AD FOOD CONSULTANCY LIMITED
🌿Early-stageactive
15281246 · ltd · incorporated 2023-11-13
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
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year to Nov 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 71/100 (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 (58/100).
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, 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
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
12 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-11-30 | 2024-11-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 100 | 0 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
4
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (12 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-27📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2026-02-11📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-01-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-08-06📄accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AAMD
- 2025-01-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-02📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-01-24📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2024-01-24📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-01-22➕DOOR, Patrycja appointeddirector
- 2023-11-13🏢Company incorporatedAs AD FOOD CONSULTANCY LIMITED
- 2023-11-13➕DOOR, Ashley James appointeddirector
- 2023-11-13📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
71/100
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.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +Young company: Only 2.6 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- 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 · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Ashley James Door Individual · British · DOB 03/1992 · age 34 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 13/11/2023 |
Mrs Patrycja Door Individual · Polish · DOB 09/1986 · age 40 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 22/01/2024 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACO ENGINEERING LTD→ 13968735 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| ACTIVE RECRUITMENT CONSULTANTS LIMITED→ 06711267 · est 2008 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 17y | — | — |
| ACTOMAC LTD→ 15364305 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| ACUMEN PART TIME FD LIMITED→ 07450226 · est 2010 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 15y | — | — |
| AD LEASING SURREY LTD→ 15025073 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| AD PLANNING AND DESIGN LTD→ 09118254 · est 2014 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 11y | — | — |
| AD-VALUE CONSULTING LIMITED→ 08794298 · est 2013 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 12y | — | — |
| ADAM BIRLEY CONSULTING LTD→ 15475745 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| ADAM KICK LIMITED→ 17066078 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ADAMA CAPITAL LIMITED→ 16047221 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| ADAMSON MCS LIMITED→ 10837438 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| ADARE TAYLER CONSULTING LIMITED→ 16774473 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2023-11-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Registered office
77 Lumley Road
Horley
RH6 7JF
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-08-31
Last made up to: 2025-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-11
Last: 2026-01-28
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
DOOR, Ashley James→
Activedirector · ~34y · appointed 2023-11-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
DOOR, Patrycja→
Activedirector · ~40y · appointed 2024-01-22
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Recent filings (12 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-27
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-03-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-02-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-23
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AAMD
2025-08-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-13
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-12-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-28
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-01-24
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-01-24
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-11-13