ADRIAN FORDER ASSOCIATES LTD

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09099142 · ltd · incorporated 2014-06-24

Investment thesis

Unencumbered property vehicle — clean asset-backed target with refinance headroom.

Why interesting: Property-holding entity with no live charges; straightforward asset-backed case.

Why risky: Values depend on title and valuation; property-specific market exposure.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

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year to Jun 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Development of building projects

Sector: Construction

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

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. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

29 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

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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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-06-30	2024-06-30
Average employees	200	200

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand

2025-08-19
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2024-08-08
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2023-07-31
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accounts · AA
2022-08-27
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accounts · AA
2021-09-01
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-11-12
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-09-22
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accounts · AA
2019-06-26
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2018-09-06
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accounts · AA
2017-09-17
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accounts · AA
2017-06-26
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2017-06-26
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2017-02-08
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officers · AP01
2017-02-01
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FORDER, Debra Helen appointed
director
2016-08-24
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accounts · AA
2016-07-02
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2015-11-27
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FORDER, Debra Helen appointed
secretary
2014-06-24
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Company incorporated
As ADRIAN FORDER ASSOCIATES LTD
2014-06-24
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FORDER, Adrian appointed
director

Owner dependency

89/100

Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS

+Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
+Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "FORDER" — strong identity link between founder and business.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
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

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Adrian Forder Individual · British · DOB 02/1968 · age 58	50–75%	50–75%	board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control	24/06/2017
Mrs Debra Forder Individual · British · DOB 09/1968 · age 58	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	24/06/2017

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

Incorporated2014-06-24

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC41100 — Development of building projects

Registered office

17 Blind Lane

Horsham St Faith

Norfolk

NR10 3JQ

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-03-31

Last made up to: 2025-06-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-07-08

Last: 2026-06-24

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

FORDER, Debra Helen→

secretary · appointed 2015-11-27

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FORDER, Adrian→

director · ~58y · appointed 2014-06-24

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Active

FORDER, Debra Helen→

director · ~58y · appointed 2017-02-01

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Active

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