ADDEV MATERIALS UK LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

03288952 · ltd · incorporated 1996-12-06

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 26.1y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

77/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Activities of head offices

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

7 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 26.1y

70/100

ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

· Oldest live charge is 26.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
· Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (60/100)

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

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

7 charges (7/7 with lender, 7/7 with type)

Directors & officers

12 officers (5 active, 12 linked, 11 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

9 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

120 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

77/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 accounts
• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (50 events)Click to expand

2026-06-05
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-14
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replacement-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
officers · RP01AP01
2025-06-18
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-10
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-03
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-10-17
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-19
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-12-16
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WADDELL, Robert appointed
director
2022-10-05
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-05-17
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-05-17
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-04-11
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TYRRELL, Judy Anne appointed
director
2022-04-11
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ROBINS, Nicholas Calamada resigned
director
2021-12-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2021-05-05
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-05-01
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YATES, Graham Richard resigned
director
2021-01-11
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-01-08
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COMMELIN, Olivier resigned
director
2020-12-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-11
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2020-12-11
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withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2020-01-10
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change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2019-12-17
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auditors-resignation-company
auditors · AUD
2019-04-15
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Charge satisfied #4
2019-04-04
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DUVANEL, Julien appointed
director
2019-04-04
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NADOBNY, Pascal appointed
director
2019-04-04
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ROWBOTHAM, James Carmichael appointed
director
2019-04-04
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COMMELIN, Olivier appointed
director
2019-04-04
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SWAYNE, Anthony Edwin Thomas resigned
director
2019-04-04
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WARDE, Geoffrey Colin resigned
director
2019-01-11
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Charge satisfied #5
2018-01-01
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SWAYNE, Anthony Edwin Thomas resigned
secretary
2017-03-23
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ROBINS, Nicholas Calamada appointed
director
2015-05-15
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Charge registered #7
Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
2014-11-19
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Charge registered #6
Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
2011-08-27
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Charge satisfied #3
2011-08-27
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Charge satisfied #2
2011-08-27
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Charge satisfied #1
2011-01-24
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Charge registered #5
Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
2011-01-21
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Charge registered #4
Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
2004-08-05
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Charge registered #3
Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
2002-09-20
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
2000-07-15
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HOBBS, Jeffrey Jacques resigned
director
2000-04-28
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HOBBS, Jeffrey Jacques appointed
director
2000-04-28
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WARDE, Geoffrey Colin appointed
director
2000-04-28
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
1996-12-06
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Company incorporated
As ADDEV MATERIALS UK LIMITED
1996-12-06
➕
SWAYNE, Anthony Edwin Thomas appointed
secretary
1996-12-06
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SWAYNE, Anthony Edwin Thomas appointed
director
1996-12-06
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YATES, Graham Richard appointed
director

Owner dependency

55/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS

-5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 30 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

1 med ·

Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern

medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Group structure

Addev Materials Sas is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Addev Materials Sas

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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ADDEV MATERIALS UK LIMITED

This company · 03288952

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
Addev Materials Sas Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	04/04/2019

2 historic (ceased) PSCs

Mr Graham Richard Yatesceased 04/04/2019· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
Anthony Edwin Thomas Swayneceased 04/04/2019· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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

Incorporated1996-12-06

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC70100 — Activities of head offices

Registered office

Towngate House

2-8 Parkstone Road

Poole

Dorset

BH15 2PW

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-09-30

Last made up to: 2025-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-12-20

Last: 2025-12-06