh→
secretary · appointed 1997-12-04
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Active
PATTERSON, David Hugh→
director · ~61y · appointed 1994-10-12
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Active
PRESTON, Simon William→
director · ~53y · appointed 2017-02-01
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Active
THATCHER, Barbara→
director · ~56y · appointed 2008-07-01
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Active
WILLIAMS, Tamsyn→
director · ~52y · appointed 2005-04-01
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Active
BROWN, Francis Edwrd→
secretary · resigned 1994-06-20
Resigned
DAVIES, Bernard Rex→
secretary · appointed 1994-06-20 · resigned 1997-12-04
Resigned
PATTERSON, Edna May→
director · ~91y · resigned 2002-12-07
Resigned
PATTERSON, Rudolph David→
director · ~95y · resigned 2019-04-08
Resigned
TINDALL, Christopher John→
director · ~76y · appointed 1994-10-12 · resigned 2017-01-31
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

5
Total charges
4
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:5 of 5 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property12/11/2014—
outstanding
NatWest Group
Rbs Invoice Finance Limited
Fixed and floating charge1 property30/11/2006—
satisfied
Virgin Money
Yorkshire Bank PLC
Chattel mortgage1 property10/12/200301/08/2019
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Debenture1 property14/11/2003—
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property25/01/2002—
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Recent filings (121 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-29
second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2023-10-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2023-03-06
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2023-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2021-04-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2020-03-03