ADVANCED DEVELOPMENT & SAFETY LABORATORIES LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
06605376 · ltd · incorporated 2008-05-29
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£8.71M
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 54). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
3 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 13.4y
35/100
too messy
Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.
- · Oldest live charge is 13.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 33/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
10 officers (2 active, 10 linked, 8 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
15 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
83 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £8,710,854
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£440k
Net Worth
£8.7m
Current Assets
£11m
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £11.58M |
| Current assets | £11.36M |
| Cash | £439.9k |
| Debtors | £10.92M |
| Net assets | £8.71M |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (44 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-15📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-04-14➕HALL, Jamie John appointeddirector
- 2025-04-10📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-04-10🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Wilmington Trust (London) Limited (as Security Agent for the Secured Parties (as Defined in the Instrument))
- 2025-01-30📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2025-01-30🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2025-01-13📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2025-01-13📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2025-01-10📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2025-01-10📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2025-01-10📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-01-10📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-01-10📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-01-10📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-01-10📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-01-10📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2025-01-09➖ZILIK, Sarah Marie resignedsecretary
- 2025-01-09➖CARTER, James Anthony resigneddirector
- 2025-01-09➖SHIPPEN, Peter James resigneddirector
- 2025-01-09➖SUMNER, Robert resigneddirector
- 2025-01-09➖ZILIK, Sarah Marie resigneddirector
- 2024-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-10📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2022-05-03📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2022-04-29📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2022-04-07🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Growth Lending 2021 Limited
- 2021-02-09➖BOWES-CAVANAGH, Claire Suzanne resignedsecretary
- 2021-02-09➕ZILIK, Sarah Marie appointedsecretary
- 2021-02-09➖BOWES-CAVANAGH, Claire Suzanne resigneddirector
- 2021-02-09➕CARTER, James Anthony appointeddirector
- 2021-02-09➕SHIPPEN, Peter James appointeddirector
- 2021-02-09➖SUMNER, Jonathan Bird resigneddirector
- 2021-02-09➕ZILIK, Sarah Marie appointeddirector
- 2020-01-06🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2013-03-05🔒Charge registered #1Lender: James Alastair David Robertson and Diana Mary Robertson
- 2013-01-03➕SUMNER, Jonathan Bird appointeddirector
- 2013-01-03➕SUMNER, Robert appointeddirector
- 2008-05-29🏢Company incorporatedAs ADVANCED DEVELOPMENT & SAFETY LABORATORIES LIMITED
- 2008-05-29➕BOWES-CAVANAGH, Mark Richard appointeddirector
- 2008-05-29➕BOWES-CAVANAGH, Claire Suzanne appointedsecretary
- 2008-05-29➕BOWES-CAVANAGH, Claire Suzanne appointeddirector
Owner dependency
68/100
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 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
49/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Cos Bidco Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Cos Bidco Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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ADVANCED DEVELOPMENT & SAFETY LABORATORIES LIMITED
This company · 06605376
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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Cos Bidco Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 09/01/2025 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Britannia Bud Canada Holdings Inc.ceased 09/01/2025· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control
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
Incorporated2008-05-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC74909 — Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.
Registered office
37 Shiphay Lane
Torquay
TQ2 7DU
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-04
Last: 2025-11-20
Officers (2 active · 8 resigned)
BOWES-CAVANAGH, Mark Richard→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2008-05-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HALL, Jamie John→
Activedirector · ~40y · appointed 2025-04-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BOWES-CAVANAGH, Claire Suzanne→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2008-05-29 · resigned 2021-02-09
ZILIK, Sarah Marie→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2021-02-09 · resigned 2025-01-09
BOWES-CAVANAGH, Claire Suzanne→
Resigneddirector · ~48y · appointed 2008-05-29 · resigned 2021-02-09
CARTER, James Anthony→
Resigneddirector · ~54y · appointed 2021-02-09 · resigned 2025-01-09
SHIPPEN, Peter James→
Resigneddirector · ~46y · appointed 2021-02-09 · resigned 2025-01-09
SUMNER, Jonathan Bird→
Resigneddirector · ~46y · appointed 2013-01-03 · resigned 2021-02-09
SUMNER, Robert→
Resigneddirector · ~44y · appointed 2013-01-03 · resigned 2025-01-09
ZILIK, Sarah Marie→
Resigneddirector · ~48y · appointed 2021-02-09 · resigned 2025-01-09
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Mortgages & charges
3
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Wilmington Trust (London) (as Security Agent for the Secured Parties (as Defined in the Instrument)) Wilmington Trust (London) Limited (as Security Agent for the Secured Parties (as Defined in the Instrument)) | A registered charge | 1 property | 10/04/2025 | — | |
| satisfied | Growth Lending 2021 Growth Lending 2021 Limited | A registered charge | — | 07/04/2022 | 30/01/2025 | |
| satisfied | James Alastair David Robertson and Diana Mary Robertson | Rent deposit deed | 1 property | 05/03/2013 | 06/01/2020 |
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Recent filings (83 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-29
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-04-15
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-04-10
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-01-30
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-01-13
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-01-13
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-01-10
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2025-01-10
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-01-10
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-01-10
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-01-10
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-01-10
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-01-10
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-01-10