ADR CARRIERS LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
14798586 · ltd · incorporated 2023-04-13
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
—
year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£1.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Freight transport by road
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 2.4y
50/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Newest facility, 2.4 years old — likely still in initial term.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (74/100)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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
14 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
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 £1,518
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£2k
Current Assets
£2k
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-04-10 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £1.5k |
| Current assets | £1.5k |
| Net assets | £1.5k |
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
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-26📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2025-11-05➕MILLER, Danielle appointeddirector
- 2025-11-05📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-04-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-16➖GREENWOOD, Rebecca Georgina resigneddirector
- 2025-04-16📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-04-10📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2025-03-12📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2025-03-11📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2025-03-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-27➕GREENWOOD, Rebecca Georgina appointeddirector
- 2024-09-27📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-12-12📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2023-12-08🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Paragon Business Finance PLC
- 2023-04-13🏢Company incorporatedAs ADR CARRIERS LTD
- 2023-04-13➕DARGUE, Stuart Russell appointeddirector
- 2023-04-13📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
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
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Stuart Russell Dargue Individual · British · DOB 04/1971 · age 55 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 13/04/2023 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2023-04-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC49410 — Freight transport by road
Registered office
Church View
Newton Arlosh
Wigton
Cumbria
CA7 5ET
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-10
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-16
Last: 2025-05-02
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
DARGUE, Stuart Russell→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2023-04-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MILLER, Danielle→
Activedirector · ~39y · appointed 2025-11-05
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GREENWOOD, Rebecca Georgina→
Resigneddirector · ~32y · appointed 2024-09-27 · resigned 2025-04-16
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Paragon Paragon Business Finance PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 08/12/2023 | — |
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Recent filings (14 total)
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2026-03-26
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-11-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-17
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-04-16
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-04-10
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-03-12
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-03-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-03-05
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-26
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-12-12
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-04-13