ASSESSMENT & DEVELOPMENT SOLUTIONS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC409333 · ltd · incorporated 2011-10-13
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2024
Net worth
£77.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 70). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
36 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £77,115

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£41k
Net Worth
£77k
Current Assets
£103k
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-03-31
Total assets£77.3k
Current assets£103.3k
Cash£41.4k
Debtors£61.9k
Net assets£77.1k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-24
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  2. 2024-11-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-11-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-04-14
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2020-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-02-14
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  9. 2020-01-23
    ➕
    ROSE, Martin appointed
    director
  10. 2019-12-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-08-30
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  12. 2019-08-30
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2018-12-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-12-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-11-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2015-11-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2011-10-13
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    Company incorporated
    As ASSESSMENT & DEVELOPMENT SOLUTIONS LIMITED
  18. 2011-10-13
    ➕
    ROSE, Janice Margaret appointed
    director
  19. 2011-10-13
    ➕
    BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
    corporate-secretary
  20. 2011-10-13
    ➖
    BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
    corporate-secretary
  21. 2011-10-13
    ➕
    MABBOTT, Stephen George appointed
    director
  22. 2011-10-13
    ➖
    MABBOTT, Stephen George resigned
    director

Owner dependency

81/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

79/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

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

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Janice Margaret Rose
Individual · British · DOB 06/1959 · age 67
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2011-10-13
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

Abercorn House
79 Renfrew Road
Paisley
PA3 4DA
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-10
Last: 2025-10-27

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

ROSE, Janice Margaret→
director · ~67y · appointed 2011-10-13
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Active
ROSE, Martin→
director · ~70y · appointed 2020-01-23
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Active
BRIAN REID LTD.→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2011-10-13 · resigned 2011-10-13
Resigned
MABBOTT, Stephen George→
director · ~76y · appointed 2011-10-13 · resigned 2011-10-13
Resigned

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Recent filings (36 total)

change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-11-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-04-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-28
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2020-02-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-12-17