ADOGRAND RESOURCES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04537643 · ltd · incorporated 2002-09-17
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 Sept 2024
Net worth
£30
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Non-trading company
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Dormant / non-trading with a 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 71). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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
6 officers (4 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
68 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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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 · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £30

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£30
~ YoY
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
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£0£6£12£18£24£30Sept 2023Sept 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-09-302023-09-30
Total assets£30£30
Debtors£30£30
Net assets£30£30

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
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-09-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-06-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-06-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-01-08
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  7. 2021-01-05
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  8. 2020-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-12-11
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  10. 2019-12-10
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  11. 2019-06-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-07-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-08-18
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2016-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2003-12-03
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    BUTLER, Nigel Peter appointed
    secretary
  17. 2003-12-03
    ➕
    BUTLER, Nigel Peter appointed
    director
  18. 2002-12-03
    ➕
    BUTLER, Christopher Martin appointed
    director
  19. 2002-12-03
    ➕
    BUTLER, Simon Peter appointed
    director
  20. 2002-12-03
    ➖
    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  21. 2002-12-03
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    COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  22. 2002-09-17
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    Company incorporated
    As ADOGRAND RESOURCES LIMITED
  23. 2002-09-17
    ➕
    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 2002-09-17
    ➕
    COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    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
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

90/100
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 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • 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

3 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Christopher Martin Butler
Individual · British · DOB 05/1957 · age 69
25–50%
—25-50% shares01/09/2016
Mr Nigel Peter Butler
Individual · English · DOB 05/1955 · age 71
25–50%
—25-50% shares01/09/2016
Mr Simon Peter Butler
Individual · British · DOB 10/1967 · age 59
25–50%
—25-50% shares01/09/2016

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
Incorporated2002-09-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company

Registered office

Parkside Works Otley Road
Guiseley
Leeds
LS20 8BH

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-01
Last: 2025-09-17

Officers (4 active · 2 resigned)

BUTLER, Nigel Peter→
secretary · appointed 2003-12-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BUTLER, Christopher Martin→
director · ~69y · appointed 2002-12-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BUTLER, Nigel Peter→
director · ~71y · appointed 2003-12-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BUTLER, Simon Peter→
director · ~59y · appointed 2002-12-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-09-17 · resigned 2002-12-03
Resigned
COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-09-17 · resigned 2002-12-03
Resigned

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Recent filings (68 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-07-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-09-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-09-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-06-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-23
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2021-01-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-07
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2021-01-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-09-30
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2019-12-11