A & D PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT LTD
💤Zombieactive
07471232 · ltd · incorporated 2010-12-15
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 74/100 (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: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
51 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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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 | 2025-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 1 | 100 |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-18📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-12-14📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-12-14📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-12-14📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2023-11-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-03📄capital-cancellation-sharescapital · SH06
- 2023-08-03📄capital-return-purchase-own-sharescapital · SH03
- 2023-07-24📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2023-07-24📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2023-07-07📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-07-07📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-07-07📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-07-07📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-07-07📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-07-06➖MILNER, Deborah resigneddirector
- 2023-07-06➖MILNER, Derek resigneddirector
- 2022-07-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2014-02-01➕ASHFORTH, Mark appointeddirector
- 2010-12-15🏢Company incorporatedAs A & D PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT LTD
- 2010-12-15➕MILNER, Deborah appointeddirector
- 2010-12-15➕MILNER, Derek appointeddirector
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
68/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 15 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
cleanNo 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mark Ashforth Individual · British · DOB 01/1972 · age 54 | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
Ms Emma Ozenbrook Individual · British · DOB 02/1979 · age 47 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/07/2023 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Derek Milnerceased 06/07/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Similar companies
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| 102 DENBIGH STREET (FREEHOLD) LIMITED→ 06513990 · est 2008 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 18y | — | — |
| 416 PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LIMITED→ 02587787 · est 1991 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 35y | — | — |
| A COWLEY HOLDINGS LTD→ 13260960 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| A DAINTY HOLDINGS LTD→ 17098277 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| A&APLUS ESTATES LTD→ 16772071 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AAIS HOLDINGS LTD→ 16804938 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AARDVARK HOLDINGS LIMITED→ 14485112 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| ABA PROPERTY HOLDINGS LTD→ 15760059 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| ABBEY LANE MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED→ 04232863 · est 2001 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 24y | — | — |
| ABBEY LANE RESIDENTIAL MANAGEMENT LIMITED→ 15553388 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| ABBEYVIEW HEIGHTS MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED→ 05570077 · est 2005 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 20y | — | — |
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →🔒Advanced scoring suite
Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2010-12-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Registered office
330 Petre Street
Sheffield
South Yorkshire
S4 8LU
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-29
Last: 2025-12-15
Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)
ASHFORTH, Mark→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2014-02-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MILNER, Deborah→
Resigneddirector · ~60y · appointed 2010-12-15 · resigned 2023-07-06
MILNER, Derek→
Resigneddirector · ~65y · appointed 2010-12-15 · resigned 2023-07-06
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Recent filings (51 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-04-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-18
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-12-18
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-12-14
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-12-14
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-12-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-28
capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2023-08-03
capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2023-08-03
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-07-24
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2023-07-24