ADDLESTONE SPECSAVERS LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
12119818 · ltd · incorporated 2019-07-24
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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not disclosed
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 47782
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 77/100 (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 (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (58/100)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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (5 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)
83
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
41 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
- 2026-06-23📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-09-29📄accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduaryaccounts · AAMD
- 2025-08-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduaryaccounts · AA
- 2025-08-28📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2025-08-28📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2025-08-28📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2025-08-22📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduaryaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-31📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2024-03-02📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2024-03-02📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2023-09-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduaryaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-15📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2023-04-20📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2023-04-20📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2022-12-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduaryaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-14📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2022-05-20📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2022-05-20📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2021-11-03📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2021-10-01➕GOLD, Robert Kerr appointeddirector
- 2021-10-01➕PATEL, Nital appointeddirector
- 2021-10-01➖CARROLL, Paul Francis resigneddirector
- 2019-07-24🏢Company incorporatedAs ADDLESTONE SPECSAVERS LIMITED
- 2019-07-24➕SPECSAVERS OPTICAL GROUP LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2019-07-24➕PERKINS, Mary Lesley appointeddirector
- 2019-07-24➕SPECSAVERS OPTICAL GROUP LIMITED appointedcorporate-director
- 2019-07-24➕CARROLL, Paul Francis appointeddirector
Owner dependency
70/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "LIMITED" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 82 — 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 82 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.)
Group structure
Specsavers Uk Holdings Limited holds majority control (50-75%). Likely parent but not wholly-owned.
🏛️majority
Specsavers Uk Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 50-75% shares
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ADDLESTONE SPECSAVERS LIMITED
This company · 12119818
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Specsavers Uk Holdings Limited Corporate entity | 50–75% | 50–75% | 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting | 24/07/2019 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2019-07-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47782 — SIC 47782
Registered office
Forum 6, Parkway
Solent Business Park, Whiteley
Fareham
Hampshire
PO15 7PA
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-07-08
Last: 2026-06-24
Officers (5 active · 1 resigned)
SPECSAVERS OPTICAL GROUP LIMITED→
Activecorporate-secretary · appointed 2019-07-24
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GOLD, Robert Kerr→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2021-10-01
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PATEL, Nital→
Activedirector · ~38y · appointed 2021-10-01
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PERKINS, Mary Lesley→
Activedirector · ~82y · appointed 2019-07-24
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SPECSAVERS OPTICAL GROUP LIMITED→
Activecorporate-director · appointed 2019-07-24
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CARROLL, Paul Francis→
Resigneddirector · ~62y · appointed 2019-07-24 · resigned 2021-10-01
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Recent filings (41 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-24
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-06-23
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
accounts · AAMD
2025-09-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
accounts · AA
2025-08-28
legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2025-08-28
legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2025-08-28
legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2025-08-28
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-08-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
accounts · AA
2024-10-31
legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2024-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-09
legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2024-03-02
legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2024-03-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
accounts · AA
2023-09-15