AD HOC EDITORIAL LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
08466097 · ltd · incorporated 2013-03-28
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
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Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Television programme production activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
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
40 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
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 Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees200200

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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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-08-14
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  3. 2024-03-28
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  4. 2024-03-28
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2023-09-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-11-30
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    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-10-07
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    officers · CH01
  8. 2022-10-07
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    officers · CH03
  9. 2021-11-12
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    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-01-05
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-03-28
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    capital · SH01
  12. 2019-12-27
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-09-14
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-04-06
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2018-04-06
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  16. 2018-04-06
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  17. 2018-04-06
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  18. 2016-04-01
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    HOCKINGS, Zoe Rachael Juno appointed
    director
  19. 2013-03-28
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    Company incorporated
    As AD HOC EDITORIAL LIMITED
  20. 2013-03-28
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    HOCKINGS, Jocelyn appointed
    secretary
  21. 2013-03-28
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    HOCKINGS, Jocelyn Guy appointed
    director

Owner dependency

66/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

49/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 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
Mrs Zoe Rachael Juno Hockings
Individual · British · DOB 11/1973 · age 53
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting28/03/2020
Mr Jocelyn Guy Hockings
Individual · British · DOB 12/1975 · age 51
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control28/03/2017

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
Incorporated2013-03-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC59113 — Television programme production activities

Registered office

The End House The Common
Dunston
Norwich
Norfolk
NR14 8PF
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-11
Last: 2026-03-28

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

HOCKINGS, Jocelyn→
secretary · appointed 2013-03-28
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Active
HOCKINGS, Jocelyn Guy→
director · ~51y · appointed 2013-03-28
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Active
HOCKINGS, Zoe Rachael Juno→
director · ~53y · appointed 2016-04-01
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Active

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Recent filings (40 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-28
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-03-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-03-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-30
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-10-07
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2022-10-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-29