ADDEX TRADING LTD

🌳Matureactive
06116060 · ltd · incorporated 2007-02-19
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 Feb 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 80/100 (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 (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
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
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
46 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.

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£0£0£0£0£0Feb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-02-282024-02-29

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 officers
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 officers
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-07-13
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  2. 2026-03-16
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2026-03-06
    ➖
    CHING, Grace Mary resigned
    director
  4. 2026-01-01
    ➕
    CHING, Loren appointed
    director
  5. 2025-07-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-10-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-11-15
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-04-27
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2021-11-12
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-04-30
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2021-02-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-11-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-10-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-05-16
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2017-11-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2016-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  18. 2007-02-19
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ADDEX TRADING LTD
  19. 2007-02-19
    ➕
    CHING, Grace Mary appointed
    secretary
  20. 2007-02-19
    ➕
    CHING, Michael appointed
    director
  21. 2007-02-19
    ➕
    INCORPORATE SECRETARIAT LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 2007-02-19
    ➖
    INCORPORATE SECRETARIAT LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 2007-02-19
    ➕
    CHING, Grace Mary appointed
    director

Owner dependency

91/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 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

29/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — CHING, Loren (same surname) appointed 2026-01-01. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
  • 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 Grace Mary Ching
Individual · British · DOB 10/1965 · age 61
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control19/02/2017
Mr Michael Ching
Individual · British · DOB 07/1961 · age 65
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control19/02/2017

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
Incorporated2007-02-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

Beacon Park
228 Holme Lacy Road
Hereford
HR2 6BQ
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-05
Last: 2026-02-19

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

CHING, Grace Mary→
secretary · appointed 2007-02-19
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Active
CHING, Loren→
director · ~39y · appointed 2026-01-01
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Active
CHING, Michael→
director · ~65y · appointed 2007-02-19
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Active
INCORPORATE SECRETARIAT LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2007-02-19 · resigned 2007-02-19
Resigned
CHING, Grace Mary→
director · ~61y · appointed 2007-02-19 · resigned 2026-03-06
Resigned

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Recent filings (46 total)

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-07-13
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-03-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-07-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-10-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-11-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-11-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-04-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-11-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-05
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-04-30