BVD EXPRESS&LOGISTICS LTD

💤Zombieactive
10442046 · ltd · incorporated 2016-10-24
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 2025
Net worth
£-2.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Freight transport by road
Sector: Transportation & storage
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 52290Other transportation support activities
  • 78109Other activities of employment placement agencies
  • 78200Temporary employment agency activities
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 71/100 (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 -52% 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, 4 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 2 total, 2 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
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
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
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £2,322
Cash draining
Cash down 52% YoY
Cash YoY
-52%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£6k
↓ 52% YoY
Net Worth
-£2k
↓ 804% YoY
Current Assets
£6k
↓ 52% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£2k£424£3k£6k£9k£11kOct 2024Oct 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-10-312024-10-31
Total assets£1.9k£9.0k
Current assets£5.5k£11.4k
Cash£5.5k£11.4k
Net assets£-2.3k£-257

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-06-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-05-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-07-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-07-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-03-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2018-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2018-10-24
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  10. 2018-09-24
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  11. 2018-05-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-11-01
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  13. 2017-05-11
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    address · AD01
  14. 2017-05-11
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2016-10-24
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    Company incorporated
    As BVD EXPRESS&LOGISTICS LTD
  16. 2016-10-24
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    NASTACIUC, Traian-Ioan appointed
    director
  17. 2016-10-24
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

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 10 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

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 Traian-Ioan Nastaciuc
Individual · Romanian · DOB 03/1977 · age 49
75–100%
75–100%board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence · trust interest · firm interest06/04/2017
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Traian-Ioan Nastaciucceased 24/10/2018· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · firm interest

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
Incorporated2016-10-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC49410 — Freight transport by road

Registered office

37 Worcester Road
Evesham
WR11 4JU
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-31
Last made up to: 2025-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-06
Last: 2025-10-23

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

NASTACIUC, Traian-Ioan→
director · ~49y · appointed 2016-10-24
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Recent filings (25 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-03-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-10-26