ADOR SCENTS LIMITED

🌱Startupactive
16062062 · ltd · incorporated 2024-11-05
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46450
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. 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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (54/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 1 with DOB)
77
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
4 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
2
filings
  • 2 officers
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • 2 officers
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 2 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (8 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-12
    GATEWAY ADVISERS (CORPORATE SERVICES) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  2. 2026-05-12
    GATEWAY ADVISERS (CORPORATE SECRETARIAT) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  3. 2026-05-12
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  4. 2026-05-12
    📄
    appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP04
  5. 2024-11-05
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ADOR SCENTS LIMITED
  6. 2024-11-05
    BENREJDAL, Djamel appointed
    director
  7. 2024-11-05
    GATEWAY ADVISERS (CORPORATE SECRETARIAT) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  8. 2024-11-05
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

88/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Young company: Only 1.6 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
  • 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Djamel Benrejdal
Individual · British · DOB 12/1967 · age 59
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control05/11/2024

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
Incorporated2024-11-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46450 — SIC 46450

Registered office

10 Lisle Court Dagger Lane
Kingston Upon Hull
East Yorkshire
HU1 2LX
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-05
Last made up to:
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-18
Last: 2025-11-04

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

GATEWAY ADVISERS (CORPORATE SERVICES) LIMITED
corporate-secretary · appointed 2026-05-12
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Active
BENREJDAL, Djamel
director · ~59y · appointed 2024-11-05
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Active
GATEWAY ADVISERS (CORPORATE SECRETARIAT) LIMITED
corporate-secretary · appointed 2024-11-05 · resigned 2026-05-12
Resigned

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Recent filings (4 total)

termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2026-05-12
appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP04
2026-05-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-12
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2024-11-05