ADDECO LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

06933965 · ltd · incorporated 2009-06-15

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

—

year to Jun 2025

Net worth

£40.5k

book net assets

Opportunity

76/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other construction installation

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

2 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

44 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

76/100Strong

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102

Positive net assets

Net assets £40,509

Net assets shrinking

Down £17,968 YoY

Cash YoY

+24%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£204k

↑ 24% YoY

Net Worth

£41k

↓ 31% YoY

Current Assets

£278k

↑ 18% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-06-30	2024-06-30
Total assets	£92.3k	£108.6k
Current assets	£278.1k	£235.8k
Cash	£204.3k	£164.4k
Debtors	£24.9k	£13.6k
Net assets	£40.5k	£58.5k

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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand

2026-03-27
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2025-03-07
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2024-03-12
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2023-01-04
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accounts · AA
2022-03-18
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accounts · AA
2020-10-23
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2019-10-17
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2018-08-07
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2017-10-06
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2017-07-07
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2017-07-07
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2016-10-10
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accounts · AA
2016-06-22
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2015-10-21
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accounts · AA
2015-06-22
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annual-return · AR01
2014-03-18
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MILLS, Lesley resigned
director
2009-06-15
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Company incorporated
As ADDECO LIMITED
2009-06-15
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HOLLINS, Gary John appointed
secretary
2009-06-15
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HOLLINS, Andrew Neil appointed
director
2009-06-15
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HOLLINS, Gary John appointed
director
2009-06-15
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DAVIES, Margaret Michelle appointed
secretary
2009-06-15
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DAVIES, Margaret Michelle resigned
secretary
2009-06-15
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MILLS, Lesley appointed
director
2009-06-15
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WATTS, Emma Leighann appointed
director
2009-06-15
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WATTS, Emma Leighann resigned
director

Owner dependency

76/100

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.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Gary John Hollins Individual · British · DOB 09/1969 · age 57	50–75%	—	50-75% shares	06/04/2016
Mr Andrew Neil Hollins Individual · British · DOB 07/1972 · age 54	50–75%	—	50-75% shares	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated2009-06-15

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC43290 — Other construction installation

Registered office

Elsby Bros Ind Est Sneyd Hill

Burslem

Stoke On Trent

Staffordshire

ST6 2DY

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-03-31

Last made up to: 2025-06-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-08-25

Last: 2025-08-11

Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)

HOLLINS, Gary John→

secretary · appointed 2009-06-15

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Active

HOLLINS, Andrew Neil→

director · ~54y · appointed 2009-06-15

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Active

HOLLINS, Gary John→

director · ~57y · appointed 2009-06-15

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

DAVIES, Margaret Michelle→

secretary · appointed 2009-06-15 · resigned 2009-06-15

Resigned

MILLS, Lesley→

director · ~68y · appointed 2009-06-15 · resigned 2014-03-18

Resigned

WATTS, Emma Leighann→

director · ~46y · appointed 2009-06-15 · resigned 2009-06-15

Resigned

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