A & DP LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
05332746 · ltd · incorporated 2005-01-14
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 4.6y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£225.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Architectural activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 71112Urban planning and landscape architectural activities
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 4.6y

75/100
ready

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

  • · Charge age ~4.6 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

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, 2 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
8 officers (3 active, 8 linked, 5 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
81 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £225,332
Cash YoY
+2%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£134k
↑ 2.3% YoY
Net Worth
£225k
↑ 24% YoY
Current Assets
£322k
↑ 25% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£64k£129k£193k£257k£322kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£226.6k£182.4k
Current assets£321.8k£258.2k
Cash£133.8k£130.7k
Debtors£188.0k£127.5k
Net assets£225.3k£181.8k

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
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Last 90 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-08-15
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2024-10-11
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  4. 2024-09-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-09-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-09-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-08-12
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2022-03-24
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2022-03-24
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2021-12-03
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2021-10-19
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  12. 2021-10-14
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Barclays Security Trustee Limited
  13. 2021-09-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-08-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-01-23
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  16. 2019-10-01
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  17. 2019-08-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2019-07-19
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AAMD
  19. 2019-04-06
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    RANSOME, Andrew Mark appointed
    director
  20. 2018-01-01
    ➕
    SANDERSON, Stephen Alan appointed
    director
  21. 2018-01-01
    ➖
    BELCHEM, Stephen resigned
    secretary
  22. 2018-01-01
    ➖
    BELCHEM, Stephen resigned
    director
  23. 2018-01-01
    ➖
    MORGAN, Brian resigned
    director
  24. 2005-01-14
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    Company incorporated
    As A & DP LIMITED
  25. 2005-01-14
    ➕
    ROSE, David Johnathon appointed
    director
  26. 2005-01-14
    ➕
    BELCHEM, Stephen appointed
    secretary
  27. 2005-01-14
    ➕
    ASHBURTON REGISTRARS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  28. 2005-01-14
    ➖
    ASHBURTON REGISTRARS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  29. 2005-01-14
    ➕
    BELCHEM, Stephen appointed
    director
  30. 2005-01-14
    ➕
    MORGAN, Brian appointed
    director
  31. 2005-01-14
    ➕
    AR NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  32. 2005-01-14
    ➖
    AR NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

60/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 21 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.)

Group structure

Hophouse Partnership Ltd holds majority control (50-75%). Likely parent but not wholly-owned.

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Hophouse Partnership Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 50-75% shares
majority
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A & DP LIMITED
This company · 05332746

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Hophouse Partnership Ltd
Corporate entity
50–75%
—50-75% shares01/07/2016

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
Incorporated2005-01-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC71111 — Architectural activities

Registered office

1 Kolo Walk
Colchester
CO4 6ER
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-15
Last: 2025-10-01

Officers (3 active · 5 resigned)

RANSOME, Andrew Mark→
director · ~46y · appointed 2019-04-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ROSE, David Johnathon→
director · ~49y · appointed 2005-01-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SANDERSON, Stephen Alan→
director · ~47y · appointed 2018-01-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BELCHEM, Stephen→
secretary · appointed 2005-01-14 · resigned 2018-01-01
Resigned
ASHBURTON REGISTRARS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2005-01-14 · resigned 2005-01-14
Resigned
BELCHEM, Stephen→
director · ~77y · appointed 2005-01-14 · resigned 2018-01-01
Resigned
MORGAN, Brian→
director · ~77y · appointed 2005-01-14 · resigned 2018-01-01
Resigned
AR NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2005-01-14 · resigned 2005-01-14
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Barclays
Barclays Security Trustee Limited
A registered charge—14/10/2021—
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Recent filings (81 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-08-15
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2024-10-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-20
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-08-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-03-24
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-03-24
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-12-03
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2021-10-19