A D H A LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
05457579 · ltd · incorporated 2005-05-19
Investment thesis
Unencumbered property vehicle — clean asset-backed target with refinance headroom.
Why interesting: Property-holding entity with no live charges; straightforward asset-backed case.
Why risky: Values depend on title and valuation; property-specific market exposure.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Sector: Real estate
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 70100Activities of head offices
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (5 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
71 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees400400

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-18
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2024-12-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-11-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-10-12
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    second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
    confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
  6. 2022-12-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-12-08
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  9. 2021-12-07
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  10. 2021-12-03
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    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  11. 2021-12-02
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    capital · SH10
  12. 2021-11-04
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2021-11-04
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2021-11-04
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    officers · CH03
  15. 2021-11-01
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    officers · AP01
  16. 2021-11-01
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    officers · AP01
  17. 2021-10-28
    RILEY, Alexander William appointed
    director
  18. 2021-10-28
    RILEY, Susannah Elizabeth appointed
    director
  19. 2020-11-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  20. 2019-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  21. 2009-01-09
    RILEY, Hilary Alison appointed
    director
  22. 2005-05-19
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    Company incorporated
    As A D H A LIMITED
  23. 2005-05-19
    RILEY, Hilary Alison appointed
    secretary
  24. 2005-05-19
    RILEY, Andrew David appointed
    director

Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

40/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — RILEY, Alexander William (same surname) appointed 2021-10-28. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Andrew David Riley
Individual · British · DOB 08/1961 · age 65
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mrs Hilary Alison Riley
Individual · British · DOB 02/1962 · age 64
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2005-05-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

Windsor House
Bayshill Road
Cheltenham
Gloucestershire
GL50 3AT
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-21
Last: 2026-06-07

Officers (5 active · 0 resigned)

RILEY, Hilary Alison
secretary · appointed 2005-05-19
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Active
RILEY, Alexander William
director · ~33y · appointed 2021-10-28
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Active
RILEY, Andrew David
director · ~65y · appointed 2005-05-19
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Active
RILEY, Hilary Alison
director · ~64y · appointed 2009-01-09
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Active
RILEY, Susannah Elizabeth
director · ~31y · appointed 2021-10-28
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Active

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Recent filings (71 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-18
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-06-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-20
second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2023-10-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-20
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2021-12-08
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2021-12-07
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2021-12-03