ADL & PARTNERS LIMITED

🌱Startupactive
16237314 · ltd · incorporated 2025-02-07
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. 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 (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (57/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (4 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
3 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
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (7 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-04-23
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  2. 2025-02-07
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ADL & PARTNERS LIMITED
  3. 2025-02-07
    DAVIES, William Jeremy appointed
    director
  4. 2025-02-07
    DUMONT, Beverley appointed
    director
  5. 2025-02-07
    HIGGINS, John appointed
    director
  6. 2025-02-07
    LEWIS, Sean Anthony appointed
    director
  7. 2025-02-07
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

60/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 79 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Young company: Only 1.3 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 79 years old. Natural succession window is now.

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

Adl Plc is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Adl Plc
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
ADL & PARTNERS LIMITED
This company · 16237314

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
Adl Plc
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control07/02/2025

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
Incorporated2025-02-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Woodlands Of Woolley Residential Home Woolley Low Moor Lane
Woolley
Wakefield
WF4 2LN
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-07
Last made up to:
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-27
Last: 2025-11-13

Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)

DAVIES, William Jeremy
director · ~79y · appointed 2025-02-07
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Active
DUMONT, Beverley
director · ~56y · appointed 2025-02-07
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Active
HIGGINS, John
director · ~57y · appointed 2025-02-07
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Active
LEWIS, Sean Anthony
director · ~41y · appointed 2025-02-07
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Active

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Recent filings (3 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-17
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-04-23
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2025-02-07