AMB DRIVING LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
09275654 · ltd · incorporated 2014-10-22
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 Oct 2024
Net worth
£-5.5k
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
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: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

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
25 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 102
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £5,501

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
-£6k
↑ 14% YoY
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—
-£6k-£6k-£6k-£6k-£6k-£6kOct 2023Oct 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-10-312023-10-31
Total assets£100£100
Net assets£-5.5k£-6.4k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-14
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2025-07-11
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-07-22
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    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-07-25
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  5. 2022-07-14
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    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-07-02
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    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-08-18
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  8. 2019-07-09
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    accounts · AA
  9. 2018-07-06
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    accounts · AA
  10. 2017-09-12
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2016-07-20
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2015-12-04
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    annual-return · AR01
  13. 2015-12-04
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    officers · TM02
  14. 2015-07-14
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2014-10-27
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    CONDREA, Dorina Ionela resigned
    secretary
  16. 2014-10-22
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    Company incorporated
    As AMB DRIVING LIMITED
  17. 2014-10-22
    ➕
    BAGEA, Ionut Corneliu Dan appointed
    director
  18. 2014-10-22
    ➕
    CONDREA, Dorina Ionela appointed
    secretary
  19. 2014-10-22
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

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

50/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • 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 Ionut Cornel Bagea
Individual · Romanian · DOB 09/1976 · age 50
75–100%
—75-100% shares12/11/2016

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
Incorporated2014-10-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC49410 — Freight transport by road

Registered office

9 Ollis Close
Ollis Close
Corby
NN17 1HX
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-19
Last: 2026-01-05

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

BAGEA, Ionut Corneliu Dan→
director · ~50y · appointed 2014-10-22
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Active
CONDREA, Dorina Ionela→
secretary · appointed 2014-10-22 · resigned 2014-10-27
Resigned

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Recent filings (25 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-16
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-01-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-08-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-11-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-07-09