ADRIAN CONSTRUCT LTD
💤Zombieactive
08311462 · ltd · incorporated 2012-11-28
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 Oct 2024
Net worth
£-192.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other building completion and finishing
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
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: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (70/100)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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
40 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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £192,818
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£2k
Net Worth
-£193k
Current Assets
£2k
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-10-31 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £-145.1k |
| Current assets | £2.2k |
| Cash | £2.2k |
| Net assets | £-192.8k |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 address
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 address
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-30📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-07-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-17📄second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP04CS01
- 2023-06-19➖CAPLEA, Stefania Claudia resigneddirector
- 2023-06-19📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-04-19📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-04-10➕CAPLEA, Stefania Claudia appointeddirector
- 2022-07-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-10📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2021-07-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-17📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-03-16📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-08-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-07-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-09-03📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2012-11-28🏢Company incorporatedAs ADRIAN CONSTRUCT LTD
- 2012-11-28➕CAPLEA, Adrian Marian appointeddirector
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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
58/100
Strong succession signalMultiple 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.
- 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
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Adrian Marian Caplea Individual · Romanian · DOB 03/1985 · age 41 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2012-11-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43390 — Other building completion and finishing
Registered office
The Maylands Building Office No 26
Maylands Avenue
Hemel Hempstead
HP2 7TG
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-27
Last: 2025-12-13
Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)
CAPLEA, Adrian Marian→
Activedirector · ~41y · appointed 2012-11-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
CAPLEA, Stefania Claudia→
Resigneddirector · ~33y · appointed 2023-04-10 · resigned 2023-06-19
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Recent filings (40 total)
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-31
second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2023-08-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-03
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-06-19
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-04-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-31
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2022-05-10