AD METALWORK SOLUTIONS LTD
🌳Matureactive
10117241 · ltd · incorporated 2016-04-11
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£-19.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 80). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
36 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
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 · accounting standard not declaredNegative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £19,046
Net assets shrinking
Down £292,504 YoY
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
-£19k
↓ 107% YoY
Current Assets
£44k
↓ 8.6% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £17.4k | £24.9k |
| Current assets | £44.2k | £48.4k |
| Net assets | £-19.0k | £273.5k |
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
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-27📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-10-19📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-10-19📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-10-19📄withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC09
- 2022-10-14📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-05-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-21📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2022-04-05📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2022-04-01📄dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspendeddissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
- 2021-02-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-01-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-03➕READ, David William appointeddirector
- 2019-10-03📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2019-01-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-09-16➕READ, David William appointedsecretary
- 2017-09-16➖READ, Andrew Kenneth resigneddirector
- 2016-04-11🏢Company incorporatedAs AD METALWORK SOLUTIONS LTD
- 2016-04-11➕NICHOLLS, David Charles appointeddirector
- 2016-04-11➕READ, Andrew Kenneth appointeddirector
Owner dependency
73/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 80 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
71/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 80 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- 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
cleanNo 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 David William Read Individual · British · DOB 12/1946 · age 80 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 05/10/2022 |
Mr David Charles Nicholls Individual · British · DOB 11/1976 · age 50 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 05/10/2022 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2016-04-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC25110 — Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures
Registered office
Unit J10, Dudley Central Trading Estate
Shaw Road
Dudley
DY2 8QX
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-16
Last: 2025-10-02
Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)
READ, David William→
Activesecretary · appointed 2017-09-16
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NICHOLLS, David Charles→
Activedirector · ~50y · appointed 2016-04-11
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READ, David William→
Activedirector · ~80y · appointed 2019-10-03
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READ, Andrew Kenneth→
Resigneddirector · ~50y · appointed 2016-04-11 · resigned 2017-09-16
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Recent filings (36 total)
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accounts · AA
2026-01-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-02-01
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-10-27
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-10-19
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-10-19
withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2022-10-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-10-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-24
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-04-21