C & D TRANSPORT SERVICES LTD

💤Zombieactive
04631773 · ltd · incorporated 2003-01-09
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 Sept 2025
Net worth
£26.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Freight transport by road
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 63-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 63). 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: medium (75/100)

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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
7 officers (1 active, 7 linked, 2 with DOB)
76
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
74 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £26,304
Net assets shrinking
Down £24,618 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£26k
↓ 48% YoY
Current Assets
£59k
↓ 30% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£17k£34k£51k£68k£84kSept 2024Sept 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-09-302024-09-30
Total assets£26.7k£51.3k
Current assets£59.1k£84.4k
Net assets£26.3k£50.9k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-09-19
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  3. 2025-09-19
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2025-06-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-12-16
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2024-12-16
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2024-06-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-03-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-09-14
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  10. 2021-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-03-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-06-15
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2019-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-11-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2010-04-12
    ➖
    R E SHELLEY & CO resigned
    corporate-secretary
  18. 2007-09-26
    ➖
    CROCKER, Paul resigned
    secretary
  19. 2007-09-26
    ➖
    DEMARCO, Mario Marco resigned
    secretary
  20. 2007-09-26
    ➕
    R E SHELLEY & CO appointed
    corporate-secretary
  21. 2007-09-26
    ➖
    DEMARCO, Mario Marco resigned
    director
  22. 2003-02-01
    ➕
    CROCKER, Paul appointed
    secretary
  23. 2003-01-14
    ➕
    CROCKER, Paul appointed
    director
  24. 2003-01-14
    ➕
    DEMARCO, Mario Marco appointed
    secretary
  25. 2003-01-14
    ➕
    DEMARCO, Mario Marco appointed
    director
  26. 2003-01-13
    ➖
    FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  27. 2003-01-13
    ➖
    FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  28. 2003-01-09
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    Company incorporated
    As C & D TRANSPORT SERVICES LTD
  29. 2003-01-09
    ➕
    FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  30. 2003-01-09
    ➕
    FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

93/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

95/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Yvonne Liles-Crocker
Individual · British · DOB 07/1972 · age 54
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control24/12/2024
Mr Paul Crocker
Individual · British · DOB 01/1963 · age 63
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control10/11/2016

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
Incorporated2003-01-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC49410 — Freight transport by road

Registered office

10-11 Caer Street
Swansea
SA1 3PP
Wales

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-21
Last: 2025-12-07

Officers (1 active · 6 resigned)

CROCKER, Paul→
director · ~63y · appointed 2003-01-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CROCKER, Paul→
secretary · appointed 2003-02-01 · resigned 2007-09-26
Resigned
DEMARCO, Mario Marco→
secretary · appointed 2003-01-14 · resigned 2007-09-26
Resigned
FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-01-09 · resigned 2003-01-13
Resigned
R E SHELLEY & CO→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2007-09-26 · resigned 2010-04-12
Resigned
DEMARCO, Mario Marco→
director · ~72y · appointed 2003-01-14 · resigned 2007-09-26
Resigned
FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-01-09 · resigned 2003-01-13
Resigned

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Recent filings (74 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-05-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-08
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-09-19
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-09-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-23
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-12-16
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-12-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-12
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2022-09-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-13