ADRIAN WILSON GARAGE LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
04512715 · ltd · incorporated 2002-08-15
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
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year to Sept 2024
Net worth
£41.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45200
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 60-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 60). 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: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (76/100)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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
60 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
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 declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £41,384
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£41k
↑ 34% YoY
Current Assets
£47k
↑ 1.4% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-09-30 | 2023-09-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £41.4k | £30.9k |
| Current assets | £47.3k | £46.6k |
| Net assets | £41.4k | £30.9k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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 (23 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-30📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-06-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-02📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2019-05-02📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2018-04-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-08-15📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2017-05-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-06-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-09-14➖WILSON, Janine resignedsecretary
- 2015-09-14📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2002-09-09➕WILSON, Adrian appointeddirector
- 2002-09-09➖SALT, Angela Maria resignedsecretary
- 2002-09-09➕WILSON, Janine appointedsecretary
- 2002-09-09➖KENDREW, Hilary resignednominee-director
- 2002-08-15🏢Company incorporatedAs ADRIAN WILSON GARAGE LIMITED
- 2002-08-15➕SALT, Angela Maria appointedsecretary
- 2002-08-15➕KENDREW, Hilary appointednominee-director
Owner dependency
100/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 name in company name: Company name contains director surname "WILSON" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
85/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Adrian Wilson Individual · British · DOB 04/1966 · age 60 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 15/08/2016 |
Ms Janine Wilson Individual · British · DOB 01/1966 · age 60 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 02/06/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2002-08-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200
Registered office
Salisbury Street
Leek
Staffordshire
ST13 5EE
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-29
Last: 2025-08-15
Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)
WILSON, Adrian→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2002-09-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SALT, Angela Maria→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2002-08-15 · resigned 2002-09-09
WILSON, Janine→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2002-09-09 · resigned 2015-09-14
KENDREW, Hilary→
Resignednominee-director · ~67y · appointed 2002-08-15 · resigned 2002-09-09
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Recent filings (60 total)
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-06-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-08-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-05-13