AD & R LIMITED
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | — | £63.6k |
| Current assets | £209.0k | £104.5k |
| Net assets | £135.1k | £63.3k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
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- 2026-01-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
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- 2020-11-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-03-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-02-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
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- 2017-01-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-01-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-09-18📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-01-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2014-09-22📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2014-03-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2008-10-24➕HOLBROOK, Adrian appointedsecretary
- 2008-10-24➖CRABTREE, Ian resignedsecretary
- 2007-08-28🏢Company incorporatedAs AD & R LIMITED
- 2007-08-28➕HOLBROOK, Adrian appointeddirector
- 2007-08-28➕CRABTREE, Ian appointedsecretary
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- 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
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Adrian Holbrook Individual · British · DOB 07/1974 · age 52 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 28/08/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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