AAB4U LTD

💤Zombieactive
08439766 · ltd · incorporated 2013-03-12
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Freight transport by road
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company 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, 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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
34 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
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£5k£10k£14k£19k£24kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£20.0k
Net assets£24.1k
Average employees200

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 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-11-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-12-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-11-04
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2021-11-04
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2021-11-04
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2021-07-08
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2020-10-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-12-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-12-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-12-18
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  15. 2017-12-10
    BEDNARCZYK, Agnieszka resigned
    secretary
  16. 2016-12-21
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2013-03-12
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    Company incorporated
    As AAB4U LTD
  18. 2013-03-12
    BEDNARCZYK, Artur Robert appointed
    director
  19. 2013-03-12
    BEDNARCZYK, Agnieszka appointed
    secretary

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

58/100
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 13 years.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

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 Artur Robert Bednarczyk
Individual · Polish · DOB 04/1979 · age 47
75100%
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
Incorporated2013-03-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC49410 — Freight transport by road

Registered office

28 Miles Meadow
Coventry
CV6 7HQ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-10
Last: 2026-02-24

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

BEDNARCZYK, Artur Robert
director · ~47y · appointed 2013-03-12
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Active
BEDNARCZYK, Agnieszka
secretary · appointed 2013-03-12 · resigned 2017-12-10
Resigned

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Recent filings (34 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-20
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-11-04
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-11-04
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-11-04
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-07-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-25