A.D. SYSTEMS (UK) LTD

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06643776 · ltd · incorporated 2008-07-11
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
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£430.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 33130
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 33140SIC 33140
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 2.3y

50/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Newest facility, 2.3 years old — likely still in initial term.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (4 active, 7 linked, 7 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
68 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £430,067
Net assets shrinking
Down £43,274 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£430k
↓ 9.1% YoY
Current Assets
£738k
↓ 23% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£192k£384k£577k£769k£961kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£481.9k£518.2k
Current assets£738.0k£961.2k
Net assets£430.1k£473.3k

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 3 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-16
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  2. 2025-12-16
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  3. 2025-12-16
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  4. 2025-11-14
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  5. 2025-11-14
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  6. 2025-11-14
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  7. 2025-11-14
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  8. 2025-06-23
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  9. 2025-05-12
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    ELMS, Steven appointed
    director
  10. 2025-05-12
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    PARKER, David appointed
    director
  11. 2025-05-12
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    RASOOL, Dean appointed
    director
  12. 2024-11-17
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  13. 2024-02-21
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  14. 2024-02-16
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Barclays Security Trustee Limited
  15. 2023-12-14
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  16. 2022-12-05
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  17. 2021-08-23
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  18. 2020-08-08
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  19. 2019-08-13
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  20. 2019-06-27
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  21. 2018-11-28
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  22. 2016-11-07
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    TAYLOR, Andrew Robert resigned
    director
  23. 2011-09-01
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    BRIDGE, Thomas Edward resigned
    director
  24. 2011-09-01
    ➖
    FOLEY, John Paul, Sir resigned
    director
  25. 2009-01-01
    ➕
    BRIDGE, Thomas Edward appointed
    director
  26. 2009-01-01
    ➕
    FOLEY, John Paul, Sir appointed
    director
  27. 2008-11-15
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    TAYLOR, Andrew Robert appointed
    director
  28. 2008-07-11
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    Company incorporated
    As A.D. SYSTEMS (UK) LTD
  29. 2008-07-11
    ➕
    DODDS, Andrew John Charles appointed
    director

Owner dependency

50/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

43/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • 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.)

Group structure

2 corporate shareholders identified. Group structure is distributed.

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Ads-Mbo Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares
significant stake
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Unity Commercial Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares · board control
significant stake
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A.D. SYSTEMS (UK) LTD
This company · 06643776

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

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ads-Mbo Ltd
Corporate entity
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting08/09/2025
Unity Commercial Ltd
Corporate entity
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control10/08/2025
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Andrew John Charles Doddsceased 10/08/2025· 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
Incorporated2008-07-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC33130 — SIC 33130

Registered office

Bomber Command Unit 14 Squires Gate Business Park
Squires Gate Lane
Blackpool
FY4 3RN
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-29
Last: 2025-10-15

Officers (4 active · 3 resigned)

DODDS, Andrew John Charles→
director · ~56y · appointed 2008-07-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ELMS, Steven→
director · ~34y · appointed 2025-05-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PARKER, David→
director · ~47y · appointed 2025-05-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
RASOOL, Dean→
director · ~37y · appointed 2025-05-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BRIDGE, Thomas Edward→
director · ~87y · appointed 2009-01-01 · resigned 2011-09-01
Resigned
FOLEY, John Paul, Sir→
director · ~87y · appointed 2009-01-01 · resigned 2011-09-01
Resigned
TAYLOR, Andrew Robert→
director · ~53y · appointed 2008-11-15 · resigned 2016-11-07
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Barclays
Barclays Security Trustee Limited
A registered charge—16/02/2024—
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Recent filings (68 total)

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-12-16
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-12-16
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-12-16
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2025-11-14
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2025-11-14
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-11-14
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2025-11-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-15
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-02-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-05