ADRAD LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
09502983 · ltd · incorporated 2015-03-23
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
£150.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Renting and leasing of construction and civil engineering machinery and equipment
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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 (63/100).

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
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
30 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £150,026
Net assets shrinking
Down £3,302 YoY
Cash YoY
+297%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£106k
↑ 297% YoY
Net Worth
£150k
↓ 2.2% YoY
Current Assets
£113k
↑ 313% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£31k£61k£92k£123k£153kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£175.3k£186.7k
Current assets£113.5k£27.5k
Cash£106.0k£26.7k
Debtors£7.5k£798
Net assets£150.0k£153.3k

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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-05
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-11-16
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    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-11-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-07-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-03-24
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  7. 2021-03-24
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2021-03-17
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    capital · SH01
  9. 2021-02-03
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    LEY, Patricia Anita appointed
    director
  10. 2021-02-03
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  11. 2021-02-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-10-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-07-08
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  14. 2019-07-08
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2019-05-09
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2018-12-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-12-31
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    accounts · AA
  18. 2015-03-23
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    Company incorporated
    As ADRAD LIMITED
  19. 2015-03-23
    ➕
    LEY, Jonathan Peter appointed
    secretary
  20. 2015-03-23
    ➕
    LEY, Jonathan Peter 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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.

Succession & seller-readiness

41/100
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.
  • 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
Mr Jonathan Peter Ley
Individual · British · DOB 05/1975 · age 51
50–75%
50–75%board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control06/04/2016
Mrs Patricia Anita Ley
Individual · British · DOB 07/1976 · age 50
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting28/03/2019

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
Incorporated2015-03-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC77320 — Renting and leasing of construction and civil engineering machinery and equipment

Registered office

5 Carley Drive
Sheffield
South Yorkshire
S20 8NQ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-06
Last: 2026-03-23

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

LEY, Jonathan Peter→
secretary · appointed 2015-03-23
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Active
LEY, Jonathan Peter→
director · ~51y · appointed 2015-03-23
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Active
LEY, Patricia Anita→
director · ~50y · appointed 2021-02-03
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Active

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Recent filings (30 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-29
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-03-24
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-03-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-24
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2021-03-17
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-02-03