AUTOMOTIVE DIAGNOSTIC SPECIALISTS LTD.
🏛️Establishedactive
10597989 · ltd · incorporated 2017-02-02
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 33170
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)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 (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
48 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | — | £298.8k |
| Current assets | — | £315.9k |
| Net assets | — | £142.7k |
| Average employees | 300 | — |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-10📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-05-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-18📍change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD02
- 2024-10-18📍move-registers-to-registered-office-company-with-new-addressaddress · AD04
- 2024-04-21📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-04-10➕MILLS, Christina appointeddirector
- 2024-03-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-27📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2023-04-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-28📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2022-10-04📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-10-02📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-10-02📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-09-30➖BROWN, Gavin Charles resigneddirector
- 2022-09-29📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-09-29📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-12-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-03-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-02-02🏢Company incorporatedAs AUTOMOTIVE DIAGNOSTIC SPECIALISTS LTD.
- 2017-02-02➕FITZPATRICK, Sam appointeddirector
- 2017-02-02➕BROWN, Gavin Charles appointeddirector
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome 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
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
1 lowMultiple registered office changes
lowMultiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Sam Fitzpatrick Individual · British · DOB 08/1981 · age 45 | 50–75% | 50–75% | 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting | 02/02/2017 |
Christina Mills Individual · British · DOB 12/1979 · age 47 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 02/10/2022 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Sam Fitzpatrickceased 14/02/2018· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Mr Gavin Charles Brownceased 15/09/2022· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2017-02-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC33170 — SIC 33170
Registered office
Block 10 Vestry Road
Sevenoaks
TN14 5EL
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-27
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-02
Last: 2026-02-16
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
FITZPATRICK, Sam→
Activedirector · ~45y · appointed 2017-02-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MILLS, Christina→
Activedirector · ~47y · appointed 2024-04-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BROWN, Gavin Charles→
Resigneddirector · ~45y · appointed 2017-02-02 · resigned 2022-09-30
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (48 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-18
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-11-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-18
change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
address · AD02
2024-10-18
move-registers-to-registered-office-company-with-new-address
address · AD04
2024-10-18
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-04-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-26
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-12-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-11
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-03-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-10-04