ADB BUILDERS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

04920065 · ltd · incorporated 2003-10-02

Investment thesis

Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.

Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.

Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Oct 2024

Net worth

£831

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Construction of other civil engineering projects n.e.c.

Sector: Construction

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 63-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 63). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

59 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £831

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£831

↑ 3096% YoY

Current Assets

£2k

↓ 18% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2024-10-31	2023-10-31
Total assets	£831	£26
Current assets	£2.1k	£2.6k
Net assets	£831	£26

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand

2025-07-29
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2024-07-30
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2023-07-26
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accounts · AA
2022-07-28
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accounts · AA
2021-07-30
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accounts · AA
2020-07-16
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accounts · AA
2019-07-30
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accounts · AA
2018-07-24
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accounts · AA
2017-07-24
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2016-07-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2016-03-07
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2015-07-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2015-02-16
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annual-return · AR01
2014-09-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2014-02-12
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annual-return · AR01
2010-07-01
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CLEGG, Stephen Paul resigned
director
2009-05-06
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CLEGG, Stephen Paul appointed
director
2003-10-02
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Company incorporated
As ADB BUILDERS LIMITED
2003-10-02
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BRISSETT, Natasha appointed
secretary
2003-10-02
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BRISSETT, Anthony appointed
director
2003-10-02
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THOMAS, Howard appointed
nominee-secretary
2003-10-02
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THOMAS, Howard resigned
nominee-secretary
2003-10-02
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TESTER, William Andrew Joseph appointed
nominee-director
2003-10-02
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TESTER, William Andrew Joseph resigned
nominee-director

Owner dependency

93/100

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

+Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

95/100

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 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Anthony Brissett Individual · British · DOB 05/1963 · age 63	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated2003-10-02

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC42990 — Construction of other civil engineering projects n.e.c.

Registered office

The Old School

St. Johns Road

Dudley

West Midlands

DY2 7JT

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-07-31

Last made up to: 2024-10-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-02-25

Last: 2026-02-11

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

BRISSETT, Natasha→

secretary · appointed 2003-10-02

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Active

BRISSETT, Anthony→

director · ~63y · appointed 2003-10-02

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Active

THOMAS, Howard→

nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-10-02 · resigned 2003-10-02

Resigned

CLEGG, Stephen Paul→

director · ~50y · appointed 2009-05-06 · resigned 2010-07-01

Resigned

TESTER, William Andrew Joseph→

nominee-director · ~64y · appointed 2003-10-02 · resigned 2003-10-02

Resigned

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