ADDISONWOODS LTD

🌿Early-stageactive
15640274 · ltd · incorporated 2024-04-12
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
62/100
Worth a look
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What this business does

Registered under the catch-all SIC code 99999 with dormant accounts filed shortly after incorporation, this appears to be a shell or holding vehicle with no clear active trading purpose, though the "Addisonwoods" name may hint at property or land-related interests.

Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 62/100 (worth a look), bankability 60/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (69/100)

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
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
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
3 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
62/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
50
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-04-30

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (5 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-04-12
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ADDISONWOODS LTD
  3. 2024-04-12
    ADDISON, Rosalyn Kay appointed
    director
  4. 2024-04-12
    WOODS, Jessica Mary appointed
    director
  5. 2024-04-12
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

78/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "ADDISON" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Young company: Only 2.1 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

36/100
Weak signal

Limited 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

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

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

Evidence: Next due: 2026-04-25

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Jessica Mary Woods
Individual · British,Irish · DOB 12/1992 · age 34
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control12/04/2024
Mrs Rosalyn Kay Addison
Individual · British · DOB 01/1992 · age 34
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control12/04/2024

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
Incorporated2024-04-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

19 The Meadows
Hemel Hempstead
HP1 2TP
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-04-25OVERDUE
Last: 2025-04-11

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

ADDISON, Rosalyn Kay
director · ~34y · appointed 2024-04-12
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Active
WOODS, Jessica Mary
director · ~34y · appointed 2024-04-12
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Active

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Recent filings (3 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-05
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2024-04-12