ADDITION DESIGN LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
10738635 · ltd · incorporated 2017-04-25
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 Feb 2026
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other manufacturing n.e.c.
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 71121Engineering design activities for industrial process and production
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (71/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 2 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
4 officers (4 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
57 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
1 year 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 · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2026-02-28 |
|---|---|
| Average employees | 500 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals 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
2
filings
- • 1 gazette
- • 1 dissolution
Last 90 days
8
filings
- • 4 accounts
- • 2 other
- • 1 gazette
Last 180 days
8
filings
- • 4 accounts
- • 2 other
- • 1 gazette
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-05📄gazette-notice-voluntarygazette · GAZ1(A)
- 2026-04-22📄dissolution-application-strike-off-companydissolution · DS01
- 2026-04-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2026-03-30📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2026-02-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduaryaccounts · AA
- 2026-02-26📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2026-02-26📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2026-02-26📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2025-02-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduaryaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-27📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2025-02-27📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2025-02-27📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2024-05-24📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-03-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduaryaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-26📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2024-03-09📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2024-03-09📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2023-03-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduaryaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-01📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2023-03-01📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2023-03-01📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2023-02-27📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2017-04-25🏢Company incorporatedAs ADDITION DESIGN LTD
- 2017-04-25➕PATTERSON, David Hugh appointedsecretary
- 2017-04-25➕FRIPP, Thomas appointeddirector
- 2017-04-25➕PATTERSON, David Hugh appointeddirector
- 2017-04-25➕THATCHER, Barbara appointeddirector
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
40/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Ads Group Holdings Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Ads Group Holdings Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
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ADDITION DESIGN LTD
This company · 10738635
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ads Group Holdings Ltd Corporate entity | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 24/02/2023 |
Mr David Hugh Patterson Individual · British · DOB 09/1965 · age 61 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 24/02/2023 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- A.D.S Graphics Limitedceased 24/02/2023· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting
- Mr Thomas Frippceased 09/06/2022· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2017-04-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC32990 — Other manufacturing n.e.c.
Registered office
3-4 Apex Court Bassendale Road
Bromborough
Wirral
CH62 3RE
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-11-30
Last made up to: 2026-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-23
Last: 2025-06-09
Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)
PATTERSON, David Hugh→
Activesecretary · appointed 2017-04-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
FRIPP, Thomas→
Activedirector · ~44y · appointed 2017-04-25
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PATTERSON, David Hugh→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2017-04-25
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THATCHER, Barbara→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2017-04-25
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Recent filings (57 total)
gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2026-05-05
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2026-04-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-14
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2026-03-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
accounts · AA
2026-02-26
legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2026-02-26
legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2026-02-26
legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2026-02-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
accounts · AA
2025-02-27
legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2025-02-27
legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2025-02-27
legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2025-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-13
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2024-05-24