ADDWINGS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
03300485 · ltd · incorporated 1997-01-09
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
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jan 2025
Net worth
£43.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Information technology consultancy activities
Sector: Information & communication
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 69201Accounting and auditing activities
  • 69202Bookkeeping activities
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 71). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
76 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £43,864

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£44k
↑ 17% YoY
Current Assets
£54k
↑ 16% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£11k£22k£32k£43k£54kJan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31
Total assets£43.9k£39.0k
Current assets£54.0k£46.6k
Net assets£43.9k£37.4k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-05-23
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2025-04-12
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2024-10-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-06-08
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  7. 2023-05-25
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2022-10-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-10-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-01-09
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  11. 2020-10-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-09-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-01-05
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  14. 2018-07-27
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2018-04-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2002-02-01
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    ZHANG, Song Ping appointed
    secretary
  17. 2002-01-31
    ➖
    LI, Lie Feng resigned
    secretary
  18. 1998-11-01
    ➕
    ZHANG, Song Ping appointed
    director
  19. 1997-01-09
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ADDWINGS LIMITED
  20. 1997-01-09
    ➕
    ZHANG, Huimin appointed
    director
  21. 1997-01-09
    ➕
    LI, Lie Feng appointed
    secretary
  22. 1997-01-09
    ➕
    ACCESS NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  23. 1997-01-09
    ➖
    ACCESS NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

91/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 29 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

96/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 29 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 29 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Huimin Zhang
Individual · British · DOB 07/1965 · age 61
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control07/06/2023
Mr Song Ping Zhang
Individual · British · DOB 07/1955 · age 71
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting01/01/2017
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Ms Huimin Emily Yeceased 08/01/2021· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated1997-01-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62020 — Information technology consultancy activities

Registered office

48 Layfield Crescent
London
NW4 3UL
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-03
Last: 2026-05-20

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

ZHANG, Song Ping→
secretary · appointed 2002-02-01
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Active
ZHANG, Huimin→
director · ~61y · appointed 1997-01-09
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Active
ZHANG, Song Ping→
director · ~71y · appointed 1998-11-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LI, Lie Feng→
secretary · appointed 1997-01-09 · resigned 2002-01-31
Resigned
ACCESS NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1997-01-09 · resigned 1997-01-09
Resigned

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Recent filings (76 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-05-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-04-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-28
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-06-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-05-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-15