ADTONES LTD

🌳Matureactive
09515191 · ltd · incorporated 2015-03-27
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
£1.25M
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other information service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (73/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
7 officers (4 active, 7 linked, 7 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
95 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £1,251,479

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£254
Net Worth
£1.3m
Current Assets
£225k
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-31
Total assets£2.49M
Current assets£224.5k
Cash£254
Debtors£224.3k
Net assets£1.25M

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-11
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2026-02-11
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2025-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-11-21
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AAMD
  5. 2024-06-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-02-21
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  7. 2024-02-20
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  8. 2023-06-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-02-22
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  10. 2023-02-21
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  11. 2022-07-14
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  12. 2022-01-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-07-08
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AAMD
  14. 2021-06-11
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AAMD
  15. 2021-06-11
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AAMD
  16. 2021-06-11
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AAMD
  17. 2021-06-11
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AAMD
  18. 2021-06-09
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  19. 2021-05-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2021-05-14
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  21. 2021-02-01
    ➖
    GRAVESEN-HVASS, Soeren resigned
    director
  22. 2019-12-17
    ➕
    TANG, Anita Yuk Chu appointed
    director
  23. 2019-12-17
    ➕
    VARMA, Rajesh appointed
    director
  24. 2019-12-17
    ➖
    DAVIS, Larry S. resigned
    director
  25. 2019-12-17
    ➖
    MERCIER, Aude resigned
    director
  26. 2018-06-16
    ➕
    MANOS, Gaspare Augusto appointed
    director
  27. 2018-06-16
    ➕
    DAVIS, Larry S. appointed
    director
  28. 2018-06-16
    ➕
    MERCIER, Aude appointed
    director
  29. 2015-03-27
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ADTONES LTD
  30. 2015-03-27
    ➕
    LYNCH, Benjamin William appointed
    director
  31. 2015-03-27
    ➕
    GRAVESEN-HVASS, Soeren appointed
    director

Owner dependency

55/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • 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

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Benjamin Lynch
Individual · British · DOB 11/1969 · age 57
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Director Soeren Gravesen-Hvassceased 01/02/2021· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated2015-03-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC63990 — Other information service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

First Floor
187 Wardour Street
London
W1F 8ZB
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-11
Last: 2025-11-27

Officers (4 active · 3 resigned)

LYNCH, Benjamin William→
director · ~57y · appointed 2015-03-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MANOS, Gaspare Augusto→
director · ~58y · appointed 2018-06-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
TANG, Anita Yuk Chu→
director · ~65y · appointed 2019-12-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
VARMA, Rajesh→
director · ~61y · appointed 2019-12-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DAVIS, Larry S.→
director · ~74y · appointed 2018-06-16 · resigned 2019-12-17
Resigned
GRAVESEN-HVASS, Soeren→
director · ~60y · appointed 2015-03-27 · resigned 2021-02-01
Resigned
MERCIER, Aude→
director · ~45y · appointed 2018-06-16 · resigned 2019-12-17
Resigned

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Recent filings (95 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-02-11
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-02-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-02
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2024-11-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-25
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-02-21
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-02-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-01
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-02-22
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-02-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-16
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2022-07-14