A2B EXPRESS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
11166343 · ltd · incorporated 2018-01-23
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 Jan 2026
Net worth
£-14.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 53201
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

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: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
26 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
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £14,419
Cash YoY
+46%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£5k
↑ 46% YoY
Net Worth
-£14k
↓ 67% YoY
Current Assets
£7k
↓ 56% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£14k-£9k-£3k£3k£9k£15kJan 2025Jan 2026

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2026-01-312025-01-31
Total assets£-14.2k£-8.4k
Current assets£6.6k£15.0k
Cash£4.6k£3.2k
Debtors£2.0k£11.8k
Net assets£-14.4k£-8.7k

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
3
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-01-26
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2025-04-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-01-23
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2024-04-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-10-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-10-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-10-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-10-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-01-16
    ➖
    CT SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  11. 2020-01-16
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  12. 2020-01-11
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2019-10-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-03-15
    ➖
    ESCORIZA, Carol resigned
    director
  15. 2018-03-15
    ➖
    MARIN, Steven resigned
    director
  16. 2018-03-15
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  17. 2018-03-15
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  18. 2018-03-15
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  19. 2018-03-15
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  20. 2018-01-23
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As A2B EXPRESS LIMITED
  21. 2018-01-23
    ➕
    KRIKAZ, Brahim appointed
    director
  22. 2018-01-23
    ➕
    CT SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  23. 2018-01-23
    ➕
    ESCORIZA, Carol appointed
    director
  24. 2018-01-23
    ➕
    MARIN, Steven 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 Brahim Krikaz
Individual · Moroccan · DOB 12/1988 · age 38
75–100%
—75-100% shares15/03/2018
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Steven Marinceased 15/03/2018· 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
Incorporated2018-01-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC53201 — SIC 53201

Registered office

3 Place Farm
Wheathampstead
St. Albans
AL4 8SB
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-10-31
Last made up to: 2026-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-06
Last: 2026-01-23

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

KRIKAZ, Brahim→
director · ~38y · appointed 2018-01-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CT SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2018-01-23 · resigned 2020-01-16
Resigned
ESCORIZA, Carol→
director · ~60y · appointed 2018-01-23 · resigned 2018-03-15
Resigned
MARIN, Steven→
director · ~59y · appointed 2018-01-23 · resigned 2018-03-15
Resigned

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Recent filings (26 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-26
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-01-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-01-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-10-23