ADBELL ADVISORY LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
07978516 · ltd · incorporated 2012-03-06
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
£1.73M
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Accounting and auditing activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (82/100)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
8 officers (4 active, 8 linked, 5 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
20 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
55 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 · FRS 105 (micro)Positive net assets
Net assets £1,730,821
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£1.7m
↑ 18% YoY
Current Assets
£2.6m
↑ 5.8% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £1.79M | £1.62M |
| Current assets | £2.63M | £2.49M |
| Net assets | £1.73M | £1.47M |
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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-06➕CRIBIU, Cristina appointeddirector
- 2025-02-06📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-11-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-06📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-09-01➕LANGLOIS, Marie Gerard Gaston Yannick appointeddirector
- 2023-12-15📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2023-12-15📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2023-12-01➕CRIBIU, Cristina appointedsecretary
- 2023-12-01➖HARVEY, Alec Jeffery resignedsecretary
- 2023-11-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-12📄accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AAMD
- 2023-03-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-23📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2022-03-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-04➕WARREN, David Keith appointeddirector
- 2022-02-04➖BELL, Alan Douglas resigneddirector
- 2022-02-04📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2022-02-04📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-02-04📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-02-04📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-06-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-26📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2020-03-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-06-26➕HARVEY, Alec Jeffery appointedsecretary
- 2018-06-26➖CITY SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2018-06-26➖CONDRATOVA, Victoria resigneddirector
- 2014-12-18➕CONDRATOVA, Victoria appointeddirector
- 2012-03-06🏢Company incorporatedAs ADBELL ADVISORY LIMITED
- 2012-03-06➕CITY SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2012-03-06➕BELL, Alan Douglas appointeddirector
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
40/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Adbell Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Adbell Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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ADBELL ADVISORY LIMITED
This company · 07978516
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Adbell Holdings Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · firm interest | 04/02/2022 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Alan Douglas Bellceased 04/02/2022· 75-100% shares
- Mrs Victoria Condratovaceased 26/06/2018· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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🔒Tailored diligence questions
6 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.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2012-03-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC69201 — Accounting and auditing activities
Registered office
Birchin Court
20 Birchin Lane
London
EC3V 9DJ
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-27
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-09
Last: 2026-01-26
Officers (4 active · 4 resigned)
Active
CRIBIU, Cristina→
Activedirector · ~46y · appointed 2025-02-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
LANGLOIS, Marie Gerard Gaston Yannick→
Activedirector · ~48y · appointed 2024-09-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WARREN, David Keith→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2022-02-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HARVEY, Alec Jeffery→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2018-06-26 · resigned 2023-12-01
CITY SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2012-03-06 · resigned 2018-06-26
BELL, Alan Douglas→
Resigneddirector · ~83y · appointed 2012-03-06 · resigned 2022-02-04
CONDRATOVA, Victoria→
Resigneddirector · ~56y · appointed 2014-12-18 · resigned 2018-06-26
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Recent filings (55 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-27
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-02-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-22
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-11-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-19
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2023-12-15
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-12-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-22
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AAMD
2023-04-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-09
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2022-12-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-28