ADSTRINGO LIMITED
🌿Early-stageactive
15089639 · ltd · incorporated 2023-08-22
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
£8.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of head offices
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (74/100)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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
8 connected companies via shared directors
69
Filing history
13 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 declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £8,775
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£9k
Net Worth
£9k
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-05-31 |
|---|---|
| Cash | £8.9k |
| Net assets | £8.8k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals 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
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-22📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2025-01-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-05📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-11-01➖HUGHES, George Warwick resigneddirector
- 2024-09-04📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-09-04📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-09-04📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-09-03📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-07-03📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-07-03📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-08-22🏢Company incorporatedAs ADSTRINGO LIMITED
- 2023-08-22➕HUGHES, Calum Douglas appointeddirector
- 2023-08-22➕HUGHES, Sheona Duncan appointeddirector
- 2023-08-22➕HUGHES, Simon Douglas appointeddirector
- 2023-08-22➕HUGHES, George Warwick appointeddirector
- 2023-08-22📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
78/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +Young company: Only 2.8 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
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 Calum Douglas Hughes Individual · British · DOB 04/1991 · age 35 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 22/08/2023 |
Mr George Warwick Hughes Individual · British · DOB 12/1992 · age 34 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 22/08/2023 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2023-08-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70100 — Activities of head offices
Registered office
Camburgh House
27 New Dover Road
Canterbury
Kent
CT1 3DN
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-04
Last: 2025-08-21
Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)
HUGHES, Calum Douglas→
Activedirector · ~35y · appointed 2023-08-22
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HUGHES, Sheona Duncan→
Activedirector · ~66y · appointed 2023-08-22
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HUGHES, Simon Douglas→
Activedirector · ~67y · appointed 2023-08-22
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HUGHES, George Warwick→
Resigneddirector · ~34y · appointed 2023-08-22 · resigned 2024-11-01
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Recent filings (13 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-21
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-01-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-22
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-12-05
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-09-04
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-09-04
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-09-04
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-09-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-03
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-07-03
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-07-03
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-08-22