AD DEVELOPMENTS (EBLEY) LIMITED
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Key financials
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-02-28 | 2024-02-29 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 0 | 0 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
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Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-17📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2025-12-16📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-12-16📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2025-12-15📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2025-12-15📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2025-12-15📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2025-11-27📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2025-11-27📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2025-11-26➕DOWN, William Montague James appointeddirector
- 2025-11-25📄capital-alter-shares-subdivisioncapital · SH02
- 2025-11-25📄capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-sharescapital · SH10
- 2025-11-24📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2025-11-24📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-11-24📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2025-09-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-11🏢Company incorporatedAs AD DEVELOPMENTS (EBLEY) LIMITED
- 2022-02-11➕DOWNTON, Andrew Michael Tiffin appointeddirector
- 2022-02-11📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanGroup structure
2 corporate shareholders identified. Group structure is distributed.
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Farmstead Moreton Ltd Corporate entity | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 26/11/2025 |
Tiffin Holdings Ltd Corporate entity | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 20/11/2025 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Andrew Michael Tiffin Downtonceased 20/11/2025· 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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