ACD TRANSPORT LTD

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10449105 · ltd · incorporated 2016-10-27
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 Oct 2025
Net worth
£7.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Freight transport by road
Sector: Transportation & storage
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 53202Unlicenced Carrier
  • 96090Other service activities n.e.c.
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -31% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (69/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 3 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
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £7,314
Net assets shrinking
Down £4,649 YoY
Cash YoY
-31%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£23k
↓ 31% YoY
Net Worth
£7k
↓ 39% YoY
Current Assets
£23k
↓ 34% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£7k£14k£21k£28k£35kOct 2024Oct 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-10-312024-10-31
Total assets£13.2k£17.8k
Current assets£23.1k£35.2k
Cash£23.1k£33.7k
Debtors—£1.5k
Net assets£7.3k£12.0k

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-17
    ➖
    LAZAR, Claudia-Ionela resigned
    director
  3. 2025-04-17
    ➖
    LAZAR, Gheorghe resigned
    director
  4. 2025-04-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2025-04-17
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  6. 2025-04-17
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2025-04-17
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2024-06-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-04-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-05-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-07-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-02-02
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2021-02-02
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2021-02-02
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2020-12-08
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  16. 2020-05-26
    ➕
    LAZAR, Claudia-Ionela appointed
    director
  17. 2020-05-26
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  18. 2020-03-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2019-04-05
    ➖
    JARCA, Catalin resigned
    director
  20. 2019-04-05
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  21. 2019-02-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  22. 2018-10-29
    ➕
    JARCA, Catalin appointed
    director
  23. 2018-10-18
    ➖
    MIHALACHE, Florian resigned
    director
  24. 2018-03-28
    ➕
    MIHALACHE, Florian appointed
    director
  25. 2016-10-27
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ACD TRANSPORT LTD
  26. 2016-10-27
    ➕
    LAZAR, Gheorghe appointed
    director
  27. 2016-10-27
    ➕
    LAZAR, Gheorghe 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.)

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2016-10-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC49410 — Freight transport by road

Registered office

47 Haydon Street
Swindon
SN1 1DT
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-31
Last made up to: 2025-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-21
Last: 2025-12-07

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

LAZAR, Gheorghe→
director · ~39y · appointed 2016-10-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
JARCA, Catalin→
director · ~39y · appointed 2018-10-29 · resigned 2019-04-05
Resigned
LAZAR, Claudia-Ionela→
director · ~36y · appointed 2020-05-26 · resigned 2025-04-17
Resigned
LAZAR, Gheorghe→
director · ~39y · appointed 2016-10-27 · resigned 2025-04-17
Resigned
MIHALACHE, Florian→
director · ~43y · appointed 2018-03-28 · resigned 2018-10-18
Resigned

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Recent filings (32 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-17
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-04-17
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-04-17
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-04-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-13
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-02-02