AD RANK ONE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
08095611 · ltd · incorporated 2012-06-07
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 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other information technology service activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (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
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
52 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Average employees15001500

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
3
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-18
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  2. 2026-06-17
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  3. 2026-06-01
    ➕
    ADIE, Sarah appointed
    director
  4. 2026-06-01
    ➕
    CRAWFORD, Jamie appointed
    director
  5. 2025-12-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2025-03-19
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2024-11-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-12-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-12-11
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  10. 2023-12-11
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  11. 2023-06-16
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2023-06-12
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2023-06-08
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  14. 2023-06-08
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  15. 2023-02-21
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2023-01-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2022-10-26
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  18. 2022-10-26
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  19. 2021-11-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2020-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2013-11-30
    ➖
    WILLIAMSON, Carol Ann resigned
    director
  22. 2012-10-19
    ➕
    WILLIAMSON, Matthew John appointed
    director
  23. 2012-06-07
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AD RANK ONE LIMITED
  24. 2012-06-07
    ➕
    WILLIAMSON, Carol Ann appointed
    director

Owner dependency

50/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

Succession & seller-readiness

43/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • 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

clean
No 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ms Sarah Adie
Individual · British · DOB 10/1982 · age 44
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2017
Mr Matthew John Williamson
Individual · British · DOB 09/1984 · age 42
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2012-06-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62090 — Other information technology service activities

Registered office

Ad Rank One Ltd
1 Balloon Street
Manchester
Greater Manchester
M4 4BE
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-21
Last: 2026-06-07

Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)

ADIE, Sarah→
director · ~44y · appointed 2026-06-01
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Active
CRAWFORD, Jamie→
director · ~40y · appointed 2026-06-01
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Active
WILLIAMSON, Matthew John→
director · ~42y · appointed 2012-10-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WILLIAMSON, Carol Ann→
director · ~74y · appointed 2012-06-07 · resigned 2013-11-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (52 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-21
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-06-18
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-06-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-18
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-03-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-14
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-12-11
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-12-11
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-06-16
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-06-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-12
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-06-08