ADDSTONE (UK) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
03895579 · ltd · incorporated 1999-12-16
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
£105.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46130
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 86-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 86). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
8 officers (4 active, 8 linked, 4 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
84 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 £105,071
Net assets shrinking
Down £35,944 YoY
Cash YoY
+18%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£185k
↑ 18% YoY
Net Worth
£105k
↓ 25% YoY
Current Assets
£193k
↑ 12% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£39k£77k£116k£154k£193kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£106.0k£141.8k
Current assets£192.6k£171.5k
Cash£185.4k£156.6k
Debtors£947£1.3k
Net assets£105.1k£141.0k

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-17
    ➕
    ADAMS, James Norman appointed
    secretary
  2. 2025-09-17
    ➖
    ADAMS, Helen Rosemary resigned
    secretary
  3. 2025-09-17
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  4. 2025-09-17
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  5. 2025-03-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-06-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-09-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-03-21
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  9. 2023-03-21
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  10. 2023-02-22
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  11. 2023-02-22
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  12. 2023-02-20
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    capital-cancellation-shares
    capital · SH06
  13. 2023-02-20
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    capital-return-purchase-own-shares
    capital · SH03
  14. 2022-06-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2021-06-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2020-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-09-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2019-01-04
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    capital-return-purchase-own-shares
    capital · SH03
  19. 2001-05-04
    ➕
    ADAMS, James Norman appointed
    director
  20. 2001-05-01
    ➕
    ADAMS, Helen Rosemary appointed
    director
  21. 2001-05-01
    ➕
    ADAMS, Helen Rosemary appointed
    secretary
  22. 2001-05-01
    ➖
    HUGHES, Hilary resigned
    secretary
  23. 1999-12-16
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ADDSTONE (UK) LIMITED
  24. 1999-12-16
    ➕
    ADAMS, Joseph Andrew appointed
    director
  25. 1999-12-16
    ➕
    HUGHES, Hilary appointed
    secretary
  26. 1999-12-16
    ➕
    THOMAS, Howard appointed
    nominee-secretary
  27. 1999-12-16
    ➖
    THOMAS, Howard resigned
    nominee-secretary
  28. 1999-12-16
    ➕
    TESTER, William Andrew Joseph appointed
    nominee-director
  29. 1999-12-16
    ➖
    TESTER, William Andrew Joseph resigned
    nominee-director

Owner dependency

83/100
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
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 26 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 86 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100
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 86 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 26 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • 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.)

Group structure

Dancing Octopus Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Dancing Octopus Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
⬇
ADDSTONE (UK) LIMITED
This company · 03895579

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Dancing Octopus Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control15/02/2023
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr James Norman Adamsceased 15/02/2023· 75-100% shares · 75-100% 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
Incorporated1999-12-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46130 — SIC 46130

Registered office

4 Westover Drive
Stone
Staffordshire
ST15 8TT

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-04
Last: 2026-03-21

Officers (4 active · 4 resigned)

ADAMS, James Norman→
secretary · appointed 2025-09-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ADAMS, Helen Rosemary→
director · ~86y · appointed 2001-05-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ADAMS, James Norman→
director · ~59y · appointed 2001-05-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ADAMS, Joseph Andrew→
director · ~86y · appointed 1999-12-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ADAMS, Helen Rosemary→
secretary · appointed 2001-05-01 · resigned 2025-09-17
Resigned
HUGHES, Hilary→
secretary · appointed 1999-12-16 · resigned 2001-05-01
Resigned
THOMAS, Howard→
nominee-secretary · appointed 1999-12-16 · resigned 1999-12-16
Resigned
TESTER, William Andrew Joseph→
nominee-director · ~64y · appointed 1999-12-16 · resigned 1999-12-16
Resigned

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Recent filings (84 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-03
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2025-09-17
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-09-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-21
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2023-03-21
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-03-21
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-02-22
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-02-22
capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2023-02-20
capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2023-02-20