AD ECOLOGY LTD
🌳Matureactive
07627583 · ltd · incorporated 2011-05-10
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Sept 2025
Net worth
£-2.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 02400
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
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 (78/100)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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
36 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £2,779
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
-£3k
↓ 127% YoY
Current Assets
£4k
↓ 12% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-1.5k | £-719 |
| Current assets | £4.2k | £4.8k |
| Net assets | £-2.8k | £-1.2k |
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
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-15📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2022-08-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-31📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-03-31📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-03-31📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-03-31📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-08-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-12-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2016-12-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2016-05-21📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2011-05-10🏢Company incorporatedAs AD ECOLOGY LTD
- 2011-05-10➕ADEY, Elizabeth Anne appointeddirector
- 2011-05-10➕ADEY, Jonathan Paul appointeddirector
Owner dependency
79/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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 64 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 15 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
69/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. 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 15 years.
- 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
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Jonathan Paul Adey Individual · British · DOB 09/1962 · age 64 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 11/05/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2011-05-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC02400 — SIC 02400
Registered office
Unit 1 Gate Farm High Street
Sutton Benger
Chippenham
Wiltshire
SN15 4RE
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-24
Last: 2025-05-10
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
ADEY, Elizabeth Anne→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2011-05-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ADEY, Jonathan Paul→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 2011-05-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (36 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-04-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-17
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2023-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-03-31
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-03-31
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-03-31
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-08-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-19