ADOU INTERNATIONAL TRADING COMPANY LIMITED

🌱Startupactive
16975424 · ltd · incorporated 2026-01-20
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
69/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46150
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 46190Agents involved in the sale of a variety of goods
  • 46499Wholesale of household goods (other than musical instruments) n.e.c.
  • 46900Non-specialised wholesale trade
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company. Reasonable fundamentals — worth a memo before deciding.

Opportunity 69/100 (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 (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (54/100)

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

Company profile
address, 4 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
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
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
5 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
69/100Strong
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
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
4
filings
  • 4 address
Last 180 days
5
filings
  • 4 address
  • 1 incorporation
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (8 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-10
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2026-03-24
    📍
    default-companies-house-service-address-applied-psc
    address · RP10
  3. 2026-03-24
    📍
    default-companies-house-service-address-applied-officer
    address · RP09
  4. 2026-03-24
    📍
    default-companies-house-registered-office-address-applied
    address · RP05
  5. 2026-01-20
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ADOU INTERNATIONAL TRADING COMPANY LIMITED
  6. 2026-01-20
    LONGSHINE OVERSEAS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  7. 2026-01-20
    TRAORE, Mory appointed
    director
  8. 2026-01-20
    📄
    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 0.3 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 low
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
Mory Traore
Individual · Malian · DOB 01/2003 · age 23
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control20/01/2026

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
Incorporated2026-01-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46150 — SIC 46150

Registered office

L220 Beaconside Business Village
Stafford Education & Enterprise Park, Weston Road
Stafford
Staffordshire
ST18 0BF
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-10-20
Last made up to:
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-02
Last:

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

LONGSHINE OVERSEAS LIMITED
corporate-secretary · appointed 2026-01-20
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Active
TRAORE, Mory
director · ~23y · appointed 2026-01-20
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Recent filings (5 total)

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-04-10
default-companies-house-service-address-applied-psc
address · RP10
2026-03-24
default-companies-house-service-address-applied-officer
address · RP09
2026-03-24
default-companies-house-registered-office-address-applied
address · RP05
2026-03-24
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2026-01-20