ADLINGTON CAR CARE LIMITED
🌿Early-stageactive
13583638 · ltd · incorporated 2021-08-24
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Aug 2024
Net worth
£28.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45200
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueActive trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.
Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. 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 · oldest 1.1y
50/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Newest facility, 1.1 years old — likely still in initial term.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
12 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £28,662
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£29k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£118k
↑ 266% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-08-31 | 2023-08-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £28.7k | £28.5k |
| Current assets | £118.2k | £32.3k |
| Net assets | £28.7k | £28.5k |
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
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (12 events)Click to expand
- 2025-08-21📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-08-11🔒Charge registered #2Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2025-05-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-22📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-04-16🔒Charge registered #1Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2024-05-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-24🏢Company incorporatedAs ADLINGTON CAR CARE LIMITED
- 2021-08-24➕DARBYSHIRE, Graham appointeddirector
- 2021-08-24➕DARBYSHIRE, Jack appointeddirector
- 2021-08-24➕DARBYSHIRE, Tom appointeddirector
- 2021-08-24📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
66/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
3 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Graham Darbyshire Individual · British · DOB 08/1966 · age 60 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 24/08/2021 |
Mr Jack Darbyshire Individual · British · DOB 07/1992 · age 34 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 24/08/2021 |
Tom Darbyshire Individual · British · DOB 04/1997 · age 29 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 24/08/2021 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2021-08-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200
Registered office
The Bungalow Pear Tree Lane
Euxton
Chorley
PR7 6DG
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-21
Last: 2025-09-07
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
DARBYSHIRE, Graham→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2021-08-24
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DARBYSHIRE, Jack→
Activedirector · ~34y · appointed 2021-08-24
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DARBYSHIRE, Tom→
Activedirector · ~29y · appointed 2021-08-24
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 11/08/2025 | — | |
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 16/04/2025 | — |
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Recent filings (12 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-09
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-08-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-30
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-04-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-24
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2021-08-24