A.D.D. EXPRESS LTD

🌳Matureactive
05500405 · ltd · incorporated 2005-07-06
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£2.99M
book net assets
Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Freight transport by road
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -97% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 20.7y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 20.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
9 officers (3 active, 9 linked, 6 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
84 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £2,994,190
Cash draining
Cash down 97% YoY
Cash YoY
-97%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£3k
↓ 97% YoY
Net Worth
£3.0m
↑ 4.8% YoY
Current Assets
£5.9m
↑ 5.8% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£1.2m£2.3m£3.5m£4.7m£5.9mDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£4.61M£4.35M
Current assets£5.87M£5.55M
Cash£2.6k£100.6k
Debtors£5.84M£5.41M
Net assets£2.99M£2.86M

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
3
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 officers
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 officers
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (35 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-07-21
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  2. 2026-07-08
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2026-03-16
    ➖
    DUNNE, Mark Anthony resigned
    director
  4. 2025-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-medium
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-09-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-08-02
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  7. 2023-12-04
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  8. 2023-07-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-08-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-01-24
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  11. 2021-11-11
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  12. 2021-10-26
    ➕
    BURGESS, Norman appointed
    director
  13. 2021-09-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-03-09
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    capital-cancellation-shares
    capital · SH06
  15. 2021-02-10
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    capital-return-purchase-own-shares
    capital · SH03
  16. 2020-12-04
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  17. 2020-10-19
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  18. 2020-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2020-05-20
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  20. 2020-02-21
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    SQUIRE, Alyson Elizabeth resigned
    director
  21. 2019-11-19
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  22. 2019-02-19
    ➕
    SHARP, Darrell Richard appointed
    director
  23. 2018-09-26
    ➕
    DUNNE, Mark Anthony appointed
    director
  24. 2018-03-13
    ➖
    HUNTER, Alison Elizabeth resigned
    secretary
  25. 2018-03-13
    ➕
    SQUIRE, Alyson Elizabeth appointed
    director
  26. 2017-10-25
    ➖
    LAMBERT, Peter William resigned
    director
  27. 2005-11-08
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC
  28. 2005-09-28
    ➖
    DUPORT SECRETARY LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  29. 2005-09-28
    ➖
    DUPORT DIRECTOR LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  30. 2005-07-06
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As A.D.D. EXPRESS LTD
  31. 2005-07-06
    ➕
    FAIRBROTHER, David appointed
    director
  32. 2005-07-06
    ➕
    HUNTER, Alison Elizabeth appointed
    secretary
  33. 2005-07-06
    ➕
    DUPORT SECRETARY LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  34. 2005-07-06
    ➕
    LAMBERT, Peter William appointed
    director
  35. 2005-07-06
    ➕
    DUPORT DIRECTOR LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

68/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

70/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
  • 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

Fez Investments Limited holds majority control (50-75%). Likely parent but not wholly-owned.

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Fez Investments Limited
Corporate parent · holds 50-75% shares
majority
⬇
A.D.D. EXPRESS LTD
This company · 05500405

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

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Fez Investments Limited
Corporate entity
50–75%
—50-75% shares01/09/2020
Mr David Fairbrother
Individual · British · DOB 02/1966 · age 60
——board controlboard control06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Peter William Lambertceased 30/10/2017· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · significant influence · firm interest

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2005-07-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC49410 — Freight transport by road

Registered office

Unit 8 Chichester Street
Rochdale
OL16 2AU
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-07-26
Last: 2026-07-12

Officers (3 active · 6 resigned)

BURGESS, Norman→
director · ~57y · appointed 2021-10-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FAIRBROTHER, David→
director · ~60y · appointed 2005-07-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SHARP, Darrell Richard→
director · ~59y · appointed 2019-02-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HUNTER, Alison Elizabeth→
secretary · appointed 2005-07-06 · resigned 2018-03-13
Resigned
DUPORT SECRETARY LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2005-07-06 · resigned 2005-09-28
Resigned
DUNNE, Mark Anthony→
director · ~52y · appointed 2018-09-26 · resigned 2026-03-16
Resigned
LAMBERT, Peter William→
director · ~61y · appointed 2005-07-06 · resigned 2017-10-25
Resigned
SQUIRE, Alyson Elizabeth→
director · ~63y · appointed 2018-03-13 · resigned 2020-02-21
Resigned
DUPORT DIRECTOR LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2005-07-06 · resigned 2005-09-28
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank PLC
Debenture1 property08/11/2005—
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Recent filings (84 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-07-21
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-07-21
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-07-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-medium
accounts · AA
2025-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-02
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2024-08-02
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2023-12-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-15
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2022-01-24
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-11-11