ADO BUILDING COMPANY LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
05732344 · ltd · incorporated 2006-03-06
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other construction installation
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
53 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£177k£355k£532k£709k£886kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets—£442.2k
Current assets—£886.3k
Cash—£611.0k
Debtors—£275.3k
Net assets—£415.9k

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-11
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  2. 2025-12-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-12-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-03-18
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-without-name-date
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2023-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-12-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-12-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-12-12
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  11. 2018-12-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-12-01
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    BETKOWSKA, Justyna Magdalena appointed
    director
  13. 2017-12-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-03-11
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2015-12-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2008-03-05
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    POLTAX resigned
    corporate-secretary
  18. 2006-10-21
    ➖
    SIERANT, Adam resigned
    secretary
  19. 2006-10-21
    ➕
    POLTAX appointed
    corporate-secretary
  20. 2006-03-22
    ➖
    BETKOWSKI, Adrian resigned
    secretary
  21. 2006-03-22
    ➕
    SIERANT, Adam appointed
    secretary
  22. 2006-03-22
    ➖
    JEDRZEJEWSKA, Justyna resigned
    director
  23. 2006-03-06
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    Company incorporated
    As ADO BUILDING COMPANY LIMITED
  24. 2006-03-06
    ➕
    BETKOWSKI, Adrian Marcin appointed
    director
  25. 2006-03-06
    ➕
    BETKOWSKI, Adrian appointed
    secretary
  26. 2006-03-06
    ➕
    JEDRZEJEWSKA, Justyna appointed
    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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 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
Mrs Justyna Magdalena Betkowska
Individual · British · DOB 02/1978 · age 48
50–75%
50–75%board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control06/04/2016
Mr Adrian Marcin Betkowski
Individual · British · DOB 11/1980 · age 46
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2006-03-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43290 — Other construction installation

Registered office

49 Sandringham Road
Watford
WD24 7AY

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-25
Last: 2026-02-11

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

BETKOWSKA, Justyna Magdalena→
director · ~48y · appointed 2018-12-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BETKOWSKI, Adrian Marcin→
director · ~46y · appointed 2006-03-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BETKOWSKI, Adrian→
secretary · appointed 2006-03-06 · resigned 2006-03-22
Resigned
SIERANT, Adam→
secretary · appointed 2006-03-22 · resigned 2006-10-21
Resigned
POLTAX→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2006-10-21 · resigned 2008-03-05
Resigned
JEDRZEJEWSKA, Justyna→
director · ~48y · appointed 2006-03-06 · resigned 2006-03-22
Resigned

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Recent filings (53 total)

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-02-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-22
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-without-name-date
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-03-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-20