A & D GROUNDWORKS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
07684818 · ltd · incorporated 2011-06-28
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 Jun 2024
Net worth
£128.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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 (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
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 5 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
38 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 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £128,461
Very low cash
Cash position: £1

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£1
Net Worth
£128k
Current Assets
£26k
Current Liabilities
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£0£26k£51k£77k£103k£128kJun 2023Jun 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-06-302023-06-30
Total assets£374.3k—
Current assets£26.4k—
Cash£1—
Debtors£26.4k—
Net assets£128.5k—

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-03-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-20
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    CRAWFORD, Gavin resigned
    director
  3. 2024-12-20
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2024-03-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-09-08
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  7. 2022-09-06
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  8. 2022-06-16
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  9. 2022-06-11
    ➕
    CRAWFORD, Gavin appointed
    director
  10. 2022-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-03-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-06-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-06-10
    ➕
    MEYLER, Tracie appointed
    director
  14. 2019-06-10
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  15. 2019-03-28
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2019-03-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-07-10
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    MEYLER, Tracie resigned
    director
  18. 2018-03-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  19. 2017-07-31
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  20. 2017-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  21. 2014-07-29
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    MEYLER, Tracie appointed
    director
  22. 2012-05-14
    ➖
    MEYLER, Dane Adrian resigned
    director
  23. 2011-06-28
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As A & D GROUNDWORKS LIMITED
  24. 2011-06-28
    ➕
    MEYLER, Adrian Leslie appointed
    director
  25. 2011-06-28
    ➕
    MEYLER, Dane Adrian 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 58 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
  • 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

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Adrian Meyler
Individual · British · DOB 06/1968 · age 58
75–100%
—75-100% shares28/06/2017

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
Incorporated2011-06-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Co Alexander Gow 12 Trident Park
Trident Way
Blackburn
BB1 3NU

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-04
Last: 2025-06-20

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

MEYLER, Adrian Leslie→
director · ~58y · appointed 2011-06-28
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Active
MEYLER, Tracie→
director · ~52y · appointed 2019-06-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CRAWFORD, Gavin→
director · ~46y · appointed 2022-06-11 · resigned 2024-12-20
Resigned
MEYLER, Dane Adrian→
director · ~33y · appointed 2011-06-28 · resigned 2012-05-14
Resigned
MEYLER, Tracie→
director · ~52y · appointed 2014-07-29 · resigned 2018-07-10
Resigned

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Recent filings (38 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-26
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-30
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-09-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-07
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2022-09-06
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-06-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-03-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-06-26