A & D DRYLINING & JOINERY LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
06862620 · ltd · incorporated 2009-03-30
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£106.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Plastering
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
48 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £106,445

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£106k
Current Assets
£150k
Current Liabilities
—
£0£30k£60k£90k£120k£150kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£132.3k—
Current assets£150.0k—
Net assets£106.4k—
Average employees—300

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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-31
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2025-03-31
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  4. 2024-11-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-08-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-05-06
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    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-05-27
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    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-04-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-11-26
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2019-11-26
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  11. 2019-04-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-04-28
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-03-28
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  14. 2017-06-20
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-05-26
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2009-03-30
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    Company incorporated
    As A & D DRYLINING & JOINERY LIMITED
  17. 2009-03-30
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    DALBY, Ricky appointed
    secretary
  18. 2009-03-30
    ➕
    ASHLEY, Daniel John appointed
    director
  19. 2009-03-30
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    DALBY, Ricky appointed
    director
  20. 2009-03-30
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    KAHAN, Barbara appointed
    director
  21. 2009-03-30
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    KAHAN, Barbara resigned
    director

Owner dependency

68/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material 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 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 17 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Daniel John Ashley
Individual · British · DOB 02/1984 · age 42
25–50%
—25-50% shares28/03/2018
Mr Ricky Dalby
Individual · British · DOB 07/1982 · age 44
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2009-03-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43310 — Plastering

Registered office

83-89 Phoenix Street
Sutton-In-Ashfield
Nottinghamshire
NG17 4HL
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-10
Last: 2026-03-27

Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)

DALBY, Ricky→
secretary · appointed 2009-03-30
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Active
ASHLEY, Daniel John→
director · ~42y · appointed 2009-03-30
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Active
DALBY, Ricky→
director · ~44y · appointed 2009-03-30
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Active
KAHAN, Barbara→
director · ~95y · appointed 2009-03-30 · resigned 2009-03-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (48 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-01
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-03-31
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2025-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-05-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-04-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-27