ADR INTERNATIONAL LIMITED

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02018150 · ltd · incorporated 1986-05-09
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£235.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
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
Active trading company with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 70). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 25.7y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 25.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
17 officers (2 active, 17 linked, 12 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
195 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £235,871

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£5k
Net Worth
£236k
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—
£0£47k£94k£142k£189k£236kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Cash£5.1k—
Net assets£235.9k—
Average employees—400

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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (44 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-12-08
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    SINAN, Abdelghani resigned
    director
  3. 2025-12-08
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2024-08-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-04-03
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2024-04-03
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2024-01-24
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  8. 2023-08-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-12-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-11-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-12-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-04-09
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    capital · SH06
  13. 2020-04-07
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    capital-return-purchase-own-shares
    capital · SH03
  14. 2020-03-31
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    capital · SH01
  15. 2020-03-31
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    officers · AP01
  16. 2020-03-31
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  17. 2020-03-31
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  18. 2020-03-09
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  19. 2020-03-02
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  20. 2020-02-20
    ➕
    SINAN, Abdelghani appointed
    director
  21. 2017-09-05
    ➕
    JACKSON, Robin Charles appointed
    secretary
  22. 2017-09-05
    ➖
    HUNT, Peter David resigned
    secretary
  23. 2017-09-05
    ➖
    HUNT, Peter David resigned
    director
  24. 2017-03-09
    ➕
    JACKSON, Robin Charles appointed
    director
  25. 2009-10-01
    ➖
    JACKSON, Robin resigned
    director
  26. 2007-04-06
    ➖
    EVANS, Peter resigned
    director
  27. 2007-04-06
    ➖
    MATTHEWS, John resigned
    director
  28. 2001-08-02
    ➖
    MICHELS, William Louis resigned
    director
  29. 2000-10-23
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
  30. 2000-09-01
    ➕
    HUNT, Peter David appointed
    director
  31. 1999-07-11
    ➖
    BILLSON, Ian resigned
    director
  32. 1998-09-01
    ➕
    HUNT, Peter David appointed
    secretary
  33. 1998-08-31
    ➖
    BILLSON, Ian resigned
    secretary
  34. 1997-09-01
    ➕
    MATTHEWS, John appointed
    director
  35. 1997-08-31
    ➖
    HUGHES, Evan Jonathan resigned
    director
  36. 1997-01-31
    ➖
    COTTEW, Jacqueline resigned
    director
  37. 1995-08-31
    ➕
    BILLSON, Ian appointed
    secretary
  38. 1995-08-31
    ➖
    BOWERS, Margaret resigned
    secretary
  39. 1995-08-31
    ➖
    BOWERS, Kenneth resigned
    director
  40. 1995-08-31
    ➖
    BOWERS, Margaret resigned
    director
  41. 1994-09-13
    ➕
    EVANS, Peter appointed
    director
  42. 1993-05-09
    ➖
    HUGHES, David William resigned
    director
  43. 1992-12-20
    ➕
    MICHELS, William Louis appointed
    director
  44. 1986-05-09
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    Company incorporated
    As ADR INTERNATIONAL LIMITED

Owner dependency

90/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100
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.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 40 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Abdelghani Sinan
Individual · Jordanian · DOB 04/1976 · age 50
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting20/02/2020
Mr Robin Charles Jackson
Individual · British · DOB 04/1956 · age 70
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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

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

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🔒Tailored diligence questions

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

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1986-05-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

Chiltern House
Station Road
Henley-On-Thames
Oxfordshire
RG9 1AT
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-13
Last: 2026-03-30

Officers (2 active · 15 resigned)

JACKSON, Robin Charles→
secretary · appointed 2017-09-05
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Active
JACKSON, Robin Charles→
director · ~70y · appointed 2017-03-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BILLSON, Ian→
secretary · appointed 1995-08-31 · resigned 1998-08-31
Resigned
BOWERS, Margaret→
secretary · resigned 1995-08-31
Resigned
HUNT, Peter David→
secretary · appointed 1998-09-01 · resigned 2017-09-05
Resigned
BILLSON, Ian→
director · ~80y · resigned 1999-07-11
Resigned
BOWERS, Kenneth→
director · ~88y · resigned 1995-08-31
Resigned
BOWERS, Margaret→
director · ~85y · resigned 1995-08-31
Resigned
COTTEW, Jacqueline→
director · resigned 1997-01-31
Resigned
EVANS, Peter→
director · ~76y · appointed 1994-09-13 · resigned 2007-04-06
Resigned
HUGHES, David William→
director · ~75y · resigned 1993-05-09
Resigned
HUGHES, Evan Jonathan→
director · ~75y · resigned 1997-08-31
Resigned
HUNT, Peter David→
director · ~67y · appointed 2000-09-01 · resigned 2017-09-05
Resigned
JACKSON, Robin→
director · ~70y · resigned 2009-10-01
Resigned
MATTHEWS, John→
director · ~69y · appointed 1997-09-01 · resigned 2007-04-06
Resigned
MICHELS, William Louis→
director · ~73y · appointed 1992-12-20 · resigned 2001-08-02
Resigned
SINAN, Abdelghani→
director · ~50y · appointed 2020-02-20 · resigned 2025-12-08
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
HSBC
Hsbc Bank PLC
Debenture1 property23/10/2000—
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Recent filings (195 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-27
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-03
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-04-03
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-04-03
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2024-01-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-30