ABEL TRANSPORT SERVICES LTD

💤Zombieactive
10298862 · ltd · incorporated 2016-07-27
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 Jul 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 72/100 (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 (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 (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
32 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
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£0£0£0£0£0Jul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31

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
7
filings
  • 2 confirmation-statement
  • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • 2 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-12-10
    HAUTA, Ovidiu Petrisor appointed
    director
  3. 2025-12-10
    HAUTA, Ovidiu Petrisor resigned
    director
  4. 2025-12-10
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  5. 2025-12-10
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  6. 2025-12-10
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2025-12-10
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  8. 2025-02-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  9. 2024-04-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  10. 2023-01-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-12-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-10-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-11-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-04-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-04-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-01-05
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  17. 2016-07-27
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    Company incorporated
    As ABEL TRANSPORT SERVICES LTD
  18. 2016-07-27
    HAUTA, Ovidiu Petrisor appointed
    director

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

45/100
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.

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 Petrisor Hauta
Individual · Romanian · DOB 07/1987 · age 39
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control10/12/2025
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Ovidiu Petrisor Halitaceased 10/12/2025· 75-100% shares

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
Incorporated2016-07-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

100 Chantry Avenue
Walsall
WS3 3EZ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-01
Last: 2025-12-18

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

HAUTA, Ovidiu Petrisor
director · ~39y · appointed 2025-12-10
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Active
HAUTA, Ovidiu Petrisor
director · ~39y · appointed 2016-07-27 · resigned 2025-12-10
Resigned

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Recent filings (32 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2026-01-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-10
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-12-10
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-12-10
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-10
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-12-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-02-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-04-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-01-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-12-10