AD CONTRACTORS LTD

🌳Matureactive

07416559 · ltd · incorporated 2010-10-22

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 Oct 2024

Net worth

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book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 99999

Sector: Extraterritorial bodies

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (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: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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

5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

2 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

57 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

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Net Worth

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Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2024-10-31	2023-10-31
Average employees	100	-200

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 (26 events)Click to expand

2025-10-30
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2024-10-28
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2023-10-25
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accounts · AA
2022-10-22
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2022-10-22
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officers · CH01
2022-10-22
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officers · CH01
2022-07-31
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accounts · AA
2021-10-31
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accounts · AA
2021-10-22
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2021-10-22
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officers · CH01
2021-10-22
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officers · CH01
2021-06-17
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address · AD02
2021-06-16
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address · AD01
2020-10-27
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accounts · AA
2019-06-27
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accounts · AA
2018-04-19
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accounts · AA
2018-03-26
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officers · TM01
2018-03-16
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BALL, Richard resigned
director
2013-02-01
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BALL, Richard appointed
director
2012-02-24
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DAUBNEY, Gei appointed
director
2012-02-23
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BALL, Richard resigned
secretary
2011-12-08
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BURTON, Doreen resigned
director
2011-12-01
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DAUBNEY, Alan appointed
director
2010-10-22
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Company incorporated
As AD CONTRACTORS LTD
2010-10-22
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BALL, Richard appointed
secretary
2010-10-22
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BURTON, Doreen appointed
director

Owner dependency

74/100

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.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

79/100

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.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 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

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 · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Alan Daubney Individual · British · DOB 06/1963 · age 63	75–100%	75–100%	75-100% shares · 75-100% voting	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

Incorporated2010-10-22

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

The Garden House 6 Salisbury Close

Saxilby

Lincoln

LN1 2FS

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-07-31

Last made up to: 2024-10-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-11-05

Last: 2025-10-22

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

DAUBNEY, Alan→

director · ~63y · appointed 2011-12-01

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Active

DAUBNEY, Gei→

director · ~55y · appointed 2012-02-24

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Active

BALL, Richard→

secretary · appointed 2010-10-22 · resigned 2012-02-23

Resigned

BALL, Richard→

director · ~47y · appointed 2013-02-01 · resigned 2018-03-16

Resigned

BURTON, Doreen→

director · ~93y · appointed 2010-10-22 · resigned 2011-12-08

Resigned

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Recent filings (57 total)

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accounts · AA

2025-10-30

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confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-10-22

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confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-11-12

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2024-10-28

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2023-10-25

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-10-22

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-10-22

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2022-10-22

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2022-10-22

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2022-10-22

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2022-07-31

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2021-10-31

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2021-10-22

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2021-10-22

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2021-10-22