ADRIAN HODGES ADVISORY LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
07964095 · ltd · incorporated 2012-02-24
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£2.09M
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
41 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
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 · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £2,091,232
Cash YoY
+5%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£2.2m
↑ 4.9% YoY
Net Worth
£2.1m
↑ 4.6% YoY
Current Assets
£2.2m
↑ 3.8% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £2.09M | £2.00M |
| Current assets | £2.25M | £2.16M |
| Cash | £2.25M | £2.14M |
| Debtors | £45 | £22.7k |
| Net assets | £2.09M | £2.00M |
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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See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-18📄second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP04CS01
- 2023-11-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-21📄capital-alter-shares-subdivisioncapital · SH02
- 2023-04-03📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2023-04-03📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2023-04-03📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2023-04-03📄capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-sharescapital · SH10
- 2023-04-03📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2023-03-28📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-03-28📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-03-28📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-03-27➕JEFFERY, Neil Robert appointeddirector
- 2022-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-07📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-12-04📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2012-02-24🏢Company incorporatedAs ADRIAN HODGES ADVISORY LIMITED
- 2012-02-24➕HODGES, Adrian John appointeddirector
Owner dependency
93/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "HODGES" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
- +No director turnover: Company is 14 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 65. 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.
- 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 · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Adrian John Hodges Individual · British · DOB 04/1961 · age 65 | 50–75% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
Mr Neil Robert Jeffery Individual · British · DOB 03/1968 · age 58 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 27/03/2023 |
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
Incorporated2012-02-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Registered office
1 Waterside Station Road
Harpenden
AL5 4US
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-10
Last: 2026-02-24
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
HODGES, Adrian John→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 2012-02-24
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JEFFERY, Neil Robert→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2023-03-27
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Recent filings (41 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-18
second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2024-03-18
confirmation-statement
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-02
capital-alter-shares-subdivision
capital · SH02
2023-04-21
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2023-04-03
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-04-03
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-04-03
capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
capital · SH10
2023-04-03
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2023-04-03
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-03-28
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-03-28