AD DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
05875875 · ltd · incorporated 2006-07-13
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
—
year to Jun 2025
Net worth
£27.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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 (73/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
8 officers (2 active, 8 linked, 5 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
9 connected companies via shared directors
72
Filing history
68 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £27,226

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£27k
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-06-30
Total assets£27.2k
Debtors£27.2k
Net assets£27.2k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-25
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  2. 2025-12-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-03-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-03-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-01-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-03-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-12-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-03-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  10. 2017-11-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-06-19
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  12. 2017-06-18
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    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  13. 2017-06-15
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  14. 2017-06-15
    📄
    statement-of-companys-objects
    change-of-constitution · CC04
  15. 2017-04-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-04-03
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  17. 2017-01-20
    ➖
    CONLAN, Peter resigned
    director
  18. 2017-01-20
    ➖
    DOYLE, Nicholas Geoffrey resigned
    director
  19. 2008-01-01
    ➖
    OCKWELL, Terence resigned
    secretary
  20. 2008-01-01
    ➖
    OCKWELL, Terence resigned
    director
  21. 2006-08-24
    ➕
    DOYLE, Steven William appointed
    director
  22. 2006-08-24
    ➕
    MITCHELL, Aaron Lee appointed
    director
  23. 2006-08-24
    ➕
    OCKWELL, Terence appointed
    secretary
  24. 2006-08-24
    ➕
    CONLAN, Peter appointed
    director
  25. 2006-08-24
    ➕
    DOYLE, Nicholas Geoffrey appointed
    director
  26. 2006-08-24
    ➕
    OCKWELL, Terence appointed
    director
  27. 2006-07-14
    ➖
    FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  28. 2006-07-14
    ➖
    FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  29. 2006-07-13
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    Company incorporated
    As AD DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS LIMITED
  30. 2006-07-13
    ➕
    FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  31. 2006-07-13
    ➕
    FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD 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
  • +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

59/100
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.
  • 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
Mr Steven William Doyle
Individual · British · DOB 01/1974 · age 52
——sig. influencesignificant influence01/07/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Nicholas Geoffrey Doyleceased 01/09/2023· significant influence

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
Incorporated2006-07-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

Samuel House
7 Powerscroft Road
Sidcup
Kent
DA14 5DT

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-15
Last: 2025-10-01

Officers (2 active · 6 resigned)

DOYLE, Steven William→
director · ~52y · appointed 2006-08-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MITCHELL, Aaron Lee→
director · ~51y · appointed 2006-08-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
OCKWELL, Terence→
secretary · appointed 2006-08-24 · resigned 2008-01-01
Resigned
FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2006-07-13 · resigned 2006-07-14
Resigned
CONLAN, Peter→
director · ~72y · appointed 2006-08-24 · resigned 2017-01-20
Resigned
DOYLE, Nicholas Geoffrey→
director · ~79y · appointed 2006-08-24 · resigned 2017-01-20
Resigned
OCKWELL, Terence→
director · ~69y · appointed 2006-08-24 · resigned 2008-01-01
Resigned
FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2006-07-13 · resigned 2006-07-14
Resigned

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Recent filings (68 total)

cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-03-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-03-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-01-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-12-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-10-03