ADL HOLDCO LIMITED

🌿Early-stageactive
15743384 · ltd · incorporated 2024-05-26
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Apr 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
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 75/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (75/100)

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 (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
14 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red 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
Average employees1

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
9
filings
  • 3 persons-with-significant-control
  • 3 officers
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
10
filings
  • 3 persons-with-significant-control
  • 3 officers
  • 2 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-05-12
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  3. 2026-05-12
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2026-05-12
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2026-05-11
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  6. 2026-05-11
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2026-05-11
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  8. 2026-05-11
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  9. 2026-04-28
    SIMPKINS, Mark Philip appointed
    director
  10. 2026-04-28
    KENNEDY, Jordan Robert resigned
    director
  11. 2026-02-20
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  12. 2024-07-17
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  13. 2024-07-17
    📄
    capital-alter-shares-subdivision
    capital · SH02
  14. 2024-05-26
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ADL HOLDCO LIMITED
  15. 2024-05-26
    KENNEDY, Jordan Robert appointed
    director
  16. 2024-05-26
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

88/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Young company: Only 2.2 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

The Claims Guys Legal is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
The Claims Guys Legal
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
ADL HOLDCO LIMITED
This company · 15743384

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
The Claims Guys Legal
Corporate entity
75100%
75-100% shares28/04/2026
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Brian George Kennedyceased 28/04/2026· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2024-05-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.

Registered office

Lynnfield House
Church Street
Altrincham
WA14 4DZ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-08
Last: 2026-05-25

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

SIMPKINS, Mark Philip
director · ~61y · appointed 2026-04-28
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Active
KENNEDY, Jordan Robert
director · ~35y · appointed 2024-05-26 · resigned 2026-04-28
Resigned

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Recent filings (14 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-05-20
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2026-05-12
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-05-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-05-12
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-05-11
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-05-11
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-05-11
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2026-05-11
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2026-02-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-04
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-07-17
capital-alter-shares-subdivision
capital · SH02
2024-07-17
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2024-05-26