ADDISONS INVESTMENTS LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
05099625 · ltd · incorporated 2004-04-13
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 Jun 2025
Net worth
£311.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
PursueProperty-backed borrower with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 69). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 3 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
3 live charges · oldest 21.5y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 21.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (70/100)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
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (1 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
65 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £311,028
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£311k
↑ 17% YoY
Current Assets
£322k
↑ 19% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £311.5k | £267.0k |
| Current assets | £322.1k | £271.0k |
| Net assets | £311.0k | £266.3k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-07-04📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-03-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-30📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-01-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-04➖HOLGATE, Ann resignedsecretary
- 2021-10-04➖HOLGATE, Ann resigneddirector
- 2021-10-04📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-10-04📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2020-07-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-04-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-03-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-04-27📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2013-11-07➕HOLGATE, Ann appointeddirector
- 2013-08-12➖HOLGATE, Derek Tempest resigneddirector
- 2005-04-05🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2004-11-30🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2004-11-30🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2004-04-13🏢Company incorporatedAs ADDISONS INVESTMENTS LIMITED
- 2004-04-13➕HOLGATE, Stephen Addison appointeddirector
- 2004-04-13➕HOLGATE, Ann appointedsecretary
- 2004-04-13➕TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2004-04-13➖TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2004-04-13➕HOLGATE, Derek Tempest appointeddirector
- 2004-04-13➕COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2004-04-13➖COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
100/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
95/100
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 69. 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 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.)
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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9 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2004-04-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Registered office
Torquay Market
Market Street
Torquay
TQ1 3AE
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-27
Last: 2026-04-13
Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)
HOLGATE, Stephen Addison→
Activedirector · ~69y · appointed 2004-04-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HOLGATE, Ann→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2004-04-13 · resigned 2021-10-04
TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-04-13 · resigned 2004-04-13
HOLGATE, Ann→
Resigneddirector · ~88y · appointed 2013-11-07 · resigned 2021-10-04
HOLGATE, Derek Tempest→
Resigneddirector · ~91y · appointed 2004-04-13 · resigned 2013-08-12
COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-04-13 · resigned 2004-04-13
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Mortgages & charges
3
Total charges
3
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 05/04/2005 | — | |
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 30/11/2004 | — | |
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 30/11/2004 | — |
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Recent filings (65 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-26
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-07-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-08
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-07-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-12
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-10-04
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2021-10-04