ADRIAN BUSINESS LTD

💤Zombieactive
05472832 · ltd · incorporated 2005-06-06
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£383
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 59). 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
6 officers (1 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
66 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 declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £383
Net assets shrinking
Down £355 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£383
↓ 48% YoY
Current Assets
£29k
↓ 16% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£7k£14k£21k£28k£35kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-302024-03-30
Total assets£28.1k£33.7k
Current assets£29.3k£35.0k
Net assets£383£738

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-30
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-30
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  4. 2022-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-12-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-10-08
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  7. 2021-10-05
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  8. 2020-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-12-30
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  10. 2018-12-28
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  11. 2017-12-30
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  12. 2016-12-30
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2015-12-31
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2015-11-02
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2015-10-07
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  16. 2011-06-01
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    PAMPU, Alexandru resigned
    secretary
  17. 2007-05-25
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    FRY, Christopher resigned
    secretary
  18. 2007-05-24
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    GREENWOOD, Jill resigned
    director
  19. 2007-05-24
    ➖
    WARD, Nick Blake resigned
    director
  20. 2007-05-24
    ➖
    YOUNG, Adam resigned
    director
  21. 2006-12-16
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    GREENWOOD, Jill appointed
    director
  22. 2006-01-26
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    FRY, Christopher appointed
    secretary
  23. 2006-01-23
    ➕
    WARD, Nick Blake appointed
    director
  24. 2006-01-09
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    YOUNG, Adam appointed
    director
  25. 2005-06-06
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    Company incorporated
    As ADRIAN BUSINESS LTD
  26. 2005-06-06
    ➕
    STANCIU, Adrian appointed
    director
  27. 2005-06-06
    ➕
    PAMPU, Alexandru appointed
    secretary

Owner dependency

93/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. 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 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 21 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

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Adrian Stanciu
Individual · Romanian · DOB 10/1967 · age 59
——sig. influencesignificant influence · trust interest · firm interest01/06/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2005-06-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

47 Sudbury Heights Avenue
Greenford
Middx
UB6 0ND

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-30
Last made up to: 2025-03-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-25
Last: 2025-07-11

Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)

STANCIU, Adrian→
director · ~59y · appointed 2005-06-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FRY, Christopher→
secretary · appointed 2006-01-26 · resigned 2007-05-25
Resigned
PAMPU, Alexandru→
secretary · appointed 2005-06-06 · resigned 2011-06-01
Resigned
GREENWOOD, Jill→
director · ~67y · appointed 2006-12-16 · resigned 2007-05-24
Resigned
WARD, Nick Blake→
director · ~83y · appointed 2006-01-23 · resigned 2007-05-24
Resigned
YOUNG, Adam→
director · ~50y · appointed 2006-01-09 · resigned 2007-05-24
Resigned

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Recent filings (66 total)

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accounts · AA
2025-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-28
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2021-10-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-07
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2021-10-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-12-30