ADFIL LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
03270532 · ltd · incorporated 1996-10-29
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 25.7y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46130
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 59). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 25.7y
65/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 25.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 28/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: high (84/100)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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
43 officers (4 active, 43 linked, 35 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
23 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
195 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
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
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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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 5 | 600 |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (108 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-28📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-12-31➖GUIMBAL, Frederic Bernard Robert resigneddirector
- 2025-12-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2025-12-16📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-12-15➖CHALDECOTT, Michael Strickland resigneddirector
- 2025-11-04📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-10-08➕O’SULLIVAN, Dean appointeddirector
- 2025-09-18📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-09-17➖BERNARD, Thierry Pierre resigneddirector
- 2025-07-08📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-07-01➕CHALDECOTT, Michael Strickland appointeddirector
- 2024-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-28📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-08-02📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2024-08-02📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-01-31📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-01-12📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2024-01-12📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-01-12📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-01-12📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-01-12📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-01-12📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-01-12📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-12-13➕KEEN, Richard appointedsecretary
- 2023-12-13➕CAMMACK, Nicholas James appointeddirector
- 2023-12-13➕FAMY, Charlotte appointeddirector
- 2023-12-13➕BERNARD, Thierry Pierre appointeddirector
- 2023-12-13➖DE RYCKE, Timothy resigneddirector
- 2023-12-13➖DEBLAUWE, Christof resigneddirector
- 2023-12-13➕GUIMBAL, Frederic Bernard Robert appointeddirector
- 2023-12-13➖WINTERS, Tom resigneddirector
- 2023-09-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-31📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-04-30➖MITCHELL, Mark resigneddirector
- 2022-06-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2020-07-01➕MITCHELL, Mark appointeddirector
- 2019-07-01➕DE RYCKE, Timothy appointeddirector
- 2019-07-01➕DEBLAUWE, Christof appointeddirector
- 2019-07-01➖O'GORMAN, Simon John resigneddirector
- 2019-07-01➖WATT, Andrew Michael resigneddirector
- 2019-07-01➕WINTERS, Tom appointeddirector
- 2019-06-13➖PERCIVAL, Erika Britt resignedsecretary
- 2018-06-19➕PERCIVAL, Erika Britt appointedsecretary
- 2018-06-19➖SQUIRE PATTON BOGGS SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2018-03-13➕O'GORMAN, Simon John appointeddirector
- 2018-02-28➖RYAN, Neil Anthony resigneddirector
- 2018-02-22➖CEULEMANS, Filip Amelia Franciscus resigneddirector
- 2018-01-02➖DRAY, Simon John resigneddirector
- 2018-01-02➕WATT, Andrew Michael appointeddirector
- 2016-07-06➕RYAN, Neil Anthony appointeddirector
Showing most recent 50 of 108 events
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
40/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
Red flags
1 med ·3 director resignations in last 12 months
mediumMultiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.
Evidence: BERNARD, Thierry Pierre resigned 2025-09-17; CHALDECOTT, Michael Strickland resigned 2025-12-15; GUIMBAL, Frederic Bernard Robert resigned 2025-12-31
Group structure
Compagnie De Saint-Gobain is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Compagnie De Saint-Gobain
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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ADFIL LIMITED
This company · 03270532
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Compagnie De Saint-Gobain Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 13/12/2023 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Christof Deblauweceased 13/12/2023· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
- Lcm Construction Products Limitedceased 01/07/2019· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting
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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AAT TRADE LIMITED→ 15754520 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
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| AK WORLD TRADEHUB LTD→ 16451991 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| AL-SHANWANI TRADING IMPORT AND EXPORT LTD→ 16964974 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ALAYNA COSMETICS AND BEAUTY LIMITED→ 11213390 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| ALISHA DESIGNER LIMITED→ 12198378 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| ALL DAY STORE TOBACCO LTD→ 16813137 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ALL PURPOSE CLEANING AND CATERING SUPPLIES LTD→ 03713077 · est 1999 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 27y | — | — |
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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
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
Incorporated1996-10-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46130 — SIC 46130
Registered office
Saint-Gobain House East Leake
Loughborough
Leicestershire
LE12 6JU
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-05
Last: 2026-03-22
Officers (4 active · 39 resigned)
Active
CAMMACK, Nicholas James→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2023-12-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
FAMY, Charlotte→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2023-12-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
O’SULLIVAN, Dean→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2025-10-08
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BARKER, Jack→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1996-10-30 · resigned 1997-02-26
CARTER, David William→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1997-02-26 · resigned 2004-12-07
DWYER, Daniel John→
Resignednominee-secretary · appointed 1996-10-29 · resigned 1996-10-30
MORRIS, David Charles→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2007-04-03 · resigned 2009-03-09
PERCIVAL, Erika Britt→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2018-06-19 · resigned 2019-06-13
WHALLEY, Amanda→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2004-12-07 · resigned 2007-04-03
SQUIRE PATTON BOGGS SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2009-03-09 · resigned 2018-06-19
ANDERSON, Henrik Juul→
Resigneddirector · ~63y · appointed 1997-03-10 · resigned 1997-08-27
BARKER, Jack→
Resigneddirector · ~94y · appointed 1996-10-30 · resigned 1997-02-26
BERNARD, Thierry Pierre→
Resigneddirector · ~58y · appointed 2023-12-13 · resigned 2025-09-17
BUNDGAARD, Borge→
Resigneddirector · ~80y · appointed 1998-11-24 · resigned 2000-11-11
CARTER, David William→
Resigneddirector · ~61y · appointed 2000-11-11 · resigned 2006-12-01
CEULEMANS, Filip Amelia Franciscus→
Resigneddirector · ~54y · appointed 2015-03-13 · resigned 2018-02-22
CHALDECOTT, Michael Strickland→
Resigneddirector · ~66y · appointed 2025-07-01 · resigned 2025-12-15
DE RYCKE, Timothy→
Resigneddirector · ~52y · appointed 2019-07-01 · resigned 2023-12-13
DEBLAUWE, Christof→
Resigneddirector · ~47y · appointed 2019-07-01 · resigned 2023-12-13
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 13/11/2000 | 17/12/2004 | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Charge of securities (UK) | 1 property | 13/11/2000 | 17/12/2004 |
Recent filings (195 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-23
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-12-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-16
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-11-04
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-09-18
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-07-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-09-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-08-28
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2024-08-02
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-08-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-22
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-01-31
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2024-01-12