A&F TRANS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
11840802 · ltd · incorporated 2019-02-21
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
£66
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 (78/100)

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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
23 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 · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £66

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£66
~ YoY
Current Assets
£566
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£113£226£340£453£566Mar 2024Mar 2025

Hover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£66£66
Current assets£566£566
Net assets£66£66

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
2
filings
  • 1 gazette
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 gazette
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-28
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  2. 2026-03-26
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-10-10
    📄
    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  4. 2025-09-30
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  5. 2025-04-01
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  6. 2025-03-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-06-12
    📄
    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  8. 2024-05-14
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  9. 2023-12-23
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  10. 2023-12-20
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2023-09-09
    📄
    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  12. 2023-08-15
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  13. 2023-03-10
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  14. 2023-03-09
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2022-11-10
    📄
    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  16. 2022-10-18
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  17. 2022-03-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2020-06-03
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  19. 2020-05-29
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  20. 2019-02-21
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As A&F TRANS LIMITED
  21. 2019-02-21
    APOPEI, Florinel appointed
    director
  22. 2019-02-21
    📄
    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 7 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: 2022-03-17

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Florinel Apopei
Individual · Romanian · DOB 02/1993 · age 33
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control21/02/2019

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

Similar companies

Active · Transport & logistics · NW postcode area
CompanyEst. valueTurnoverNet worthStaffAgeOppDirector
1 LEVEL FASTER LIMITED
14575137 · est 2023 · no financials extracted
3y
1 ST CHOICE HGV TRAINING LTD
08947327 · est 2014 · no financials extracted
12y
1031 SOLUTIONS LIMITED
14085018 · est 2022 · no financials extracted
3y
A & A CARS SERVICE LTD
09985215 · est 2016 · no financials extracted
10y
A & H COURIERS LTD
08235934 · est 2012 · no financials extracted
13y
A HAMSON LIMITED
14999625 · est 2023 · no financials extracted
2y
A1 MOVES LTD
07636032 · est 2011 · no financials extracted
14y
AAA TRANSPORTS LONDON LIMITED
12160591 · est 2019 · no financials extracted
6y
AAKR SERVICES LIMITED
14919082 · est 2023 · no financials extracted
2y
AAR TRANSPORT LIMITED
14992030 · est 2023 · no financials extracted
2y
AB CHAUFFEUR SERVICES LTD
15532573 · est 2024 · no financials extracted
2y
ABBOTT REMOVALS & STORAGE LTD
04634340 · est 2003 · no financials extracted
23y
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
Incorporated2019-02-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC49410 — Freight transport by road

Registered office

4 Holbeach Close
London
NW9 5BB
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2022-03-17OVERDUE
Last: 2021-03-03

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

APOPEI, Florinel
director · ~33y · appointed 2019-02-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active

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

Recent filings (23 total)

gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2026-03-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-26
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2025-10-10
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-09-30
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-04-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-30
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2024-06-12
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-05-14
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-12-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-20
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2023-09-09
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-08-15
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-03-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-09
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2022-11-10