A. D. DESIGN CONCEPTS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
06603706 · ltd · incorporated 2008-05-27
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
£214.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Architectural activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (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
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
42 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £214,161

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£214k
↑ 46% YoY
Current Assets
£242k
↑ 55% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£48k£97k£145k£194k£242kMay 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Total assets£214.2k£147.1k
Current assets£242.3k£156.0k
Net assets£214.2k£147.1k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-28
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  2. 2025-02-24
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  3. 2024-08-10
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    officers · AP01
  4. 2024-08-01
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    DANON-BAVCIC, Aida appointed
    director
  5. 2024-07-27
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  6. 2024-07-26
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    DANON-BAVCIC, Aida resigned
    secretary
  7. 2024-02-27
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  8. 2023-02-26
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  9. 2022-02-27
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  10. 2021-03-29
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  11. 2020-02-24
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  12. 2019-02-28
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  13. 2018-02-27
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  14. 2017-02-27
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  15. 2016-02-21
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  16. 2015-07-20
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  17. 2015-02-23
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  18. 2013-04-01
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    BAVCIC, Mak resigned
    secretary
  19. 2013-04-01
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    DANON-BAVCIC, Aida appointed
    secretary
  20. 2013-04-01
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    DANON-BAVCIC, Aida resigned
    director
  21. 2008-05-27
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    Company incorporated
    As A. D. DESIGN CONCEPTS LIMITED
  22. 2008-05-27
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    BAVCIC, Almas appointed
    director
  23. 2008-05-27
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    BAVCIC, Mak appointed
    secretary
  24. 2008-05-27
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    DANON-BAVCIC, Aida appointed
    director

Owner dependency

83/100
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 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

69/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. 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 18 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Almas Bavcic
Individual · British · DOB 06/1960 · age 66
75–100%
—75-100% shares01/07/2016

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
Incorporated2008-05-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC71111 — Architectural activities

Registered office

25 Grampian Gardens
London
NW2 1JH

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-02
Last: 2025-07-19

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

BAVCIC, Almas→
director · ~66y · appointed 2008-05-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DANON-BAVCIC, Aida→
director · ~62y · appointed 2024-08-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BAVCIC, Mak→
secretary · appointed 2008-05-27 · resigned 2013-04-01
Resigned
DANON-BAVCIC, Aida→
secretary · appointed 2013-04-01 · resigned 2024-07-26
Resigned
DANON-BAVCIC, Aida→
director · ~62y · appointed 2008-05-27 · resigned 2013-04-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (42 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-25
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accounts · AA
2025-02-24
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-10
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officers · AP01
2024-08-10
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officers · TM02
2024-07-27
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accounts · AA
2024-02-27
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-08
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2023-02-26
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2022-08-13
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2022-02-27
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2021-08-03
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2021-03-29
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-27
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accounts · AA
2020-02-24