ADRIAN AUTOMOTIVE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
10132915 · ltd · incorporated 2016-04-19
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45200
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. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
28 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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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Apr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30

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 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-11-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-10-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-07-12
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  6. 2022-07-12
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  7. 2022-07-12
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2022-07-12
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2022-02-01
    ➕
    MARIN, Claudia-Elisabeta appointed
    director
  10. 2021-06-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-10-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-05-02
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  13. 2020-04-29
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    MARIN, Claudia-Elisabeta appointed
    secretary
  14. 2020-04-29
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  15. 2019-10-28
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2019-07-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-08-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2017-08-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2016-05-04
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    MARIN, Adrian Ion resigned
    secretary
  20. 2016-04-19
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    Company incorporated
    As ADRIAN AUTOMOTIVE LIMITED
  21. 2016-04-19
    ➕
    MARIN, Adrian-Ion appointed
    director
  22. 2016-04-19
    ➕
    MARIN, Adrian Ion appointed
    secretary

Owner dependency

66/100
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.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

41/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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 Adrian-Ion Marin
Individual · Romanian · DOB 01/1978 · age 48
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control01/04/2017

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
Incorporated2016-04-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200

Registered office

109 Rolfe Street
Smethwick
B66 2BD
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-02
Last: 2026-04-18

Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)

MARIN, Claudia-Elisabeta→
secretary · appointed 2020-04-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MARIN, Adrian-Ion→
director · ~48y · appointed 2016-04-19
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Active
MARIN, Claudia-Elisabeta→
director · ~43y · appointed 2022-02-01
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Active
MARIN, Adrian Ion→
secretary · appointed 2016-04-19 · resigned 2016-05-04
Resigned

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Recent filings (28 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-07
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-07-12
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2022-07-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-07-12
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-07-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-20