ADCL HOLDINGS LTD

🌿Early-stageactive

SC768883 · ltd · incorporated 2023-05-10

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.

🔒Estimated value

—

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Turnover

—

year to Aug 2024

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

Active trading company with a 85-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 85). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

12 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

15 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

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Opportunity Score

76/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

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

Metric	2024-08-31
Average employees	200

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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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 incorporation
• 1 resolution

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand

2025-12-04
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-12-04
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-05-07
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-20
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appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2023-09-15
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STEWART, Tracey appointed
secretary
2023-09-12
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2023-09-12
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-09-11
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capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2023-08-23
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change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2023-05-18
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-05-18
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-05-18
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-05-18
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-05-10
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Company incorporated
As ADCL HOLDINGS LTD
2023-05-10
➕
KENNEDY, Allan appointed
director
2023-05-10
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STEWART, Tracey appointed
director
2023-05-10
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CAMPBELL, Michael appointed
director
2023-05-10
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CAMPBELL, Michael resigned
director
2023-05-10
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KENNEDY, Colin appointed
director
2023-05-10
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KENNEDY, Colin resigned
director
2023-05-10
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KENNEDY, Stuart appointed
director
2023-05-10
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KENNEDY, Stuart resigned
director
2023-05-10
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incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

78/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

+Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 85 — succession pressure is live.
+Young company: Only 3.0 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 85 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

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

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mrs Sandra Lavery Kennedy Individual · British · DOB 05/1943 · age 83	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	10/05/2023
Allan Kennedy Individual · British · DOB 05/1941 · age 85	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	10/05/2023

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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BALLINGALL PROPERTIES LIMITED→ SC175212 · est 1997 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	28y	—	—
BALMACHIE LIMITED→ SC204426 · est 2000 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	26y	—	—
BANDLEY STORE LTD→ SC372792 · est 2010 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	16y	—	—
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →

🔒Tailored diligence questions

8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2023-05-10

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Kirkton Enterprise Centre

Sir William Smith Road

Arbroath

Angus

DD11 3RD

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-05-31

Last made up to: 2024-08-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-05-07

Last: 2025-04-23

Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)

STEWART, Tracey→

secretary · appointed 2023-09-15

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Active

KENNEDY, Allan→

director · ~85y · appointed 2023-05-10

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Active

STEWART, Tracey→

director · ~58y · appointed 2023-05-10

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Active

CAMPBELL, Michael→

director · ~67y · appointed 2023-05-10 · resigned 2023-05-10

Resigned

KENNEDY, Colin→

director · ~65y · appointed 2023-05-10 · resigned 2023-05-10

Resigned

KENNEDY, Stuart→

director · ~63y · appointed 2023-05-10 · resigned 2023-05-10

Resigned

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Recent filings (15 total)

memorandum-articles

incorporation · MA

2025-12-04

resolution

resolution · RESOLUTIONS

2025-12-04

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2025-05-07

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-04-28

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-05-13

appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date

officers · AP03

2023-09-20

memorandum-articles

incorporation · MA

2023-09-12

resolution

resolution · RESOLUTIONS

2023-09-12

capital-allotment-shares

capital · SH01

2023-09-11

change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended

accounts · AA01

2023-08-23

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2023-05-18

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2023-05-18

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2023-05-18

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2023-05-18

incorporation-company

incorporation · NEWINC

2023-05-10