CS COURIER TRANSPORT LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
10487411 · ltd · incorporated 2016-11-18
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 Nov 2024
Net worth
£1.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Freight transport by road
Sector: Transportation & storage
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 51102SIC 51102
- 51210SIC 51210
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. 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 -79% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 3.2y
35/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Charge age ~3.2 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
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
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
29 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
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £1,814
Cash draining
Cash down 79% YoY
Cash YoY
-79%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£4k
↓ 79% YoY
Net Worth
£2k
↑ 112% YoY
Current Assets
£13k
↓ 36% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-11-30 | 2023-11-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £65.5k | £78.1k |
| Current assets | £12.7k | £20.0k |
| Cash | £4.3k | £20.0k |
| Debtors | £8.5k | — |
| Net assets | £1.8k | £-15.0k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-26📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-11-26📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-08-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-23📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2023-05-18🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Arkle Finance Limited
- 2022-03-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-04-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-09📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-12-09📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2019-12-09📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-03-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-08-22📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2018-08-21📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2018-06-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-06-01➖CRETU, Lidia Daniela resigneddirector
- 2018-05-20➕CRETU, Sorin Gabriel appointeddirector
- 2016-11-18🏢Company incorporatedAs CS COURIER TRANSPORT LIMITED
- 2016-11-18➕CRETU, Lidia Daniela appointeddirector
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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 signalSome 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
cleanNo 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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Sorin Gabriel Cretu Individual · Romanian · DOB 01/1974 · age 52 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 26/11/2025 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Sorin Gabriel Cretuceased 26/11/2025· 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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C & G FRANKS LIMITED→ 02506589 · est 1990 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 35y | — | — |
| CAMBRIDGE PUNTERS LTD→ 10610846 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| CAMBRIDGE TAXIS LTD→ 12155452 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| CAMBRIDGEHOUSECLEARANCE LTD→ 16234004 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| CITY AND AIRPORT CABS LTD→ 17078813 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CMC PRO DELIVERY LTD→ 16612894 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| COLLEGES STORAGE SOLUTIONS LTD→ 07222672 · est 2010 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 16y | — | — |
| CSA DRIVER SOLUTION LTD→ 10099471 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
| CV STORAGE LIMITED→ 14953566 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| DAG HAULAGE LTD→ 10299628 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2016-11-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC49410 — Freight transport by road
Registered office
10 The Causeway
Haverhill
CB9 9BY
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-14
Last: 2025-09-30
Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)
CRETU, Sorin Gabriel→
Activedirector · ~52y · appointed 2018-05-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
CRETU, Lidia Daniela→
Resigneddirector · ~52y · appointed 2016-11-18 · resigned 2018-06-01
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Arkle Finance Arkle Finance Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 18/05/2023 | — |
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Recent filings (29 total)
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-11-26
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-11-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-14
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-05-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-08-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-04-09