A D T SYSTEMS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

02807519 · ltd · incorporated 1993-04-07

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

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 18.4y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Mar 2024

Net worth

£1.13M

book net assets

Opportunity

83/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Information technology consultancy activities

Sector: Information & communication

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 18.4y

65/100

clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

· Oldest live charge is 18.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (69/100)

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

1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)

Directors & officers

10 officers (5 active, 10 linked, 5 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

98 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

83/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £1,134,139

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£938k

Net Worth

£1.1m

Current Assets

£1.3m

Current Liabilities

—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2024-03-31
Total assets	£1.14M
Current assets	£1.27M
Cash	£938.5k
Debtors	£243.2k
Net assets	£1.13M

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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

• 1 resolution
• 1 capital
• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 resolution
• 1 capital
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (35 events)Click to expand

2026-04-20
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2026-04-20
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capital-alter-shares-subdivision
capital · SH02
2025-10-07
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-07-25
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-04-14
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-03-19
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-03-19
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-08-06
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-05-13
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capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2023-08-15
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-05-12
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capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2022-11-09
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capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2022-09-29
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2022-09-29
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2022-08-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-06-01
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EADY, Julia Danielle appointed
director
2022-06-01
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-09-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2020-09-14
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2013-05-03
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EADY, Julia Danielle appointed
secretary
2013-05-03
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EADY, Angela resigned
secretary
2010-07-01
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LAGANA, Stephen appointed
director
2008-01-22
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
1995-06-01
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EADY, Angela appointed
secretary
1995-05-31
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PEARS, Amanda Jayne resigned
secretary
1995-05-31
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PEARS, Amanda Jayne resigned
director
1995-04-07
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EADY, David John appointed
director
1993-04-07
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Company incorporated
As A D T SYSTEMS LIMITED
1993-04-07
➕
EADY, Angela appointed
director
1993-04-07
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PEARS, Amanda Jayne appointed
secretary
1993-04-07
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CO FORM (SECRETARIES) LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
1993-04-07
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CO FORM (SECRETARIES) LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
1993-04-07
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PEARS, Amanda Jayne appointed
director
1993-04-07
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CO FORM (NOMINEES) LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director
1993-04-07
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CO FORM (NOMINEES) LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

73/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

-4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 33 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

40/100

Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS

primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — EADY, Julia Danielle (same surname) appointed 2022-06-01. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 33 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 33 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

3 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Ms Angela Eady Individual · British · DOB 11/1957 · age 69	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	31/08/2019
David John Eady Individual · British · DOB 03/1957 · age 69	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	06/04/2016
Stephen Philip Lagana Individual · British · DOB 12/1981 · age 45	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated1993-04-07

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC62020 — Information technology consultancy activities

Registered office

Liberty House

South Liberty Lane

Bristol

BS3 2ST

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-04-14

Last: 2026-03-31