AD VENTURE SIGNS & IMAGE LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
12730998 · ltd · incorporated 2020-07-09
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 Jul 2025
Net worth
£12.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 18129
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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 (73/100).
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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
19 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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Positive net assets
Net assets £12,945
Net assets shrinking
Down £1,477 YoY
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£13k
↓ 10% YoY
Current Assets
£33k
↑ 63% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-07-31 | 2024-07-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £13.0k | £14.6k |
| Current assets | £32.9k | £20.3k |
| Net assets | £12.9k | £14.4k |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-10📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-03-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-27📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-02-24➖TURNBULL, Robert resigneddirector
- 2023-02-24📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-02-24📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-09-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-17📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-05-17📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-09-28📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-07-16📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2020-07-09🏢Company incorporatedAs AD VENTURE SIGNS & IMAGE LTD
- 2020-07-09➕WALLWORK, Steven appointeddirector
- 2020-07-09➕WASHBOURNE, Colin appointeddirector
- 2020-07-09➕TURNBULL, Robert appointeddirector
- 2020-07-09📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
66/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
56/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Colin Washbourne Individual · British · DOB 04/1963 · age 63 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 24/02/2023 |
Mr Steven Wallwork Individual · British · DOB 02/1966 · age 60 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 24/02/2023 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Robert Turnbullceased 24/02/2023· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2020-07-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC18129 — SIC 18129
Registered office
Office 38 Consett Business Park
Villa Real
Consett
Durham
DH8 6BP
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-22
Last: 2025-07-08
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
WALLWORK, Steven→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2020-07-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WASHBOURNE, Colin→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2020-07-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
TURNBULL, Robert→
Resigneddirector · ~69y · appointed 2020-07-09 · resigned 2023-02-24
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Recent filings (19 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-11
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-07-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-24
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-02-27
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-02-24
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-02-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-12
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-08-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-09