ADI CORPORATION LIMITED
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)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 · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-07-31 | 2024-07-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £274.2k | £349.5k |
| Current assets | £390.6k | £385.1k |
| Cash | £227.2k | £241.5k |
| Debtors | £126.6k | £111.2k |
| Net assets | £269.6k | £337.4k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
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- • 1 accounts
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
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- 2024-06-17📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-04-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
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- 2021-07-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-14📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-06-14📄withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC09
- 2020-04-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2019-04-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2018-05-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-05-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-04-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2012-03-12➕HEENAN, Bradden Conrad appointeddirector
- 2012-03-07🏢Company incorporatedAs ADI CORPORATION LIMITED
- 2012-03-07➕COWAN, Graham Michael appointeddirector
- 2012-03-07➖COWAN, Graham Michael 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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. 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 14 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Bradden Conrad Heenan Individual · British · DOB 12/1962 · age 64 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 14/06/2021 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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