ADT BUSINESS CONTINUITY SERVICES LTD
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. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £10 | £787 |
| Current assets | £3.6k | £9.3k |
| Cash | £2.2k | £1.6k |
| Debtors | £1.3k | £7.6k |
| Net assets | £10 | £787 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
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See pricing →Recent activity
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Corporate timeline (15 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-09-03📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-05-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-05-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-05-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-04-08📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2015-08-14🏢Company incorporatedAs ADT BUSINESS CONTINUITY SERVICES LTD
- 2015-08-14➕TRUP, Alan David appointeddirector
- 2015-08-14📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
- +No director turnover: Company is 11 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Alan David Trup Individual · British · DOB 09/1962 · age 64 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 06/04/2016 |
Mrs Lisa Madeline Trup Individual · British · DOB 05/1967 · age 59 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 25/08/2025 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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