AC ON WHEELS LTD

💤Zombieactive
09420066 · ltd · incorporated 2015-02-03
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
£177
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Freight transport by road
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed transport with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 73/100 (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 -99% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
28 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
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
Positive net assets
Net assets £177
Very low cash
Cash position: £1
Net assets shrinking
Down £185 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 99% YoY
Cash YoY
-99%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£1
↓ 99% YoY
Net Worth
£177
↓ 51% YoY
Current Assets
£28k
↓ 2.3% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£6k£12k£17k£23k£29kFeb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-02-282024-02-28
Total assets£2.8k£2.7k
Current assets£28.4k£29.0k
Cash£1£119
Debtors£28.4k£28.9k
Net assets£177£362

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 1 address
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-22
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2025-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-02-26
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    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  5. 2023-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-02-10
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2020-10-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-11-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-08-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-05-17
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2016-09-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-02-17
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2015-02-03
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    Company incorporated
    As AC ON WHEELS LTD
  17. 2015-02-03
    ACOSTACHIOAIE, Ovidiu appointed
    director

Owner dependency

80/100
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.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 11 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

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 Ovidiu Acostachioaie
Individual · Romanian · DOB 07/1983 · age 43
75100%
75-100% shares01/07/2016

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
Incorporated2015-02-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC49410 — Freight transport by road

Registered office

9 Thor Walk
Corby
NN18 9EE
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-29
Last: 2026-01-15

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

ACOSTACHIOAIE, Ovidiu
director · ~43y · appointed 2015-02-03
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Recent filings (28 total)

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-01-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-31
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2024-02-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-02-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-10-27