ADS GROUP HOLDINGS LTD

🌿Early-stageactive
14597345 · ltd · incorporated 2023-01-17
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 May 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
5 officers (5 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
9 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
60
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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0May 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Average employees00

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (12 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-group
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-group
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-02-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-group
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-09-19
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  5. 2023-02-24
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    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  6. 2023-01-17
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    Company incorporated
    As ADS GROUP HOLDINGS LTD
  7. 2023-01-17
    PATTERSON, David Hugh appointed
    secretary
  8. 2023-01-17
    PATTERSON, David Hugh appointed
    director
  9. 2023-01-17
    PRESTON, Simon William appointed
    director
  10. 2023-01-17
    THATCHER, Barbara appointed
    director
  11. 2023-01-17
    WILLIAMS, Tamsyn appointed
    director
  12. 2023-01-17
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

48/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some 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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

40/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr David Hugh Patterson
Individual · British · DOB 09/1965 · age 61
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control17/01/2023

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2023-01-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.

Registered office

3-4 Apex Court
Bassendale Road
Wirral
Merseyside
CH62 3RE
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-30
Last: 2026-01-16

Officers (5 active · 0 resigned)

PATTERSON, David Hugh
secretary · appointed 2023-01-17
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Active
PATTERSON, David Hugh
director · ~61y · appointed 2023-01-17
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Active
PRESTON, Simon William
director · ~53y · appointed 2023-01-17
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Active
THATCHER, Barbara
director · ~56y · appointed 2023-01-17
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Active
WILLIAMS, Tamsyn
director · ~52y · appointed 2023-01-17
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Active

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Recent filings (9 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2026-02-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2025-02-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2024-02-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-21
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-09-19
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2023-02-24
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-01-17