APD CLEADON LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

09689624 · ltd · incorporated 2015-07-16

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

—

year to Jul 2025

Net worth

£202.8k

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: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (70/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

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

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

25 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £202,779

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£6k

Net Worth

£203k

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-07-31
Total assets	£202.8k
Cash	£6.4k
Net assets	£202.8k

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

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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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand

2026-01-16
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accounts · AA01
2025-10-15
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2025-04-24
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2024-02-08
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accounts · AA
2023-12-06
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officers · TM01
2023-12-06
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officers · AP01
2023-08-01
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DEVENDRAN, Arullendran appointed
director
2023-08-01
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ARULLENDRAN, Pamela resigned
director
2023-04-13
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accounts · AA
2022-03-25
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2021-04-22
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2019-12-16
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2019-03-29
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2018-03-26
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2017-08-21
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2016-10-17
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2015-07-16
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Company incorporated
As APD CLEADON LIMITED
2015-07-16
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ARULLENDRAN, Puveendran appointed
director
2015-07-16
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ARULLENDRAN, Pamela appointed
director
2015-07-16
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incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC

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.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

61/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Puveendran Arullendran Individual · British · DOB 09/1963 · age 63	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	15/07/2016
Mrs Pamela Arullendran Individual · British · DOB 10/1970 · age 56	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	15/07/2016

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

Incorporated2015-07-16

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

43a Front Street Cleadon Village

Sunderland

Tyne & Wear

SR6 7PG

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-07-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-07-29

Last: 2025-07-15

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

ARULLENDRAN, Puveendran→

director · ~63y · appointed 2015-07-16

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Active

DEVENDRAN, Arullendran→

director · ~20y · appointed 2023-08-01

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

ARULLENDRAN, Pamela→

director · ~56y · appointed 2015-07-16 · resigned 2023-08-01

Resigned

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Recent filings (25 total)

change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened

accounts · AA01

2026-01-16

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2025-10-15

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-08-21

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2025-04-24

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-09-05

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2024-02-08

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2023-12-06

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2023-12-06

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-09-11

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2023-04-13

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-08-12

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2022-03-25

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2021-08-23

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2021-04-22

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2020-07-24