ADVENTURE TRADING UK LTD

🏛️Establishedactive
10475644 · ltd · incorporated 2016-11-11
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 Jun 2025
Net worth
£83.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Wholesale of other machinery and equipment
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 46740SIC 46740
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 2 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
9 officers (4 active, 9 linked, 7 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
39 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
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 £82,955

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£83k
Current Assets
£109k
Current Liabilities
—
£0£22k£44k£65k£87k£109kJun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£81.1k—
Current assets£108.9k—
Net assets£83.0k—
Average employees—0

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-03-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-03-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-08-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-02-27
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  8. 2020-07-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-08-21
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2019-04-17
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    GARRARD, Vanessa Joye-Marie resigned
    director
  11. 2019-02-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-12-04
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  13. 2018-08-14
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  14. 2018-08-14
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    officers · AP03
  15. 2018-08-14
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  16. 2018-08-14
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  17. 2018-08-14
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  18. 2018-08-14
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  19. 2018-08-01
    ➕
    BRYANT, Gregory John appointed
    secretary
  20. 2018-08-01
    ➕
    BANKS, Gareth Edward appointed
    director
  21. 2018-08-01
    ➕
    READDY, Paul Stephen appointed
    director
  22. 2018-08-01
    ➕
    RICHARDS, Glen Frank appointed
    director
  23. 2018-08-01
    ➖
    NATHAN, Steven resigned
    secretary
  24. 2018-08-01
    ➕
    GARRARD, Vanessa Joye-Marie appointed
    director
  25. 2018-08-01
    ➖
    LITTLEWOOD, Peter resigned
    director
  26. 2018-08-01
    ➖
    MCLAUGHLAN, Steven resigned
    director
  27. 2017-02-24
    ➕
    MCLAUGHLAN, Steven appointed
    director
  28. 2017-02-06
    ➖
    MCLAUGHLAN, Steven resigned
    director
  29. 2016-11-26
    ➕
    LITTLEWOOD, Peter appointed
    director
  30. 2016-11-11
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ADVENTURE TRADING UK LTD
  31. 2016-11-11
    ➕
    NATHAN, Steven appointed
    secretary
  32. 2016-11-11
    ➕
    MCLAUGHLAN, Steven appointed
    director

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

40/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Primus Australia Pty Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Primus Australia Pty Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
⬇
ADVENTURE TRADING UK LTD
This company · 10475644

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Primus Australia Pty Ltd
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · firm interest06/12/2017
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Steven Mclaughlanceased 01/08/2018· board control
  • Mr Steven Mclaughlanceased 06/12/2016· significant influence
  • Mr Peter Littlewoodceased 06/12/2016· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting

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
Incorporated2016-11-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46690 — Wholesale of other machinery and equipment

Registered office

17 Abingdon View
Gateford
Worksop
S81 7RT
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-11
Last: 2025-11-27

Officers (4 active · 5 resigned)

BRYANT, Gregory John→
secretary · appointed 2018-08-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BANKS, Gareth Edward→
director · ~53y · appointed 2018-08-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
READDY, Paul Stephen→
director · ~53y · appointed 2018-08-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
RICHARDS, Glen Frank→
director · ~61y · appointed 2018-08-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
NATHAN, Steven→
secretary · appointed 2016-11-11 · resigned 2018-08-01
Resigned
GARRARD, Vanessa Joye-Marie→
director · ~48y · appointed 2018-08-01 · resigned 2019-04-17
Resigned
LITTLEWOOD, Peter→
director · ~61y · appointed 2016-11-26 · resigned 2018-08-01
Resigned
MCLAUGHLAN, Steven→
director · ~65y · appointed 2017-02-24 · resigned 2018-08-01
Resigned
MCLAUGHLAN, Steven→
director · ~65y · appointed 2016-11-11 · resigned 2017-02-06
Resigned

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Recent filings (39 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-08-24
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2021-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-07-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-12-10