ADP CLASSIC RACING LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
11649456 · ltd · incorporated 2018-10-30
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 6.0y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45200
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 6.0y
70/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 6.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (61/100)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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (5 active, 7 linked, 6 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
13 connected companies via shared directors
84
Filing history
41 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-16📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2025-05-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-21📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2025-03-21📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2025-03-18📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-03-14📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-03-14📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-03-13➕ABOUJAOUDE, Cyril appointeddirector
- 2025-03-13➕SARKISSIAN, Shahan Haig appointeddirector
- 2025-03-13📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2025-03-13📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-03-13📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-03-13📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-03-13📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-03-13🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 2025-03-12➖DALE, Jacob resigneddirector
- 2025-03-12➖GOULD, Laurence resigneddirector
- 2025-03-07📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2025-03-07🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2024-05-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-03📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-11-03📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-11-03📄withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC09
- 2023-04-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-19🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Barclays Security Trustee Limited
- 2018-12-01➕LEMPRIERE, Nigel appointeddirector
- 2018-12-01➕DALE, Jacob appointeddirector
- 2018-12-01➕GOULD, Laurence appointeddirector
- 2018-10-30🏢Company incorporatedAs ADP CLASSIC RACING LIMITED
- 2018-10-30➕SMITH, Anthony appointedsecretary
- 2018-10-30➕SMITH, Anthony Steven appointeddirector
Owner dependency
55/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
50/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Tecniq Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Tecniq Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
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ADP CLASSIC RACING LIMITED
This company · 11649456
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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Tecniq Ltd Corporate entity | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 12/03/2025 |
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Anthony Smithceased 12/03/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Mr Nigel Lempriereceased 12/03/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Mr Anthony Smithceased 01/12/2018· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2018-10-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200
Registered office
Unit 10 Waterside Business Park
Eastways
Witham
CM8 3YQ
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-12
Last: 2025-10-29
Officers (5 active · 2 resigned)
Active
ABOUJAOUDE, Cyril→
Activedirector · ~31y · appointed 2025-03-13
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LEMPRIERE, Nigel→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2018-12-01
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SARKISSIAN, Shahan Haig→
Activedirector · ~38y · appointed 2025-03-13
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SMITH, Anthony Steven→
Activedirector · ~69y · appointed 2018-10-30
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DALE, Jacob→
Resigneddirector · ~45y · appointed 2018-12-01 · resigned 2025-03-12
GOULD, Laurence→
Resigneddirector · ~43y · appointed 2018-12-01 · resigned 2025-03-12
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 13/03/2025 | — | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Security Trustee Limited | A registered charge | — | 19/06/2020 | 07/03/2025 |
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Recent filings (41 total)
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-12-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-06
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-03-21
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-03-21
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-03-18
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-03-14
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-03-14
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2025-03-13
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-03-13
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-03-13
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-03-13
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-03-13
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-03-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-29