AC COURIERS AND FREIGHT SERVICES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
07483879 · ltd · incorporated 2011-01-06
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 Jan 2025
Net worth
£2.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Freight transport by road
Sector: Transportation & storage
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 52290Other transportation support activities
  • 53202Unlicenced Carrier
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (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 (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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

Company profile
address, 3 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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
46 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £2,196
Very low cash
Cash position: £-1531

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
-£2k
↓ 110% YoY
Net Worth
£2k
↑ 73300% YoY
Current Assets
£55k
↑ 15% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£2k£10k£21k£32k£44k£55kJan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31
Total assets£34.4k£13.1k
Current assets£54.9k£47.5k
Cash£-1.5k£-730
Debtors£56.4k£48.3k
Net assets£2.2k£-3

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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
5
filings
  • • 2 address
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
8
filings
  • • 3 officers
  • • 2 address
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-17
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2026-03-17
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2026-03-16
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2026-03-15
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2026-03-15
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2026-02-04
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2026-02-04
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2025-05-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2024-10-25
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2023-07-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-05-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-03-18
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-04-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-01-07
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2020-01-07
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  16. 2019-10-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-03-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2012-01-10
    ➖
    MUKOMBIWA, Audrey Chipo resigned
    secretary
  19. 2012-01-10
    ➖
    MUKOMBIWA, Audrey Chipo resigned
    director
  20. 2011-01-06
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AC COURIERS AND FREIGHT SERVICES LIMITED
  21. 2011-01-06
    ➕
    CHIRUME, Arthur appointed
    director
  22. 2011-01-06
    ➕
    MUKOMBIWA, Audrey Chipo appointed
    secretary
  23. 2011-01-06
    ➕
    MUKOMBIWA, Audrey Chipo appointed
    director

Owner dependency

85/100
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 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 15 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Arthur Chirume
Individual · Zimbabwean · DOB 07/1970 · age 56
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2011-01-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC49410 — Freight transport by road

Registered office

Devonshire House
582 Honeypot Lane
Stanmore
Middlesex
HA7 1JS
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-20
Last: 2026-01-06

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

CHIRUME, Arthur→
director · ~56y · appointed 2011-01-06
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Active
MUKOMBIWA, Audrey Chipo→
secretary · appointed 2011-01-06 · resigned 2012-01-10
Resigned
MUKOMBIWA, Audrey Chipo→
director · ~53y · appointed 2011-01-06 · resigned 2012-01-10
Resigned

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Recent filings (46 total)

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-03-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-17
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-03-16
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-03-15
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-15
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-02-04
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-02-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-31