ADP TRANS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
11271239 · ltd · incorporated 2018-03-22
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
Upgrade to see
Turnover
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£2.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
63/100
Worth a look
🔔
Follow this company (free)
Email alerts on filings, charges, director changes, gazette notices. No account needed.

Unsubscribe any time from any email. GDPR-respectful.

What this business does
Primary activity: Freight transport by road
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed transport with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 63/100 (worth a look), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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 (2 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
21 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
63/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
55
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £2,782
Cash YoY
+0%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£149
~ YoY
Net Worth
£3k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£3k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£578£1k£2k£2k£3kMar 2024Mar 2025

Hover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£2.8k£2.8k
Current assets£2.9k£2.9k
Cash£149£149
Debtors£2.7k£2.7k
Net assets£2.8k£2.8k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

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 (17 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-17
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-19
    📄
    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AAMD
  3. 2024-12-19
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-05-23
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2023-12-19
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-03-21
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2023-03-21
    📄
    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  8. 2023-03-21
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2023-03-21
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2022-12-21
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-11-18
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-12-22
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-12-18
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-03-22
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ADP TRANS LIMITED
  15. 2018-03-22
    PETRESCU, Claudiu-Adrian appointed
    secretary
  16. 2018-03-22
    PETRESCU, Claudiu-Adrian appointed
    director
  17. 2018-03-22
    📄
    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 8 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

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-04-04

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Claudiu-Adrian Petrescu
Individual · British · DOB 04/1986 · age 40
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control22/03/2018

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

Similar companies

Active · Transport & logistics · RM postcode area
CompanyEst. valueTurnoverNet worthStaffAgeOppDirector
A.L.E. SELECTIVE LOGISTICS LIMITED
15982311 · est 2024 · no financials extracted
1y
AGB SOLUTIONS LTD
12042332 · est 2019 · no financials extracted
6y
AGG TRUCKS LTD
16208215 · est 2025 · no financials extracted
1y
AGUSIA TRANS LTD
14188214 · est 2022 · no financials extracted
3y
AIA COURIERS LTD
13722442 · est 2021 · no financials extracted
4y
AIAA LTD
13605999 · est 2021 · no financials extracted
4y
AICHA NICOLE SERVICES LTD
16287272 · est 2025 · no financials extracted
1y
AIRPORT 2 LONDON EXPRESS LTD
16146363 · est 2024 · no financials extracted
1y
AJA LOGISTICS LTD
16775715 · est 2025 · no financials extracted
AJM TRANSPORT AND DELIVERY LTD
16143965 · est 2024 · no financials extracted
1y
AJUR TRANSPORT LTD
12246532 · est 2019 · no financials extracted
6y
AJW FM LIMITED
16466953 · est 2025 · no financials extracted
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions

8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →
🔒Advanced scoring suite

Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2018-03-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC49410 — Freight transport by road

Registered office

49 Godman Road
Grays
RM16 4SJ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-04-04OVERDUE
Last: 2025-03-21

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

PETRESCU, Claudiu-Adrian
secretary · appointed 2018-03-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PETRESCU, Claudiu-Adrian
director · ~40y · appointed 2018-03-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active

Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.

Recent filings (21 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-24
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2024-12-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-05-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-21
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-03-21
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2023-03-21
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-03-21
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-03-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-18