ADR CONCEPTS LTD

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14713619 · ltd · incorporated 2023-03-07
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
67/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of exhibition and fair organisers
Sector: Administrative & support services
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 86900Other human health activities
  • 96020Hairdressing and other beauty treatment
  • 96040Physical well-being activities
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company. Reasonable fundamentals — worth a memo before deciding.

Opportunity 67/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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 (80/100)

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

Company profile
address, 4 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
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
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
16 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
67/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
74
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees100100

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 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (15 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-09-27
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  3. 2025-09-24
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2025-09-24
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2025-09-02
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  6. 2025-07-22
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  7. 2025-07-21
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  8. 2025-05-27
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  9. 2025-05-22
    📍
    default-companies-house-service-address-applied-psc
    address · RP10
  10. 2025-05-22
    📍
    default-companies-house-service-address-applied-officer
    address · RP09
  11. 2025-05-22
    📍
    default-companies-house-registered-office-address-applied
    address · RP05
  12. 2025-01-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2023-03-07
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ADR CONCEPTS LTD
  14. 2023-03-07
    DE RAFAEL, Alexia appointed
    director
  15. 2023-03-07
    📄
    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

1 med · 1 low
Name changed recently
medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2025-07-21: certificate-change-of-name-company

Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Miss Alexia De Rafael
Individual · British · DOB 04/1992 · age 34
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control07/03/2023

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
Incorporated2023-03-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82301 — Activities of exhibition and fair organisers

Registered office

124 City Road
London
EC1V 2NX
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-20
Last: 2026-03-06

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

DE RAFAEL, Alexia
director · ~34y · appointed 2023-03-07
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Recent filings (16 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-29
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-09-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-09-24
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-09-24
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-09-02
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-07-22
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2025-07-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-19
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-05-27
default-companies-house-service-address-applied-psc
address · RP10
2025-05-22
default-companies-house-service-address-applied-officer
address · RP09
2025-05-22
default-companies-house-registered-office-address-applied
address · RP05
2025-05-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-22