AADC SOLUTIONS LIMITED
🌿Early-stageactive
13849898 · ltd · incorporated 2022-01-14
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Jan 2026
Net worth
£-16.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Information technology consultancy activities
Sector: Information & communication
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 70229Management consultancy activities other than financial management
- 82990Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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, 3 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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
26 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
60
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 · accounting standard not declaredNegative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £16,009
Cash YoY
+52%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£11k
↑ 52% YoY
Net Worth
-£16k
↓ 11% YoY
Current Assets
£11k
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2026-01-31 | 2025-01-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-13.3k | — |
| Current assets | £11.0k | — |
| Cash | £11.0k | £7.2k |
| Net assets | £-16.0k | £-14.5k |
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
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-08-18📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-08-18📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-08-18📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-08-18📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-08-18📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-07-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-19📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-02-19📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-06-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-05📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-02-05📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-01-21📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-01-21📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2024-01-21📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2023-12-01📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-11-27➕COCKBURN, David appointeddirector
- 2023-10-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-28📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-03-28📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-03-28📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-01-19✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2022-01-14🏢Company incorporatedAs AADC SOLUTIONS LIMITED
- 2022-01-14➕ALEXANDER, Alison appointeddirector
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 64 — 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 64. 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 David Cockburn Individual · British · DOB 10/1962 · age 64 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 27/11/2023 |
Alison Alexander Individual · British · DOB 09/1968 · age 58 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 14/01/2022 |
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
Incorporated2022-01-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC62020 — Information technology consultancy activities
Registered office
King Arthurs Court Maidstone Road
Chaing
Ashford
Kent
TN27 0JS
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-10-31
Last made up to: 2026-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-10
Last: 2025-08-27
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
ALEXANDER, Alison→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2022-01-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
COCKBURN, David→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 2023-11-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Recent filings (26 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-05-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-08-18
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-08-18
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-08-18
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-08-18
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-08-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-20
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-02-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-02-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-05
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-02-05
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-02-05