ADE UK HOLDING LIMITED

🌿Early-stageactive

14813217 · ltd · incorporated 2023-04-19

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

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

76/100

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 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 (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (59/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

5 officers (5 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

12 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

14 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

76/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand

2026-02-03
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accounts · AA
2025-04-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2024-01-21
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-01-12
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KIRKHAM, Andrew Paul appointed
director
2023-12-01
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COLLINS, Hannah appointed
director
2023-12-01
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-09-14
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appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP04
2023-09-14
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-09-05
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capital · SH01
2023-08-17
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PENNSEC LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2023-08-04
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-05-24
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-04-19
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Company incorporated
As ADE UK HOLDING LIMITED
2023-04-19
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DAVIES, Steffan Andrew appointed
director
2023-04-19
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ADE HOLDING appointed
corporate-director
2023-04-19
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change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2023-04-19
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incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

63/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material 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 "HOLDING" — strong identity link between founder and business.
+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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Kevin Guenegan Individual · French · DOB 08/1979 · age 47	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	19/04/2023

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

Incorporated2023-04-19

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.

Registered office

Sae Institute Georgia House

38 Pall Mall

Liverpool

L3 6AL

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-05-31

Last made up to: 2025-08-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-05-02

Last: 2026-04-18