ADD DISTRIBUTION LTD
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 69). 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 (73/100).
Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 13.4y
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 13.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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 | 2025-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £156.6k | £151.4k |
| Current assets | £182.9k | £203.0k |
| Cash | £12.5k | £16.5k |
| Debtors | — | £947 |
| Net assets | £-520.3k | £-480.2k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
2 signals 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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Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
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- 2024-10-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-17📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2020-04-20📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-09-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-10-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-07-26📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2018-07-26📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2017-10-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-08-22📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2016-11-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-08-22📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2013-01-28🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Sreit Property Limited
- 2011-06-28🏢Company incorporatedAs ADD DISTRIBUTION LTD
- 2011-06-28➕HUBBARD, Alan Norman appointeddirector
- 2011-06-28➕JACOBS, Yomtov Eliezer appointeddirector
- 2011-06-28➖JACOBS, Yomtov Eliezer resigneddirector
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.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- 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
cleanGroup structure
Anglia Coldroom Maintenance Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Anglia Coldroom Maintenance Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Filing status
Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Sreit Property Sreit Property Limited | Rent deposit deed | 1 property | 28/01/2013 | — |