ADC SURREY LTD
🌳Matureactive
05083745 · ltd · incorporated 2004-03-25
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 22.1y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
—
Upgrade to see
Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 64-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 64). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
🏦
Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 22.1y
65/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 22.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
77 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
83/100Exceptional
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
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
—
Net Worth
—
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—
Hover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 300 | 200 |
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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
- 2025-06-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-19📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-05-09📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2025-05-02➖CHAPPELL, Dan resigneddirector
- 2025-04-14📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2025-04-14📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2025-01-17📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-11-14📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2024-11-14📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2024-11-14📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-11-14📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-11-14📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-08-22➕CHAPPELL, Dan appointeddirector
- 2024-08-21➖TOLINO, Helen Elizabeth resignedsecretary
- 2024-08-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-02-26📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-10-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2004-06-14🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2004-03-26➖FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2004-03-26➖FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD resignedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2004-03-25🏢Company incorporatedAs ADC SURREY LTD
- 2004-03-25➕SHURMER, Shireen Hildegard appointeddirector
- 2004-03-25➕TOLINO, Helen Elizabeth appointeddirector
- 2004-03-25➕TOLINO, Helen Elizabeth appointedsecretary
- 2004-03-25➕FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2004-03-25➕FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD appointedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
76/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
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 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
86/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. 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 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 22 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Ad Communications Trustees Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Ad Communications Trustees Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
⬇
ADC SURREY LTD
This company · 05083745
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ad Communications Trustees Ltd Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · trust interest | 21/08/2024 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Ms Shireen Hildegard Shurmerceased 21/08/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Ms Helen Elizabeth Tolinoceased 21/08/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Similar companies
Active · Holding company · KT postcode area| Company | Est. value | Turnover | Net worth | Staff | Age | Opp | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A & A GROUP LIMITED→ 16862818 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ADELAIDE FLATS LTD→ 12544923 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| ADEPT ADVISORY GROUP LIMITED→ 12992443 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| ADMIRALTY WAY OWNERS COMPANY LIMITED→ 10602245 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| ADVENTURE NETWORK HOLDINGS LIMITED→ 11608748 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| AGILE THINKING SPACES LIMITED→ 10785297 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| AGULHAS GEAR HOLDINGS LIMITED→ 13754791 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| AIRD HOUSE LTD→ 10341949 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| AISHA & KAVEET HOLDING LTD→ 16176100 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| AJ GROUP SERVICES LTD→ 12119011 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| ALBANY CREATIVE CAPITAL LTD→ 16591252 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ALBERTO-CULVER COMPANY (U.K.) LIMITED→ 01553171 · est 1981 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 45y | — | — |
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →🔒Advanced scoring suite
Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2004-03-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Registered office
Warwick House
1 Claremont Lane
Esher
Surrey
KT10 9DP
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-08
Last: 2026-03-25
Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)
SHURMER, Shireen Hildegard→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2004-03-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
TOLINO, Helen Elizabeth→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 2004-03-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
TOLINO, Helen Elizabeth→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2004-03-25 · resigned 2024-08-21
FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-03-25 · resigned 2004-03-26
CHAPPELL, Dan→
Resigneddirector · ~54y · appointed 2024-08-22 · resigned 2025-05-02
FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-03-25 · resigned 2004-03-26
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Guarantee & debenture | 1 property | 14/06/2004 | — |
Click column headers to sort. Use filters above to narrow by status and lender.
Recent filings (77 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-13
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-05-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-09
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2025-05-09
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-04-14
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-04-14
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-01-17
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-11-14
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2024-11-14
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-11-14
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-11-14
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-11-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-12