A D D INFORMATION SERVICES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04155703 · ltd · incorporated 2001-02-07
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£11.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 75-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 75). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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, 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 (3 active, 8 linked, 5 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
89 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 · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £11,547
Cash YoY
+69%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£13k
↑ 69% YoY
Net Worth
£12k
↑ 292% YoY
Current Assets
£28k
↑ 51% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£6k£11k£17k£22k£28kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£25.3k£12.9k
Current assets£27.7k£18.3k
Cash£13.1k£7.8k
Debtors£10.8k£6.8k
Net assets£11.5k£2.9k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-30
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2025-12-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-05-30
    📍
    change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
    address · AD02
  5. 2023-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-12-30
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2022-12-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-03-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-04-24
    📍
    change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
    address · AD02
  12. 2018-12-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-02-09
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2018-01-22
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-03-20
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  16. 2014-05-20
    ➕
    O'DELL, Sharon appointed
    director
  17. 2014-01-19
    ➖
    SOLOMON, Brigit resigned
    director
  18. 2008-04-21
    ➖
    COOK, Jill resigned
    director
  19. 2004-04-22
    ➕
    MISSEN, Jennifer Ann appointed
    director
  20. 2004-04-01
    ➕
    SOLOMON, Brigit appointed
    director
  21. 2002-07-16
    ➕
    COOK, Jill appointed
    director
  22. 2002-07-06
    ➖
    GOULD, Malcolm Sydney, Dr resigned
    director
  23. 2001-08-11
    ➕
    BILBOW, Andrea Lesley appointed
    secretary
  24. 2001-02-07
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As A D D INFORMATION SERVICES LIMITED
  25. 2001-02-07
    ➕
    THEYDON SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 2001-02-07
    ➖
    THEYDON SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  27. 2001-02-07
    ➕
    GOULD, Malcolm Sydney, Dr appointed
    director
  28. 2001-02-07
    ➕
    THEYDON NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  29. 2001-02-07
    ➖
    THEYDON NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 75 — succession pressure is live.

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 75 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 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 25 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 Jennifer Ann Missen
Individual · British · DOB 05/1951 · age 75
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control06/04/2016
Sharon O'Dell
Individual · British · DOB 07/1966 · age 60
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2001-02-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

102a Watling Avenue
Edgware
HA8 0LN
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-03
Last: 2026-03-20

Officers (3 active · 5 resigned)

BILBOW, Andrea Lesley→
secretary · appointed 2001-08-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MISSEN, Jennifer Ann→
director · ~75y · appointed 2004-04-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
O'DELL, Sharon→
director · ~60y · appointed 2014-05-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
THEYDON SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2001-02-07 · resigned 2001-02-07
Resigned
COOK, Jill→
director · ~74y · appointed 2002-07-16 · resigned 2008-04-21
Resigned
GOULD, Malcolm Sydney, Dr→
director · ~101y · appointed 2001-02-07 · resigned 2002-07-06
Resigned
SOLOMON, Brigit→
director · ~74y · appointed 2004-04-01 · resigned 2014-01-19
Resigned
THEYDON NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2001-02-07 · resigned 2001-02-07
Resigned

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Recent filings (89 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-01
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-03-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-30
change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
address · AD02
2024-05-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-29