AB TRANSPORT SOLUTIONS LTD

💤Zombieactive

06824325 · ltd · incorporated 2009-02-19

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 Feb 2025

Net worth

£248

book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Freight transport by road

Sector: Transportation & storage

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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: medium (78/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

59 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £248

Net assets shrinking

Down £26 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£248

↓ 9.5% YoY

Current Assets

£15k

↑ 31% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-02-28	2024-02-28
Total assets	£248	£274
Current assets	£14.7k	£11.2k
Net assets	£248	£274

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 address

Last 90 days

filings

• 1 address
• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 persons-with-significant-control
• 2 officers
• 1 address

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand

2026-06-01
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-01-28
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-01-28
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-01-28
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-28
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-01-15
➕
TUCKER, Justine Kerry appointed
director
2026-01-15
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TUCKER, Andrew Peter resigned
director
2025-11-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-02-06
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-02-18
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gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2020-02-16
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-02-04
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gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2019-04-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-04-27
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2019-04-04
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2019-03-19
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gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2018-08-01
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TUCKER, Justine Kerry resigned
director
2016-07-04
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TUCKER, Andrew Peter appointed
director
2013-09-18
➕
TUCKER, Justine Kerry appointed
director
2013-09-18
➖
TUCKER, Justine Kerry resigned
director
2009-02-19
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Company incorporated
As AB TRANSPORT SOLUTIONS LTD
2009-02-19
➕
TUCKER, Justine Kerry appointed
director

Owner dependency

83/100

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 63 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100

Strong succession signal

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

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.

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

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mrs Justine Kerry Tucker Individual · British · DOB 03/1963 · age 63	25–50%	25–50%	board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control	15/01/2026
Mr Andrew Peter Tucker Individual · British · DOB 03/1963 · age 63	25–50%	25–50%	board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated2009-02-19

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC49410 — Freight transport by road

Registered office

11 Constable Close

Sproatley

Hull

HU11 4XJ

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-11-30

Last made up to: 2025-02-28

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-02-20

Last: 2026-02-06

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

TUCKER, Justine Kerry→

director · ~63y · appointed 2026-01-15

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

TUCKER, Andrew Peter→

director · ~62y · appointed 2016-07-04 · resigned 2026-01-15

Resigned

TUCKER, Justine Kerry→

director · ~63y · appointed 2013-09-18 · resigned 2018-08-01

Resigned

TUCKER, Justine Kerry→

director · ~63y · appointed 2009-02-19 · resigned 2013-09-18

Resigned

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Recent filings (59 total)

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2026-06-01

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-03-16

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2026-01-28

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC01

2026-01-28

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2026-01-28

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2026-01-28