ADDINGTON INVESTMENTS LTD.
💤Zombieactive
11157045 · ltd · incorporated 2018-01-18
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Sept 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
60/100
Worth a look
What this business does
Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed property-backed borrower — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 60/100 (worth a look), bankability 57/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 5 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
27 live charges · 5 lenders · oldest 7.5y
15/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 7.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 5 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: high (83/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
27 charges (27/27 with lender, 27/27 with type)
90
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
65 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
60/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.
Business quality
55
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
48
Multiple red flags — proceed with caution.
Signal strength
100
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 | 2024-09-30 | 2023-09-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 400 | 500 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
3 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
5
filings
- • 5 mortgage
Last 90 days
5
filings
- • 5 mortgage
Last 180 days
6
filings
- • 5 mortgage
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (63 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-29📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2026-05-28📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2026-05-28📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2026-05-28📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2026-05-28📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2026-05-21🔒Charge registered #27Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
- 2026-05-21🔒Charge registered #26Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
- 2026-05-21🔒Charge registered #25Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
- 2026-05-21🔒Charge registered #24Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
- 2026-05-21🔒Charge registered #23Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
- 2025-08-08📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2025-08-08📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2025-08-08📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2025-08-08📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2025-08-08🔓Charge satisfied #13
- 2025-08-08🔓Charge satisfied #12
- 2025-08-08🔓Charge satisfied #11
- 2025-08-08🔓Charge satisfied #10
- 2025-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-26📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-04-26📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-04-24📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-04-24📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-04-24📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-04-24📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-04-22🔒Charge registered #22Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
- 2024-04-22🔒Charge registered #21Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
- 2024-04-22🔒Charge registered #20Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
- 2024-04-22🔒Charge registered #19Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
- 2024-04-22🔒Charge registered #18Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
- 2024-04-22🔒Charge registered #17Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
- 2024-03-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-21📄capital-statement-capital-company-with-date-currency-figurecapital · SH19
- 2023-12-21⚠️legacyinsolvency · CAP-SS
- 2023-12-21📄legacycapital · SH20
- 2023-12-21📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2023-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-06🔓Charge satisfied #7
- 2023-03-06🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2022-07-22🔒Charge registered #16Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
- 2022-07-22🔒Charge registered #15Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
- 2022-01-20🔓Charge satisfied #14
- 2021-11-09🔓Charge satisfied #9
- 2021-11-09🔓Charge satisfied #5
- 2021-11-09🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2020-02-13🔒Charge registered #14Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2020-02-03➖ROSEVERE, Kevin John resigneddirector
- 2019-11-29🔒Charge registered #13Lender: Winterbourne Trustee Services Limited (As Trustee of the Stonegate Farmers Limited (1972) Pension and Life Assurance Scheme
- 2019-11-29🔒Charge registered #12Lender: Winterbourne Trustee Services Limited (As Trustee of the Stonegate Farmers Limited (1972) Pension and Life Assurance Scheme)
- 2019-11-29🔒Charge registered #11Lender: Winterbourne Trustee Services Limited (As Trustee of the Stonegate Farmers Limited (1972) Pension and Life Assurance Scheme)
Showing most recent 50 of 63 events
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
45/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
1 high · 2 med · 1 low1 insolvency-related filing on record
highFilings relating to insolvency, liquidation, or administration exist in the company's history. Review before proceeding.
Evidence: 2023-12-21: legacy
5 new charges in last 12 months
mediumHeavy recent charge activity can indicate refinancing pressure, aggressive leverage, or multiple lender rotation.
Evidence: 2026-05-21: A registered charge; 2026-05-21: A registered charge; 2026-05-21: A registered charge
Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
17 live charges
lowHeavily leveraged with multiple live security positions — understand the capital structure before proceeding.
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Adrian David Gott Individual · British · DOB 01/1981 · age 45 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 18/01/2018 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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🔒Tailored diligence questions
10 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2018-01-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Registered office
Addington Lodge Cottage
Addington Road
Nether Kellet
Carnforth
LA6 1DZ
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-26
Last: 2026-01-12
Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)
GOTT, Adrian David→
Activedirector · ~45y · appointed 2018-01-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ROSEVERE, Kevin John→
Resigneddirector · ~55y · appointed 2019-03-21 · resigned 2020-02-03
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
27
Total charges
17
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:27 of 27 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc UK Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 21/05/2026 | — | |
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc UK Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 21/05/2026 | — | |
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc UK Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 21/05/2026 | — | |
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc UK Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 21/05/2026 | — | |
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc UK Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 21/05/2026 | — | |
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc UK Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 22/04/2024 | — | |
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc UK Bank PLC | A registered charge | 2 properties | 22/04/2024 | — | |
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc UK Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 22/04/2024 | — | |
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc UK Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 22/04/2024 | — | |
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc UK Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 22/04/2024 | — | |
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc UK Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 22/04/2024 | — | |
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc UK Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 22/07/2022 | — | |
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc UK Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 22/07/2022 | — | |
| satisfied | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 13/02/2020 | 20/01/2022 | |
| satisfied | Winterbourne Trustee Services (As Trustee of the Stonegate Farmers (1972) Pension and Life Assurance Scheme Winterbourne Trustee Services Limited (As Trustee of the Stonegate Farmers Limited (1972) Pension and Life Assurance Scheme | A registered charge | 1 property | 29/11/2019 | 08/08/2025 | |
| satisfied | Winterbourne Trustee Services (As Trustee of the Stonegate Farmers (1972) Pension and Life Assurance Scheme) Winterbourne Trustee Services Limited (As Trustee of the Stonegate Farmers Limited (1972) Pension and Life Assurance Scheme) | A registered charge | 1 property | 29/11/2019 | 08/08/2025 | |
| satisfied | Winterbourne Trustee Services (As Trustee of the Stonegate Farmers (1972) Pension and Life Assurance Scheme) Winterbourne Trustee Services Limited (As Trustee of the Stonegate Farmers Limited (1972) Pension and Life Assurance Scheme) | A registered charge | 1 property | 29/11/2019 | 08/08/2025 | |
| satisfied | Winterbourne Trustee Services (As Trustee of the Thames Valley Eggs Pension Fund) Winterbourne Trustee Services Limited (As Trustee of the Thames Valley Eggs Limited Pension Fund) | A registered charge | 1 property | 29/11/2019 | 08/08/2025 | |
| satisfied | HSBC Hsbc UK Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 21/12/2018 | 09/11/2021 | |
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc UK Bank PLC | A registered charge | 2 properties | 21/12/2018 | — | |
| satisfied | HSBC Hsbc UK Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 21/12/2018 | 06/03/2023 | |
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc UK Bank PLC | A registered charge | 2 properties | 21/12/2018 | — | |
| satisfied | HSBC Hsbc UK Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 21/12/2018 | 09/11/2021 | |
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc UK Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 21/12/2018 | — | |
| satisfied | HSBC Hsbc UK Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 21/12/2018 | 06/03/2023 | |
| satisfied | HSBC Hsbc UK Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 21/12/2018 | 09/11/2021 | |
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc UK Bank PLC | A registered charge | 2 properties | 21/12/2018 | — |
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Recent filings (65 total)
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2026-05-29
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2026-05-28
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2026-05-28
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2026-05-28
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2026-05-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-22
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-08-08
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-08-08
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-08-08
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-08-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-23
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-04-26
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-04-26
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-04-24