A & D BODYSHOP LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04435663 · ltd · incorporated 2002-05-10
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Aug 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45200
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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
7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 3 with DOB)
79
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
77 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Aug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31
Average employees6600

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-05-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-05-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-05-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-05-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-05-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-04-28
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2021-04-28
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2020-08-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-07-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-05-31
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  12. 2018-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-05-11
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2018-05-11
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2017-05-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-05-11
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  17. 2004-10-12
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    FARRELL, Andrew James appointed
    secretary
  18. 2004-10-12
    ➕
    FARRELL, Andrew James appointed
    director
  19. 2004-10-12
    ➕
    FARRELL, David Andrew appointed
    director
  20. 2004-10-12
    ➖
    FARRELL, Joan resigned
    secretary
  21. 2004-10-12
    ➖
    FARRELL, David Nigel resigned
    director
  22. 2002-05-24
    ➕
    FARRELL, Joan appointed
    secretary
  23. 2002-05-24
    ➖
    RWL REGISTRARS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 2002-05-24
    ➕
    FARRELL, David Nigel appointed
    director
  25. 2002-05-24
    ➖
    BONUSWORTH LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  26. 2002-05-10
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    Company incorporated
    As A & D BODYSHOP LIMITED
  27. 2002-05-10
    ➕
    RWL REGISTRARS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  28. 2002-05-10
    ➕
    BONUSWORTH LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

76/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

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.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • 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 24 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
Andrew James Farrell
Individual · British · DOB 06/1981 · age 45
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
David Andrew Farrell
Individual · British · DOB 07/1979 · age 47
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2002-05-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200

Registered office

Unit 1 Broughton Way
Widnes
Cheshire
WA8 8YX

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-30
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-24
Last: 2025-05-10

Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)

FARRELL, Andrew James→
secretary · appointed 2004-10-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FARRELL, Andrew James→
director · ~45y · appointed 2004-10-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FARRELL, David Andrew→
director · ~47y · appointed 2004-10-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FARRELL, Joan→
secretary · appointed 2002-05-24 · resigned 2004-10-12
Resigned
RWL REGISTRARS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-05-10 · resigned 2002-05-24
Resigned
FARRELL, David Nigel→
director · ~70y · appointed 2002-05-24 · resigned 2004-10-12
Resigned
BONUSWORTH LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-05-10 · resigned 2002-05-24
Resigned

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Recent filings (77 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-05-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-11
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-04-28
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-04-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-08-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-13