AJD LOGISTIC LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
08907781 · ltd · incorporated 2014-02-24
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
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year to Feb 2025
Net worth
£-1.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Freight transport by road
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
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: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -62% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).
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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
26 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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £1,916
Net assets shrinking
Down £91,145 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 62% YoY
Cash YoY
-62%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£27k
↓ 62% YoY
Net Worth
-£2k
↓ 102% YoY
Current Assets
£237k
↓ 29% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-02-28 | 2024-02-28 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £251.5k | £477.5k |
| Current assets | £237.1k | £331.8k |
| Cash | £27.4k | £71.9k |
| Debtors | £209.7k | £259.9k |
| Net assets | £-1.9k | £89.2k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2018-05-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-03-12📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2018-03-10📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2017-06-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2016-04-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-03-11📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-11-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-03-23📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2014-02-24🏢Company incorporatedAs AJD LOGISTIC LIMITED
- 2014-02-24➕TORBA, Adriana appointeddirector
- 2014-02-24➕TORBA, Jaroslaw appointeddirector
Owner dependency
71/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 12 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
49/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Jaroslaw Torba Individual · Polish · DOB 08/1985 · age 41 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 01/01/2017 |
Mrs Adriana Torba Individual · Polish · DOB 09/1986 · age 40 | — | 25–50% | board control25-50% voting · board control | 01/01/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2014-02-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC49410 — Freight transport by road
Registered office
124 Danbury Crescent
South Ockendon
Essex
RM15 5XE
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-10
Last: 2026-02-24
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
TORBA, Adriana→
Activedirector · ~40y · appointed 2014-02-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
TORBA, Jaroslaw→
Activedirector · ~41y · appointed 2014-02-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Recent filings (26 total)
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2026-03-09
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2025-11-26
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2025-04-07
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2024-10-02
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
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2023-11-13
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2023-03-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
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2022-11-12
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2022-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
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2021-05-11
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
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2020-10-21
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2019-10-29
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-03-07