A D (CUMBRIA) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04579655 · ltd · incorporated 2002-11-01
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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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Architectural activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 69). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
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
62 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
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-05-16
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  2. 2024-08-28
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-11-01
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2023-11-01
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  5. 2023-06-08
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    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-08-26
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    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-06-29
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  8. 2020-11-16
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  9. 2019-05-24
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  10. 2018-07-19
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  11. 2017-04-25
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  12. 2016-05-12
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  13. 2015-11-06
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  14. 2015-06-17
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  15. 2014-11-04
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    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2002-11-30
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    WATT, Christine Anne appointed
    director
  17. 2002-11-01
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    Company incorporated
    As A D (CUMBRIA) LIMITED
  18. 2002-11-01
    ➕
    WATT, Christine Anne appointed
    secretary
  19. 2002-11-01
    ➕
    BEATTIE, Glen James appointed
    director
  20. 2002-11-01
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    BRITANNIA COMPANY FORMATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  21. 2002-11-01
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    BRITANNIA COMPANY FORMATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 2002-11-01
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    DEANSGATE COMPANY FORMATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  23. 2002-11-01
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    DEANSGATE COMPANY FORMATIONS LIMITED resigned
    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
  • +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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

86/100
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 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • 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 23 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
Ms Christine Anne Watt
Individual · British · DOB 09/1957 · age 69
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mr Glen James Beattie
Individual · British · DOB 12/1964 · age 62
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
Incorporated2002-11-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC71111 — Architectural activities

Registered office

Unit 7 Europe Way
Cockermouth
Cumbria
CA13 0RJ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-15
Last: 2025-11-01

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

WATT, Christine Anne→
secretary · appointed 2002-11-01
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Active
BEATTIE, Glen James→
director · ~62y · appointed 2002-11-01
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Active
WATT, Christine Anne→
director · ~69y · appointed 2002-11-30
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Active
BRITANNIA COMPANY FORMATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-11-01 · resigned 2002-11-01
Resigned
DEANSGATE COMPANY FORMATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-11-01 · resigned 2002-11-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (62 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-05-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-08-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-01
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-11-01
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-11-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-06-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-08-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-06-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2020-11-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-02
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-11-05