ADDE (REDDITCH) HOLDINGS LIMITED
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-09-30 | 2023-09-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £212.6k | — |
| Current assets | £60 | — |
| Debtors | £60 | — |
| Net assets | £212.6k | — |
| Average employees | — | 0 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
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- • 1 confirmation-statement
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Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2025-06-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-20📄capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-sharescapital · SH10
- 2023-05-20📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2023-05-20📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2023-05-20📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2022-06-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-24📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-04-16📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-04-16📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-02-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-22📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2019-06-18📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2019-04-03📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-02-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2011-11-24➖COX, Jonathan Michael resigneddirector
- 2010-04-01🏢Company incorporatedAs ADDE (REDDITCH) HOLDINGS LIMITED
- 2010-04-01➕DIXON, Warren Alan appointeddirector
- 2010-04-01➕COX, Jonathan Michael appointeddirector
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 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
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Warren Alan Dixon Individual · British · DOB 06/1969 · age 57 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% 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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