ADD INDUSTRIES LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
04712012 · ltd · incorporated 2003-03-26
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£247.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Repair of machinery
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 33200SIC 33200
- 74909Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (77/100)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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
63 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
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 declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £247,198
Cash YoY
-0%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£115k
~ YoY
Net Worth
£247k
↑ 49% YoY
Current Assets
£340k
↑ 73% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £251.9k | £167.9k |
| Current assets | £340.2k | £196.6k |
| Cash | £115.5k | £115.9k |
| Debtors | £98.6k | £45.8k |
| Net assets | £247.2k | £166.0k |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-11📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-12-11📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-07-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-16📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-08-16📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-08-03➕IRESON, Jacob Michael appointeddirector
- 2024-08-01➕HOOPER, Lisa Mary appointeddirector
- 2024-07-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-27➖GEAKE, Sylvia Joyce resignedsecretary
- 2023-06-27➖GEAKE, Andrew John resigneddirector
- 2023-06-27📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-06-27📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2023-05-24📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-04-17📄capital-alter-shares-subdivisioncapital · SH02
- 2023-04-05📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-03-29📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2022-12-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-20📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-04-19📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-04-06➕HOOPER, Mike John appointeddirector
- 2021-09-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2003-03-26🏢Company incorporatedAs ADD INDUSTRIES LIMITED
- 2003-03-26➕GEAKE, Sylvia Joyce appointedsecretary
- 2003-03-26➕GEAKE, Andrew John appointeddirector
Owner dependency
66/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Red flags
cleanNo 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 · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Lisa Mary Hooper Individual · British · DOB 06/1974 · age 52 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 09/12/2025 |
Mike John Hooper Individual · British · DOB 10/1964 · age 62 | 25–50% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 31/03/2022 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Andrew John Geakeceased 15/03/2023· 75-100% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2003-03-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC33120 — Repair of machinery
Registered office
The Multi Tech Centre Pool Business Park
Dudnance Lane
Pool
Redruth
TR15 3QW
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-09
Last: 2026-03-26
Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)
HOOPER, Lisa Mary→
Activedirector · ~52y · appointed 2024-08-01
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HOOPER, Mike John→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2022-04-06
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IRESON, Jacob Michael→
Activedirector · ~32y · appointed 2024-08-03
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GEAKE, Sylvia Joyce→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2003-03-26 · resigned 2023-06-27
GEAKE, Andrew John→
Resigneddirector · ~83y · appointed 2003-03-26 · resigned 2023-06-27
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Recent filings (63 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-08
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-12-11
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-12-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-02
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-08-16
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-08-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-20
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-06-27
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-06-27
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-05-24
capital-alter-shares-subdivision
capital · SH02
2023-04-17
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-04-05