ADDER CROSS LTD
Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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: strategic trade sale (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Key financials
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2026-02-28 | 2025-02-21 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (15 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-09-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-10-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-10-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-09-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-02-18📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-02-09🏢Company incorporatedAs ADDER CROSS LTD
- 2015-02-09➕ROSS, Alastair Durston appointeddirector
- 2015-02-09📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "ROSS" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +No director turnover: Company is 11 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Alastair Durston Ross Individual · British · DOB 08/1977 · age 49 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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