ADRO MOTORS LTD

💤Zombieactive
13424860 · ltd · incorporated 2021-05-27
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
—
year to May 2025
Net worth
£-10.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45112
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 45190SIC 45190
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 72/100 (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: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (70/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
16 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
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
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £9,952

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£27k
Net Worth
-£10k
Current Assets
£49k
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-05-31
Total assets£-1.2k
Current assets£48.8k
Cash£27.5k
Net assets£-10.0k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 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
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (15 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-02-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-04-12
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2023-04-12
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2023-04-06
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2023-03-31
    ➖
    MOHAMED, Irshad resigned
    director
  8. 2023-03-31
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  9. 2023-03-31
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2022-09-22
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-08-10
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2021-05-27
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ADRO MOTORS LTD
  13. 2021-05-27
    ➕
    AZEEZ, Mohamed Athnan appointed
    director
  14. 2021-05-27
    ➕
    MOHAMED, Irshad appointed
    director
  15. 2021-05-27
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

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
Mr Mohamed Athnan Azeez
Individual · British · DOB 06/1987 · age 39
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting27/05/2021
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Irshad Mohamedceased 31/03/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% 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
Incorporated2021-05-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45112 — SIC 45112

Registered office

Compound 3, Kilmarnoch Farm
Charlwood Road
Crawley
RH11 0JY
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-09
Last: 2026-05-26

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

AZEEZ, Mohamed Athnan→
director · ~39y · appointed 2021-05-27
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Active
MOHAMED, Irshad→
director · ~41y · appointed 2021-05-27 · resigned 2023-03-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (16 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2026-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-04-12
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-04-12
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-04-06
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-03-31
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-13
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-08-10