ADELIN LOGISTIC LTD

💤Zombieactive
10473475 · ltd · incorporated 2016-11-10
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 Nov 2025
Net worth
£4.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Freight transport by road
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (84/100)

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

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
3 years of iXBRL accounts extracted + narrative notes parsed
95
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 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
23 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
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 £4,060

Key financials

3 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£4k
↑ 38% YoY
Current Assets
£7k
↓ 8.1% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£3k£6k£9k£11k£14kNov 2023Nov 2024Nov 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-11-302024-11-302023-11-30
Total assets£4.4k£5.3k£13.0k
Current assets£6.6k£7.2k£14.3k
Net assets£4.1k£2.9k£8.7k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-07-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-05-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-08-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-07-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-08-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-09-14
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2021-06-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-09-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-08-28
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2019-08-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-04-12
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2018-03-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-12-13
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC03
  14. 2016-11-10
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    Company incorporated
    As ADELIN LOGISTIC LTD
  15. 2016-11-10
    ➕
    PORUMBESCU, Constantin-Adelin appointed
    director
  16. 2016-11-10
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

80/100
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.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 10 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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
Constantin Adelin Porumbescu
Individual
——sig. influencesignificant influence10/11/2016

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
Incorporated2016-11-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC49410 — Freight transport by road

Registered office

189 Deedmore Road
Coventry
CV2 1ER
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-08-31
Last made up to: 2025-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-29
Last: 2025-08-15

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

PORUMBESCU, Constantin-Adelin→
director · ~46y · appointed 2016-11-10
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Recent filings (23 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-07-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-16
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-09-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-09-01
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-08-28