ADO EQUIPMENT LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
11891432 · ltd · incorporated 2019-03-19
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£-4.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Retail trade of motor vehicle parts and accessories
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
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 (79/100)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
4 officers (4 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
18 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 · accounting standard not declaredNegative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £4,873
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
-£5k
↑ 37% YoY
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £10.8k | £13.6k |
| Net assets | £-4.9k | £-7.8k |
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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (15 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-11-06➕FISHER, Paul Geoffrey appointeddirector
- 2025-11-06📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-11-06📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-05-01➕HOY, Stephanie Louise appointeddirector
- 2025-05-01📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-12-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-03-19🏢Company incorporatedAs ADO EQUIPMENT LIMITED
- 2019-03-19➕HORSMAN, Clive Ian appointeddirector
- 2019-03-19➕HORSMAN-MITCHELL, Edward Alexander appointeddirector
- 2019-03-19📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
55/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome 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.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
60/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
3 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Edward Alexander Horsman-Mitchell Individual · British · DOB 02/1989 · age 37 | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control | 19/03/2019 |
Mr Paul Geoffrey Fisher Individual · British · DOB 05/1975 · age 51 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 06/11/2025 |
Mr Clive Ian Horsman Individual · British · DOB 09/1955 · age 71 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 19/03/2019 |
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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| A MOTORS LTD→ 11820694 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
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| AB AUTO-WORKS LTD→ 09824898 · est 2015 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
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| ACE MOTORING COMPANY LTD→ 16419104 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ADVANCED AUTO SERVICES (HALIFAX) LIMITED→ 04965162 · est 2003 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 22y | — | — |
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2019-03-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45320 — Retail trade of motor vehicle parts and accessories
Registered office
Horley Green House Horley Green Road
Claremount
Halifax
West Yorkshire
HX3 6AS
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-20
Last: 2025-11-06
Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)
FISHER, Paul Geoffrey→
Activedirector · ~51y · appointed 2025-11-06
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HORSMAN, Clive Ian→
Activedirector · ~71y · appointed 2019-03-19
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HORSMAN-MITCHELL, Edward Alexander→
Activedirector · ~37y · appointed 2019-03-19
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HOY, Stephanie Louise→
Activedirector · ~38y · appointed 2025-05-01
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Recent filings (18 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-28
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-11-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-06
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-11-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-02
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-05-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-17