ADP BUSINESS SOLUTIONS LTD

🌳Matureactive
08871804 · ltd · incorporated 2014-01-31
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 6.9y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Jan 2025
Net worth
£2
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 6.9y

85/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 6.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (84/100)

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
23 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
35 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £2

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£2
~ YoY
Current Assets
£2
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£0£1£1£2£2Jan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31
Total assets£2£2
Current assets£2£2
Net assets£2£2

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
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-03-13
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2025-02-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-07-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-10-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-10-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-10-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-03-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-09-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-07-07
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  10. 2019-07-07
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2019-07-01
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  12. 2019-06-28
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Ultimate Finance Limited
  13. 2019-02-02
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  14. 2019-02-02
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  15. 2018-12-19
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  16. 2018-12-19
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  17. 2018-12-10
    ➕
    EYRE, Andrew appointed
    director
  18. 2018-12-10
    ➕
    PEARCE, David John appointed
    director
  19. 2018-10-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  20. 2018-10-08
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  21. 2016-05-01
    ➖
    HALLAM, Peter Ernest resigned
    director
  22. 2014-01-31
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ADP BUSINESS SOLUTIONS LTD
  23. 2014-01-31
    ➕
    CLEGG, Paul Alexander James appointed
    director
  24. 2014-01-31
    ➕
    HALLAM, Peter Ernest appointed
    director

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

53/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 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

3 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Paul Alexander James Clegg
Individual · British · DOB 10/1968 · age 58
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016
Mr Andrew Eyre
Individual · British · DOB 10/1971 · age 55
25–50%
—25-50% shares01/02/2019
Mr David John Pearce
Individual · British · DOB 04/1964 · age 62
25–50%
—25-50% shares01/02/2019

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2014-01-31
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

16 Castlegate
Tickhill
Doncaster
DN11 9QU

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-22
Last: 2025-07-08

Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)

CLEGG, Paul Alexander James→
director · ~58y · appointed 2014-01-31
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Active
EYRE, Andrew→
director · ~55y · appointed 2018-12-10
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Active
PEARCE, David John→
director · ~62y · appointed 2018-12-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HALLAM, Peter Ernest→
director · ~71y · appointed 2014-01-31 · resigned 2016-05-01
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Ultimate Finance
Ultimate Finance Limited
A registered charge1 property28/06/2019—
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Recent filings (35 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-14
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-03-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-10-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-03-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-09-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-07-08