AADUS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04453455 · ltd · incorporated 2002-06-02
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 May 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Information technology consultancy activities
Sector: Information & communication
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 62090Other information technology service activities
  • 70229Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 59). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (70/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 2 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
61 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.

Key financials

1 year 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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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-05-31
Average employees200

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 miscellaneous
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-01-12
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    legacy
    miscellaneous · RP01PSC01
  3. 2024-11-07
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  4. 2024-08-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-08-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-01-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-08-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-11-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-08-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-08-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-07-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-07-24
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  13. 2017-07-24
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  14. 2016-08-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-06-30
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2015-08-30
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  17. 2002-11-28
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    MATTHEWS, David Simon appointed
    secretary
  18. 2002-11-28
    ➕
    MATTHEWS, David Simon appointed
    director
  19. 2002-11-28
    ➕
    MATTHEWS, Sonal appointed
    director
  20. 2002-11-28
    ➖
    1ST CERT FORMATIONS LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  21. 2002-11-28
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    1ST CERT FORMATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  22. 2002-11-28
    ➖
    REPORTACTION LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  23. 2002-06-02
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    Company incorporated
    As AADUS LIMITED
  24. 2002-06-02
    ➕
    1ST CERT FORMATIONS LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 2002-06-02
    ➕
    1ST CERT FORMATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  26. 2002-06-02
    ➕
    REPORTACTION LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

84/100
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 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

76/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 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
Mrs Sonal Matthews
Individual · British · DOB 06/1968 · age 58
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control06/04/2016
Mr David Simon Matthews
Individual · British · DOB 11/1967 · age 59
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2002-06-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62020 — Information technology consultancy activities

Registered office

7 Fieldhead Road
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 2NJ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-16
Last: 2025-06-02

Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)

MATTHEWS, David Simon→
secretary · appointed 2002-11-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MATTHEWS, David Simon→
director · ~59y · appointed 2002-11-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MATTHEWS, Sonal→
director · ~58y · appointed 2002-11-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
1ST CERT FORMATIONS LTD→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-06-02 · resigned 2002-11-28
Resigned
1ST CERT FORMATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-06-02 · resigned 2002-11-28
Resigned
REPORTACTION LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-06-02 · resigned 2002-11-28
Resigned

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Recent filings (61 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-02-01
legacy
miscellaneous · RP01PSC01
2026-01-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-13
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2024-11-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-01-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-08-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-08-31