A&DS PROPERTY ENTERPRISES LIMITED
🌱Startupactive
15814854 · ltd · incorporated 2024-07-02
Investment thesis
Property vehicle with a workable charge structure — clean refinance potential.
Why interesting: Asset-backed; value largely in underlying property; lender engagement likely possible.
Why risky: Dependent on title and valuation due diligence; standard property risks.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jul 2025
Net worth
£-1.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Property-backed borrower. 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 (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 0.7y
50/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Newest facility, 0.7 years old — likely still in initial term.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (70/100)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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
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
5 filings
60
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
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredNegative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £1,643
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
-£2k
Current Assets
£2k
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-07-31 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £-1.6k |
| Current assets | £1.9k |
| Net assets | £-1.6k |
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.
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See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 1 mortgage
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 mortgage
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (9 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-27📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2026-03-27🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Fleet Mortgages Limited
- 2026-02-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-08-27📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-08-26🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Fleet Mortgages Limited
- 2024-07-02🏢Company incorporatedAs A&DS PROPERTY ENTERPRISES LIMITED
- 2024-07-02➕STEELE, Anthony Dean appointeddirector
- 2024-07-02➕STEELE, David Richard appointeddirector
- 2024-07-02📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
86/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +Young company: Only 1.9 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
26/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — STEELE, David Richard (same surname) appointed 2024-07-02. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr David Richard Steele Individual · British · DOB 03/1985 · age 41 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 02/07/2024 |
Mr Anthony Dean Steele Individual · British · DOB 10/1953 · age 73 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 02/07/2024 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2024-07-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Registered office
14a Main Street
Cockermouth
Cumbria
CA13 9LQ
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-15
Last: 2025-07-01
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
STEELE, Anthony Dean→
Activedirector · ~73y · appointed 2024-07-02
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STEELE, David Richard→
Activedirector · ~41y · appointed 2024-07-02
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Fleet Mortgages Fleet Mortgages Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 27/03/2026 | — | |
| outstanding | Fleet Mortgages Fleet Mortgages Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 26/08/2025 | — |
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Recent filings (5 total)
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2026-03-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-02-17
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-08-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-05
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2024-07-02