ADDACARD LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
06156615 · ltd · incorporated 2007-03-13
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 Jun 2025
Net worth
£60.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Security systems service activities
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (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: high (80/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
8 officers (2 active, 8 linked, 6 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
57 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
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 £60,399
Cash YoY
+868%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£23k
↑ 868% YoY
Net Worth
£60k
↑ 114% YoY
Current Assets
£94k
↑ 127% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£19k£38k£57k£76k£94kJun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£60.6k£28.4k
Current assets£94.5k£41.6k
Cash£23.4k£2.4k
Debtors£71.1k£39.1k
Net assets£60.4k£28.2k

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
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-09-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-08-01
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2023-08-01
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    officers · TM01
  6. 2023-08-01
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    address · AD01
  7. 2023-07-07
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    officers · AP01
  8. 2023-07-07
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    officers · AP01
  9. 2023-07-07
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  10. 2023-07-07
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  11. 2023-07-06
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    O'BRIEN, Ben Eamonn appointed
    director
  12. 2023-07-06
    ➕
    O'BRIEN, Nicola appointed
    director
  13. 2023-07-06
    ➖
    COTTERILL, Robert Alfred resigned
    director
  14. 2023-07-06
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    COTTERILL, Shirley Denise resigned
    director
  15. 2023-03-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2022-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2021-04-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2020-03-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  19. 2019-02-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  20. 2018-01-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  21. 2016-04-06
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    COTTERILL, Shirley Denise appointed
    director
  22. 2013-07-01
    ➕
    COTTERILL, Robert Alfred appointed
    director
  23. 2013-07-01
    ➖
    ELTON, Karen Rosina resigned
    director
  24. 2008-09-08
    ➖
    ELTON, Karen Rosina resigned
    secretary
  25. 2008-09-08
    ➖
    SECRETARIAT OFFICERS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  26. 2008-04-25
    ➖
    TAYLOR, Michael Graham resigned
    director
  27. 2008-04-24
    ➕
    ELTON, Karen Rosina appointed
    secretary
  28. 2008-04-24
    ➕
    ELTON, Karen Rosina appointed
    director
  29. 2007-03-13
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    Company incorporated
    As ADDACARD LIMITED
  30. 2007-03-13
    ➕
    SECRETARIAT OFFICERS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  31. 2007-03-13
    ➕
    TAYLOR, Michael Graham appointed
    director

Owner dependency

66/100
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.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

46/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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

Resbourne Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Resbourne Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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ADDACARD LIMITED
This company · 06156615

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

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Resbourne Ltd
Corporate entity
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/07/2023
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Robert Alfred Cotterillceased 06/07/2023· 75-100% shares

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
Incorporated2007-03-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC80200 — Security systems service activities

Registered office

Innovation Centre
Silverstone Business Park
Towcester
NN12 6GX
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-11
Last: 2025-07-28

Officers (2 active · 6 resigned)

O'BRIEN, Ben Eamonn→
director · ~49y · appointed 2023-07-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
O'BRIEN, Nicola→
director · ~46y · appointed 2023-07-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ELTON, Karen Rosina→
secretary · appointed 2008-04-24 · resigned 2008-09-08
Resigned
SECRETARIAT OFFICERS LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2007-03-13 · resigned 2008-09-08
Resigned
COTTERILL, Robert Alfred→
director · ~73y · appointed 2013-07-01 · resigned 2023-07-06
Resigned
COTTERILL, Shirley Denise→
director · ~69y · appointed 2016-04-06 · resigned 2023-07-06
Resigned
ELTON, Karen Rosina→
director · ~69y · appointed 2008-04-24 · resigned 2013-07-01
Resigned
TAYLOR, Michael Graham→
director · ~69y · appointed 2007-03-13 · resigned 2008-04-25
Resigned

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Recent filings (57 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-01
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-08-01
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-08-01
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-08-01
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-07-07
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-07-07
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2023-07-07
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-07-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-14