NATIONWIDE FREIGHT LOGISTICS LTD

💤Zombieactive
11863734 · ltd · incorporated 2019-03-06
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 2025
Net worth
£0
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Freight transport by road
Sector: Transportation & storage
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 53202Unlicenced Carrier
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 70/100 (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: 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, 2 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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
46 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
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
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Net assets shrinking
Down £3,377 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£0
↓ 100% YoY
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£675£1k£2k£3k£3kNov 2024Nov 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-11-302024-11-30
Total assets£0£3.4k
Net assets£0£3.4k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 change-of-name
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 change-of-name
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 change-of-name
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-18
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  2. 2026-01-16
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-11-19
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  4. 2025-11-19
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-without-name-date
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2025-11-19
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-without-name-date
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2025-11-19
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-without-name-date
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2025-11-19
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-without-name-date
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2025-11-19
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-without-name-date
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2025-11-18
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  10. 2025-11-18
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2025-04-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2024-12-10
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2024-07-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2024-02-26
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  15. 2024-02-26
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  16. 2024-02-26
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2023-10-30
    PAUN, Emanuel-Catalin appointed
    director
  18. 2023-10-30
    PAUN, Andrei-Angel resigned
    director
  19. 2023-10-30
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  20. 2023-10-30
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  21. 2023-10-30
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  22. 2023-10-30
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  23. 2023-10-30
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  24. 2022-11-01
    PAUN, Andrei-Angel appointed
    director
  25. 2022-11-01
    PAUN, Emanuel-Catalin resigned
    director
  26. 2019-03-06
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As NATIONWIDE FREIGHT LOGISTICS LTD
  27. 2019-03-06
    PAUN, Emanuel-Catalin 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

1 med ·
Name changed recently
medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2026-06-18: certificate-change-of-name-company

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Emanuel-Catalin Paun
Individual · Romanian · DOB 02/1994 · age 32
75100%
75–100%board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence · trust interest · firm interest30/10/2023
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Emanuel-Catalin Paunceased 30/10/2023· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
  • Mr Andrei-Angel Paunceased 30/10/2023· 75-100% shares
  • Mr Emanuel-Catalin Paunceased 01/11/2022· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence · trust interest · firm interest

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
Incorporated2019-03-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC49410 — Freight transport by road

Registered office

14 Derwent Drive
Loggerheads
Market Drayton
TF9 4DY
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-08-31
Last made up to: 2025-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-07-01
Last: 2026-06-17

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

PAUN, Emanuel-Catalin
director · ~32y · appointed 2023-10-30
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Active
PAUN, Andrei-Angel
director · ~31y · appointed 2022-11-01 · resigned 2023-10-30
Resigned
PAUN, Emanuel-Catalin
director · ~32y · appointed 2019-03-06 · resigned 2022-11-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (46 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-19
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2026-06-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-16
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-11-19
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-without-name-date
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-11-19
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-without-name-date
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-11-19
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-without-name-date
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-11-19
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-without-name-date
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-11-19
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-without-name-date
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-11-19
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-11-18
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-11-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-25
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-12-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-15