ADRIENNE FLORIST LIMITED

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04744506 · ltd · incorporated 2003-04-25
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 Jul 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other retail sale of new goods in specialised stores (other than commercial art galleries and opticians)
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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
6 officers (1 active, 6 linked, 3 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
59 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31

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 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-30
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-03-19
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    officers · TM02
  4. 2025-03-17
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2025-03-10
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    PREST, Adrienne resigned
    secretary
  6. 2025-03-10
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    PREST, Adrienne resigned
    director
  7. 2024-05-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-04-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-04-30
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    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-04-29
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-04-26
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-04-23
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-12-18
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-04-08
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-04-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2015-07-31
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    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2015-05-15
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    annual-return · AR01
  18. 2012-05-09
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    PREST, Abigail Louise appointed
    director
  19. 2012-04-06
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    PREST, Abigail Louise resigned
    director
  20. 2003-04-29
    ➖
    BRIGHTON SECRETARY LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  21. 2003-04-29
    ➖
    BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  22. 2003-04-28
    ➕
    PREST, Adrienne appointed
    secretary
  23. 2003-04-28
    ➕
    PREST, Abigail Louise appointed
    director
  24. 2003-04-28
    ➕
    PREST, Adrienne appointed
    director
  25. 2003-04-25
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    Company incorporated
    As ADRIENNE FLORIST LIMITED
  26. 2003-04-25
    ➕
    BRIGHTON SECRETARY LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  27. 2003-04-25
    ➕
    BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 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

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
Miss Abigail Louise Prest
Individual · British · DOB 02/1978 · age 48
50–75%
—50-75% shares30/07/2016
Mrs Adrienne Prest
Individual · British · DOB 05/1953 · age 73
25–50%
—25-50% shares30/07/2016

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

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7 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
Incorporated2003-04-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47789 — Other retail sale of new goods in specialised stores (other than commercial art galleries and opticians)

Registered office

57 Town Street, Farlsey
Pudsey
West Yorkshire
LS28 5HX

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-13
Last: 2025-07-30

Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)

PREST, Abigail Louise→
director · ~48y · appointed 2012-05-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PREST, Adrienne→
secretary · appointed 2003-04-28 · resigned 2025-03-10
Resigned
BRIGHTON SECRETARY LTD→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-04-25 · resigned 2003-04-29
Resigned
PREST, Abigail Louise→
director · ~48y · appointed 2003-04-28 · resigned 2012-04-06
Resigned
PREST, Adrienne→
director · ~73y · appointed 2003-04-28 · resigned 2025-03-10
Resigned
BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LTD→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-04-25 · resigned 2003-04-29
Resigned

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Recent filings (59 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-30
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-03-19
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-03-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-04-26