A & D COMPUTERS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

04788888 · ltd · incorporated 2003-06-05

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.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 11.2y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Dec 2024

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

74/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Retail trade of motor vehicle parts and accessories

Sector: Wholesale & retail

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

46510Wholesale of computers, computer peripheral equipment and software

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 11.2y

70/100

ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

· Oldest live charge is 11.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
· Legal-friction score 20/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile

address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)

Directors & officers

16 officers (5 active, 16 linked, 12 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared

Director network

6 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

101 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

74/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2024-12-31	2023-12-31
Average employees	4400	3600

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 officers

Last 90 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 officers

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (51 events)Click to expand

2026-06-18
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-06-04
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ALLUM, Richard resigned
director
2025-09-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-04
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-11-27
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capital · SH08
2024-11-26
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capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
capital · SH10
2024-11-08
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-11-08
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-11-08
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-11-08
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-11-03
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2024-11-03
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-11-01
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KEMBER, Greig Michael, Mr. appointed
director
2024-11-01
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SINGLETON, Andrew appointed
director
2024-11-01
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ALLUM, Richard appointed
director
2024-11-01
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SANDERSON, Deborah resigned
director
2024-09-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-22
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change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2021-12-22
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-12-22
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address · AD01
2021-09-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-10
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2021-09-10
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2021-07-13
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Charge satisfied #1
2021-06-09
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Charge registered #2
Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
2021-02-01
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SANDERSON, Danial David Joseph appointed
director
2021-02-01
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SANDERSON, Dean James appointed
director
2019-04-04
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SANDERSON, David resigned
director
2016-01-31
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SANDERSON, Danial David Joseph resigned
director
2016-01-31
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SANDERSON, Dean James resigned
director
2015-12-24
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SANDERSON, Danial David Joseph appointed
director
2015-12-24
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SANDERSON, Dean James appointed
director
2015-04-20
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Santander UK PLC
2014-10-30
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SANDERSON, Danial David Joseph resigned
director
2014-10-30
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SANDERSON, Dean James resigned
director
2013-07-22
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CURRITHERS, Jane Irene appointed
secretary
2013-07-22
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SANDERSON, David resigned
secretary
2013-07-22
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SANDERSON, Danial David Joseph appointed
director
2013-07-22
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SANDERSON, Dean James appointed
director
2004-02-29
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SANDERSON, Deborah appointed
director
2004-02-15
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LANE, Andrew resigned
director
2003-06-05
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Company incorporated
As A & D COMPUTERS LIMITED
2003-06-05
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SANDERSON, David appointed
secretary
2003-06-05
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TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2003-06-05
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TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2003-06-05
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LANE, Andrew appointed
director
2003-06-05
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SANDERSON, David appointed
director
2003-06-05
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COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director

Showing most recent 50 of 51 events

Owner dependency

48/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

30/100

Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

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

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mrs Deborah Muriel Sanderson Individual · British · DOB 08/1959 · age 67	50–75%	50–75%	50-75% shares · 50-75% voting	30/06/2016

3 historic (ceased) PSCs

Mr Dean James Sandersonceased 24/02/2021· significant influence
Mr Danial David Joseph Sandersonceased 24/02/2021· significant influence
Mr David Sandersonceased 04/04/2019· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2003-06-05

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC45320 — Retail trade of motor vehicle parts and accessories

Registered office

Unit 2 Evo Business Park

Little Oak Drive

Annesley

Nottingham

NG15 0EB

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-06-19

Last: 2026-06-05