ADAS SOLUTIONS LTD

🏛️Establishedactive
11223874 · ltd · incorporated 2018-02-26
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
—
year to May 2025
Net worth
£1.13M
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45200
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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 (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
6 officers (4 active, 6 linked, 6 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
33 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £1,134,043
Cash YoY
+50%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£804k
↑ 50% YoY
Net Worth
£1.1m
↑ 20% YoY
Current Assets
£939k
↑ 42% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£227k£454k£680k£907k£1.1mMay 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Total assets£1.13M£947.7k
Current assets£938.6k£661.6k
Cash£804.5k£537.1k
Debtors£134.1k£124.4k
Net assets£1.13M£947.7k

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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-06
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  2. 2026-02-27
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-04-07
    ➕
    HARMER, Deborah appointed
    director
  4. 2025-01-23
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-02-19
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-04-12
    📄
    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AAMD
  7. 2023-02-27
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-04-19
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2021-10-13
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-07-08
    📄
    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  11. 2021-07-08
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  12. 2021-06-01
    ➕
    GRANTON, Holly Louise appointed
    director
  13. 2021-02-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-11-19
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  15. 2020-11-01
    ➕
    GRANTON, Ciara Nicole appointed
    director
  16. 2020-10-19
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  17. 2020-10-19
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  18. 2019-12-03
    📄
    second-filing-of-director-termination-with-name
    officers · RP04TM01
  19. 2019-11-12
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2019-10-21
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  21. 2019-09-30
    ➖
    SPARROW-DAVIE, Cody Leslie resigned
    director
  22. 2019-05-13
    ➖
    BURNETT, Maria Anne resigned
    director
  23. 2019-01-01
    ➕
    SPARROW-DAVIE, Cody Leslie appointed
    director
  24. 2018-07-30
    ➕
    BURNETT, Maria Anne appointed
    director
  25. 2018-02-26
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ADAS SOLUTIONS LTD
  26. 2018-02-26
    ➕
    GRANTON, Colin Richard appointed
    director

Owner dependency

56/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

40/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.

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 Colin Richard Granton
Individual · British · DOB 03/1973 · age 53
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control26/02/2018

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
Incorporated2018-02-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200

Registered office

54 Elm Crescent
Birtley
Chester Le Street
DH3 1GH
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-20
Last: 2026-04-06

Officers (4 active · 2 resigned)

GRANTON, Ciara Nicole→
director · ~26y · appointed 2020-11-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GRANTON, Colin Richard→
director · ~53y · appointed 2018-02-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GRANTON, Holly Louise→
director · ~24y · appointed 2021-06-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HARMER, Deborah→
director · ~59y · appointed 2025-04-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BURNETT, Maria Anne→
director · ~59y · appointed 2018-07-30 · resigned 2019-05-13
Resigned
SPARROW-DAVIE, Cody Leslie→
director · ~35y · appointed 2019-01-01 · resigned 2019-09-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (33 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-30
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-03-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-17
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2023-04-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-19
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-04-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-13
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2021-07-08
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-07-08