ADLIDS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
03293986 · ltd · incorporated 1996-12-18
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and tidy — no seller pressure yet. Approach only if an angle opens.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 29.3y old — refinance window within 12 months
What changed my view
Last 30 days
No material changes in the last 30 days.
Last 90 days
No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.
Last 180 days
No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.
🔒Estimated value
—
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Turnover
—
year to Apr 2026
Net worth
£1
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. 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: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 29.3y
65/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 29.3 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: high (87/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
3 years of iXBRL accounts extracted + narrative notes parsed
95
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (3 active, 8 linked, 5 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
8 connected companies via shared directors
69
Filing history
94 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
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
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £1
Very low cash
Cash position: £1
Cash YoY
+0%
Year on year
Key financials
3 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£1
~ YoY
Net Worth
£1
~ YoY
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2026-04-30 | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £1 | £1 | £1 |
| Cash | £1 | £1 | £1 |
| Net assets | £1 | £1 | £1 |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
8
filings
- • 3 officers
- • 2 gazette
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
- 2026-06-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2026-04-16📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-04-16📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-04-16📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-04-16📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2026-03-18📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2026-03-17📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2025-07-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-05📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-07-05📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-07-05📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-07-05📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-06-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-22➕BARTON, Gary Michael appointeddirector
- 2023-06-22➕HARRIS, Paul Michael appointeddirector
- 2023-06-22➕HYLAND, Jeremy Gavin appointeddirector
- 2023-06-22➖FRANCIS, Elizabeth Fiona resigneddirector
- 2022-09-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-23📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2019-09-10➕FRANCIS, Elizabeth Fiona appointeddirector
- 2019-09-10➖FRANCIS, Richard David resigneddirector
- 2016-07-04➖HUGHES, John Roderick resignedsecretary
- 1999-06-25➕HUGHES, John Roderick appointedsecretary
- 1999-06-25➖CRIPPS SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 1997-03-27🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 1996-12-18🏢Company incorporatedAs ADLIDS LIMITED
- 1996-12-18➕CRIPPS SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 1996-12-18➕FRANCIS, Richard David appointeddirector
- 1996-12-18➕CHH FORMATIONS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 1996-12-18➖CHH FORMATIONS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
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 58 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
50/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
- 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Spiral Packs (Holdings) Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Spiral Packs (Holdings) Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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ADLIDS LIMITED
This company · 03293986
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Spiral Packs (Holdings) Ltd Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
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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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.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1996-12-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999
Registered office
A4g Suite Nepicar House
London Road
Wrotham Heath
Kent
TN15 7RS
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2028-01-31
Last made up to: 2026-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-22
Last: 2025-12-08
Officers (3 active · 5 resigned)
BARTON, Gary Michael→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2023-06-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HARRIS, Paul Michael→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2023-06-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HYLAND, Jeremy Gavin→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2023-06-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HUGHES, John Roderick→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1999-06-25 · resigned 2016-07-04
CRIPPS SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 1996-12-18 · resigned 1999-06-25
FRANCIS, Elizabeth Fiona→
Resigneddirector · ~72y · appointed 2019-09-10 · resigned 2023-06-22
FRANCIS, Richard David→
Resigneddirector · ~73y · appointed 1996-12-18 · resigned 2019-09-10
CHH FORMATIONS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 1996-12-18 · resigned 1996-12-18
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Deed of adherence to a composite guarantee and debenture (the original debenture) dated 30TH april 1996 (the deed) | 1 property | 27/03/1997 | — |
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Recent filings (94 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-06-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-04-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-04-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-04-16
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-04-16
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2026-03-18
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-03-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-07-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-20
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-07-05
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-07-05
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-07-05