A.D.H CONTRACTORS LTD

🌿Early-stageactive
15558771 · ltd · incorporated 2024-03-13
Investment thesis
Unencumbered property vehicle — clean asset-backed target with refinance headroom.
Why interesting: Property-holding entity with no live charges; straightforward asset-backed case.
Why risky: Values depend on title and valuation; property-specific market exposure.
🔒Estimated value
Upgrade to see
Turnover
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
51/100
Worth a look
🔔
Follow this company (free)
Email alerts on filings, charges, director changes, gazette notices. No account needed.

Unsubscribe any time from any email. GDPR-respectful.

What this business does
Primary activity: Development of building projects
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed admin-neglect survivor — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 51/100 (worth a look), bankability 40/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (38/100). Current lenders should be on monthly review.

Data confidence

Overall: low (54/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
3 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
51/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
35
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
49
Multiple red flags — proceed with caution.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 gazette
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 gazette
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (4 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-12
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  2. 2024-03-13
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As A.D.H CONTRACTORS LTD
  3. 2024-03-13
    HOLLAND, Douglas appointed
    director
  4. 2024-03-13
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

80/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Young company: Only 2.3 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

2 high ·
Accounts overdue
high

Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-03-13

Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-03-26

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Douglas Holland
Individual · British · DOB 12/1974 · age 52
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control13/03/2024

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

Similar companies

Active · Construction · SP postcode area
CompanyEst. valueTurnoverNet worthStaffAgeOppDirector
A D FINISHES LIMITED
07202814 · est 2010 · no financials extracted
16y
ACE PROPERTY MAINTENANCE & CONSTRUCTION LIMITED
04444870 · est 2002 · no financials extracted
23y
ADA PLUMBING & HEATING LTD
17036971 · est 2026 · no financials extracted
ADAM GUY PAINTING & DECORATING LIMITED
07521370 · est 2011 · no financials extracted
15y
ADAM SLATTER LIMITED
10656858 · est 2017 · no financials extracted
9y
ADDIS LOCKSMITHS & PROPERTY MAINTENANCE LIMITED
15478831 · est 2024 · no financials extracted
2y
ADDUCO CONSTRUCTION LTD
16291966 · est 2025 · no financials extracted
1y
ADR ENTERPRISES LIMITED
08401633 · est 2013 · no financials extracted
13y
AERO TECH PAINT LTD
13804870 · est 2021 · no financials extracted
4y
AFOSGROUP LIMITED
09715222 · est 2015 · no financials extracted
10y
AGW (HOLDINGS) LTD
14881582 · est 2023 · no financials extracted
2y
AID CONSTRUCTION LTD
11805477 · est 2019 · no financials extracted
7y
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions

11 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.

See pricing →
🔒Advanced scoring suite

Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2024-03-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC41100 — Development of building projects

Registered office

20 High Street
Shaftesbury
SP7 8JG
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-03-13OVERDUE
Last made up to:
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-03-26OVERDUE
Last: 2025-03-12

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

HOLLAND, Douglas
director · ~52y · appointed 2024-03-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active

Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.

Recent filings (3 total)

gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-05-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-13
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2024-03-13