ADNIL EXPORTS LTD

🌿Early-stageactive
14996592 · ltd · incorporated 2023-07-11
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 Jul 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
59/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Agents involved in the sale of a variety of goods
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 46420Wholesale of clothing and footwear
  • 46499Wholesale of household goods (other than musical instruments) n.e.c.
  • 46900Non-specialised wholesale trade
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 59/100 (worth a look), bankability 50/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (38/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (69/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 4 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 (2 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
11 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
59/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
45
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
64
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-07-31

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
  1. 2025-07-07
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2025-06-28
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  3. 2025-06-27
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-06-10
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  5. 2025-05-14
    📍
    default-companies-house-registered-office-address-applied
    address · RP05
  6. 2025-05-14
    📍
    default-companies-house-service-address-applied-psc
    address · RP10
  7. 2025-05-14
    📍
    default-companies-house-service-address-applied-officer
    address · RP09
  8. 2025-05-14
    📍
    default-companies-house-service-address-applied-officer
    address · RP09
  9. 2023-07-11
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ADNIL EXPORTS LTD
  10. 2023-07-11
    ONESTEP CS (UK) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  11. 2023-07-11
    LAKHANI, Deepak appointed
    director
  12. 2023-07-11
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

80/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Young company: Only 3.0 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

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 high · 1 low
Accounts overdue
high

Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-04-30

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
Deepak Lakhani
Individual · Indian · DOB 09/1985 · age 41
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control11/07/2023

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
Incorporated2023-07-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46190 — Agents involved in the sale of a variety of goods

Registered office

Unit Fs.113a 154-160 Fleet Street
Blackfriars
London
EC4A 2DQ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-04-30OVERDUE
Last made up to: 2024-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-08
Last: 2025-06-24

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

ONESTEP CS (UK) LIMITED
corporate-secretary · appointed 2023-07-11
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Active
LAKHANI, Deepak
director · ~41y · appointed 2023-07-11
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Active

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Recent filings (11 total)

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-07-07
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-06-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-27
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-06-10
default-companies-house-registered-office-address-applied
address · RP05
2025-05-14
default-companies-house-service-address-applied-psc
address · RP10
2025-05-14
default-companies-house-service-address-applied-officer
address · RP09
2025-05-14
default-companies-house-service-address-applied-officer
address · RP09
2025-05-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-24
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-07-11