AD FROST CONSULTING LTD

🏛️Establishedactive
11021374 · ltd · incorporated 2017-10-19
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.
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Turnover
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Net worth
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Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of financial services holding companies
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (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 (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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
23 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

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Oct 2024Oct 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-10-312024-10-31
Average employees200-300

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-11-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-06-21
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2023-11-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-04-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-05-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-05-24
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2020-12-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-12-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-04-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-12-11
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  12. 2017-12-11
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2017-10-30
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  14. 2017-10-19
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    Company incorporated
    As AD FROST CONSULTING LTD
  15. 2017-10-19
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    FROST, Alan David appointed
    director
  16. 2017-10-19
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    FROST, Allison Anne appointed
    director
  17. 2017-10-19
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

94/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "FROST" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 9 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

46/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Alan David Frost
Individual · British · DOB 12/1964 · age 62
75–100%
—75-100% shares19/10/2017

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
Incorporated2017-10-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64205 — Activities of financial services holding companies

Registered office

31 Home Close
Carterton
Oxon
OX18 3GQ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-31
Last made up to: 2025-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-23
Last: 2025-12-09

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

FROST, Alan David→
director · ~62y · appointed 2017-10-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FROST, Allison Anne→
director · ~61y · appointed 2017-10-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active

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Recent filings (23 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-22
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-06-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-26
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-05-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-12-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-12-13