ADRIAN CARROLL LIMITED

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05597194 · ltd · incorporated 2005-10-19
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 Oct 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 63-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 63). 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 (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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
57 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Oct 2023Oct 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-10-312023-10-31

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-31
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  2. 2025-07-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-07-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-10-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-07-17
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  6. 2022-07-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-02-02
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2021-07-14
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2021-07-14
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  10. 2021-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-06-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-07-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-07-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-05-04
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2017-07-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2005-10-19
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    Company incorporated
    As ADRIAN CARROLL LIMITED
  17. 2005-10-19
    ➕
    PETTY, Angela Margaret appointed
    secretary
  18. 2005-10-19
    ➕
    CARROLL, Adrian appointed
    director
  19. 2005-10-19
    ➕
    LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  20. 2005-10-19
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    LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  21. 2005-10-19
    ➕
    LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  22. 2005-10-19
    ➖
    LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

100/100
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 name in company name: Company name contains director surname "CARROLL" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

95/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Adrian Carroll
Individual · British · DOB 03/1963 · age 63
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control01/07/2016
Miss Angela Margaret Petty
Individual · British · DOB 07/1961 · age 65
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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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2005-10-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43999 — Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.

Registered office

East Farm Stanhope Road
Middleton-In-Teesdale
Barnard Castle
Durham
DL12 0RR
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-30
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-14
Last: 2026-03-31

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

PETTY, Angela Margaret→
secretary · appointed 2005-10-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CARROLL, Adrian→
director · ~63y · appointed 2005-10-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2005-10-19 · resigned 2005-10-19
Resigned
LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2005-10-19 · resigned 2005-10-19
Resigned

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Recent filings (57 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-31
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-11
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-07-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-07-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-06
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-02-02
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-07-14
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2021-07-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-30