ADO SERVICES CIC

🌳Matureactive
07042757 · ltd · incorporated 2009-10-14
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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Net worth
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Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: General secondary education
Sector: Education
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 85320Technical and vocational secondary education
  • 85590Other education n.e.c.
  • 86900Other human health activities
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company 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: low (54/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, 4 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
51 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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-03
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2025-04-02
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2025-04-02
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2025-04-02
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2025-03-19
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  7. 2024-08-01
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  8. 2023-08-01
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  9. 2022-10-07
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    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-08-06
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-07-28
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    address · AD01
  12. 2021-06-18
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  13. 2021-02-15
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2020-11-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  15. 2019-07-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-09-17
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    accounts · AA
  17. 2016-04-05
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    MCHOLLAND-PILCHER, Gary Paul resigned
    director
  18. 2012-04-09
    ➕
    MCLEOD, Charlotte Josephine appointed
    director
  19. 2012-04-09
    ➕
    MCHOLLAND-PILCHER, Gary Paul appointed
    director
  20. 2009-10-14
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    Company incorporated
    As ADO SERVICES CIC
  21. 2009-10-14
    ➕
    MCHOLLAND-PILCHER, Gary Paul appointed
    secretary
  22. 2009-10-14
    ➕
    MCHOLLAND-PILCHER, Victoria Ella appointed
    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

3 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Victoria Ella Mcholland-Pilcher
Individual · British · DOB 05/1975 · age 51
50–75%
50–75%board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control01/10/2016
Mr Gary Paul Mcholland-Pilcher
Individual · British · DOB 12/1963 · age 63
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting01/10/2016
Miss Charlotte Josephine Power-Mcleod
Individual · British · DOB 12/1979 · age 47
—25–50%25-50% voting01/10/2016

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
Incorporated2009-10-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85310 — General secondary education

Registered office

126 Upper Wickham Lane
Welling
Kent
DA16 3DP
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-28
Last: 2025-10-14

Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)

MCHOLLAND-PILCHER, Gary Paul→
secretary · appointed 2009-10-14
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Active
MCHOLLAND-PILCHER, Victoria Ella→
director · ~51y · appointed 2009-10-14
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Active
MCLEOD, Charlotte Josephine→
director · ~47y · appointed 2012-04-09
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Active
MCHOLLAND-PILCHER, Gary Paul→
director · ~63y · appointed 2012-04-09 · resigned 2016-04-05
Resigned

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Recent filings (51 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-04
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-04-03
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-04-02
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-04-02
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-04-02
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AAMD
2025-03-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-08-06