A D CONTROL SOLUTIONS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
06246867 · ltd · incorporated 2007-05-14
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 May 2025
Net worth
£14.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Other information technology service activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 63-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 63). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (76/100)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 (3 active, 6 linked, 2 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
55 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
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
85
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 · FRS 105 (micro)Positive net assets
Net assets £14,189
Net assets shrinking
Down £10,922 YoY
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£14k
↓ 43% YoY
Current Assets
£122k
↑ 4.9% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-05-31 | 2024-05-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £14.2k | £25.1k |
| Current assets | £121.8k | £116.1k |
| Net assets | £14.2k | £25.1k |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
- 2025-08-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-08-16📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-08-16📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-08-16📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2024-08-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-17📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2023-02-01➕RAISTRICK, Jane Elizabeth appointedsecretary
- 2022-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-30📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2021-12-23➖RAISTRICK, Elisabeth Ruth resignedsecretary
- 2021-08-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-01-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-10-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2016-11-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2007-05-14🏢Company incorporatedAs A D CONTROL SOLUTIONS LIMITED
- 2007-05-14➕RAISTRICK, David James appointeddirector
- 2007-05-14➕YEMM, Andrew Thomas appointeddirector
- 2007-05-14➕RAISTRICK, Elisabeth Ruth appointedsecretary
- 2007-05-14➕TURNER LITTLE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2007-05-14➖TURNER LITTLE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2007-05-14➕TURNER LITTLE COMPANY NOMINEES LIMITED appointedcorporate-director
- 2007-05-14➖TURNER LITTLE COMPANY NOMINEES LIMITED resignedcorporate-director
Owner dependency
76/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
79/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. 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.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 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
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Andrew Thomas Yemm Individual · British · DOB 11/1963 · age 63 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · trust interest · firm interest | 16/08/2025 |
Mr David James Raistrick Individual · British · DOB 01/1976 · age 50 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · trust interest · firm interest | 10/05/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2007-05-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62090 — Other information technology service activities
Registered office
46 Victoria Road
Brighouse
West Yorkshire
HD6 4DX
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-28
Last: 2026-05-14
Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)
RAISTRICK, Jane Elizabeth→
Activesecretary · appointed 2023-02-01
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RAISTRICK, David James→
Activedirector · ~50y · appointed 2007-05-14
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YEMM, Andrew Thomas→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2007-05-14
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RAISTRICK, Elisabeth Ruth→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2007-05-14 · resigned 2021-12-23
TURNER LITTLE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2007-05-14 · resigned 2007-05-14
TURNER LITTLE COMPANY NOMINEES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-director · appointed 2007-05-14 · resigned 2007-05-14
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Recent filings (55 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-27
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-08-16
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-08-16
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2025-08-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-25
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2023-03-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-27
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2021-12-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-08-20