A & D WADE CONTRACTORS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
05850544 · ltd · incorporated 2006-06-19
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 Aug 2025
Net worth
£405.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 62-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 62). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
49 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £405,107

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£405k
↑ 31% YoY
Current Assets
£150k
↑ 154% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£81k£162k£243k£324k£405kAug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31
Total assets£405.1k£309.4k
Current assets£149.9k£59.0k
Net assets£405.1k£309.4k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-01
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-05-31
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  4. 2023-05-30
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  5. 2022-07-06
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    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-06-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-05-30
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    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-08-10
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
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  9. 2019-08-08
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    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-07-30
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    gazette · GAZ1
  11. 2018-05-31
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-05-21
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  13. 2017-09-13
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    gazette · DISS40
  14. 2017-09-12
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    gazette · GAZ1
  15. 2017-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-08-22
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    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2006-06-19
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    Company incorporated
    As A & D WADE CONTRACTORS LIMITED
  18. 2006-06-19
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    WADE, Denise appointed
    secretary
  19. 2006-06-19
    ➕
    WADE, Angelo Jerome appointed
    director
  20. 2006-06-19
    ➕
    WADE, Denise appointed
    director

Owner dependency

99/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "WADE" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

69/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years.
  • 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

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Denise Wade
Individual · British · DOB 01/1967 · age 59
25–50%
—25-50% shares17/05/2018

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
Incorporated2006-06-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43999 — Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Bumper Hall Farm
Haslingden Old Road
Oswaldtwistle
Accrington
BB5 3RP

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-03
Last: 2025-06-19

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

WADE, Denise→
secretary · appointed 2006-06-19
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Active
WADE, Angelo Jerome→
director · ~62y · appointed 2006-06-19
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Active
WADE, Denise→
director · ~59y · appointed 2006-06-19
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Active

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Recent filings (49 total)

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accounts · AA
2026-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-07-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-05-30
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2019-08-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-08-08