ADHOC CONSULTING LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

04233012 · ltd · incorporated 2001-06-12

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

—

year to Apr 2025

Net worth

£7.7k

book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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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 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 67). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

63 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £7,670

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£8k

↑ 2.9% YoY

Current Assets

£13k

↓ 14% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-04-30	2024-04-30
Total assets	£7.7k	£7.5k
Current assets	£12.9k	£15.1k
Net assets	£7.7k	£7.5k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand

2025-10-28
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accounts · AA
2024-11-27
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accounts · AA
2024-01-24
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accounts · AA
2023-01-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-02-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2020-01-04
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-01-10
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2017-12-06
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2017-01-04
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2016-07-20
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2015-12-06
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2015-07-08
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annual-return · AR01
2015-01-14
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accounts · AA
2014-08-13
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annual-return · AR01
2014-08-13
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officers · CH01
2014-07-01
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JEFFRIES, Tracy Ann appointed
director
2014-04-24
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JEFFRIES, Jonathan David appointed
director
2014-04-24
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JEFFRIES, Tracy Ann resigned
director
2001-06-12
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Company incorporated
As ADHOC CONSULTING LIMITED
2001-06-12
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JEFFRIES, Jonathan David appointed
secretary
2001-06-12
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YORK PLACE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2001-06-12
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YORK PLACE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2001-06-12
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JEFFRIES, Tracy Ann appointed
director
2001-06-12
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YORK PLACE COMPANY NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director
2001-06-12
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YORK PLACE COMPANY NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

81/100

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.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

79/100

Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 years.
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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Jonathan David Jeffries Individual · British · DOB 07/1959 · age 67	50–75%	—	50-75% shares	06/04/2016
Mrs Tracy Ann Jeffries Individual · British · DOB 08/1961 · age 65	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated2001-06-12

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

241 Fleminghouse Lane,

Almondbury, Huddersfield

West Yorkshire

HD5 8TY

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-01-31

Last made up to: 2025-04-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-06-26

Last: 2025-06-12

Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)

JEFFRIES, Jonathan David→

secretary · appointed 2001-06-12

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Active

JEFFRIES, Jonathan David→

director · ~67y · appointed 2014-04-24

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Active

JEFFRIES, Tracy Ann→

director · ~65y · appointed 2014-07-01

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Active

YORK PLACE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2001-06-12 · resigned 2001-06-12

Resigned

JEFFRIES, Tracy Ann→

director · ~65y · appointed 2001-06-12 · resigned 2014-04-24

Resigned

YORK PLACE COMPANY NOMINEES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2001-06-12 · resigned 2001-06-12

Resigned

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