ADHAN COMMERCIALS PLC

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08506013 · plc · incorporated 2013-04-26
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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year to Apr 2025
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
17 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
30 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
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
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Apr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Average employees2200

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.

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Recent activity

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Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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  2. 2024-10-31
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  3. 2023-10-31
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  4. 2022-07-29
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  5. 2021-10-28
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  6. 2021-01-22
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  7. 2019-10-21
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  8. 2018-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2017-10-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2016-10-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2016-07-05
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    annual-return · AR01
  12. 2016-05-13
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    annual-return · AR01
  13. 2015-11-03
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  14. 2015-06-02
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  15. 2014-10-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2013-04-26
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    Company incorporated
    As ADHAN COMMERCIALS PLC
  17. 2013-04-26
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    PATEL, Mustaq Ahmed Ismail appointed
    secretary
  18. 2013-04-26
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    PATEL, Mohmed Salim Ismail appointed
    director
  19. 2013-04-26
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    PATEL, Mustaq Ahmed Ismail appointed
    director

Owner dependency

74/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
  • 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Mustaq Ahmed Ismail Patel
Individual · British · DOB 11/1972 · age 54
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% 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
Typeplc
Incorporated2013-04-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

Adhan House 1st Floor
52a Preston New Road
Blackburn
Lancashire
BB2 6AH

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-14
Last: 2025-11-30

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

PATEL, Mustaq Ahmed Ismail→
secretary · appointed 2013-04-26
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PATEL, Mohmed Salim Ismail→
director · ~58y · appointed 2013-04-26
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Active
PATEL, Mustaq Ahmed Ismail→
director · ~54y · appointed 2013-04-26
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Recent filings (30 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-10-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-07-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-10-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-01-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-12-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-10-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2018-12-10