AD HOC MARINE DESIGNS LTD

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06751542 · ltd · incorporated 2008-11-18
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Nov 2024
Net worth
£144.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Engineering related scientific and technical consulting activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 63-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 63). 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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
44 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 £144,785

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£145k
↑ 67% YoY
Current Assets
£121k
↑ 41% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£29k£58k£87k£116k£145kNov 2023Nov 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-11-302023-11-30
Total assets£144.8k£86.8k
Current assets£121.1k£86.1k
Net assets£144.8k£86.8k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-03-06
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  2. 2024-03-25
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  3. 2023-04-20
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  4. 2022-05-27
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  5. 2021-02-16
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  6. 2020-06-08
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  7. 2019-11-28
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  8. 2019-04-26
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  9. 2018-07-03
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  10. 2017-07-17
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  11. 2016-07-01
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  12. 2015-11-20
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  13. 2015-07-15
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  14. 2014-11-19
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  15. 2014-08-11
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  16. 2013-10-18
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    WARREN, Mark resigned
    director
  17. 2012-02-23
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    WARREN, Mark appointed
    director
  18. 2011-09-18
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    WARREN, Nigel resigned
    director
  19. 2008-11-18
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    Company incorporated
    As AD HOC MARINE DESIGNS LTD
  20. 2008-11-18
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    KECSMAR, John appointed
    director
  21. 2008-11-18
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    WARREN, Nigel appointed
    director

Owner dependency

93/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

88/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong 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.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 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

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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Director John Peter Kecsmar
Individual · British · DOB 07/1963 · age 63
——sig. influencesignificant influence · firm interest01/11/2016

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
Incorporated2008-11-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC71122 — Engineering related scientific and technical consulting activities

Registered office

23 Merrie Gardens
Sandown
PO36 9QG
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-07
Last: 2025-10-24

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

KECSMAR, John→
director · ~63y · appointed 2008-11-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WARREN, Mark→
director · ~55y · appointed 2012-02-23 · resigned 2013-10-18
Resigned
WARREN, Nigel→
director · ~84y · appointed 2008-11-18 · resigned 2011-09-18
Resigned

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Recent filings (44 total)

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2025-10-24
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2025-03-06
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-25
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-20
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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2022-05-27
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2021-11-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-02-16
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-06-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-11-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2019-11-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-04-26