ADDPOST LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
04197775 · ltd · incorporated 2001-04-10
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Construction of roads and motorways
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 70). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (55/100)

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
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
67 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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-03
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  2. 2026-01-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-11-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-03-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-07-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-06-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-07-14
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AAMD
  8. 2020-12-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-05-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-07-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-05-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-06-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-04-11
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    annual-return · AR01
  14. 2016-04-11
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    capital · SH01
  15. 2015-12-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2001-06-15
    ➕
    FRIEDER, Jennifer Carole appointed
    secretary
  17. 2001-06-15
    ➕
    FRIEDER, Marcus Collins appointed
    director
  18. 2001-06-15
    ➖
    LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  19. 2001-06-15
    ➖
    LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  20. 2001-04-10
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    Company incorporated
    As ADDPOST LIMITED
  21. 2001-04-10
    ➕
    LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 2001-04-10
    ➕
    LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

100/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

100/100
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 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 25 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

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Marcus Collins Frieder
Individual · British · DOB 03/1956 · age 70
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting10/04/2017

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
Incorporated2001-04-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC42110 — Construction of roads and motorways

Registered office

Honeypot Cottage
Highlanes
Croxton
Staffordshire
ST21 6QB

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-24
Last: 2026-04-10

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

FRIEDER, Jennifer Carole→
secretary · appointed 2001-06-15
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Active
FRIEDER, Marcus Collins→
director · ~70y · appointed 2001-06-15
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Active
LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2001-04-10 · resigned 2001-06-15
Resigned
LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2001-04-10 · resigned 2001-06-15
Resigned

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Recent filings (67 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-13
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-03-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-11
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2021-07-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-05-04