ACG LOGISTIC LTD

💤Zombieactive
12152641 · ltd · incorporated 2019-08-12
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 Aug 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Freight transport by road
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

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: 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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
19 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Aug 2023Aug 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-08-312023-08-31

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-05-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-02-09
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  4. 2024-02-09
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  5. 2023-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-03-17
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2021-03-17
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  10. 2021-03-17
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  11. 2021-03-17
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  12. 2021-03-15
    CERCELARU, Ludmila-Elena appointed
    director
  13. 2021-03-15
    CERCELARU, Adrian-Gheorghe resigned
    director
  14. 2019-08-12
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    Company incorporated
    As ACG LOGISTIC LTD
  15. 2019-08-12
    CERCELARU, Adrian-Gheorghe appointed
    director
  16. 2019-08-12
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

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 Adrian-Gheorghe Cercelaru
Individual · Romanian · DOB 07/1981 · age 45
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control09/02/2024
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mrs Ludmila-Elena Cercelaruceased 09/02/2024· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
  • Mr Adrian-Gheorghe Cercelaruceased 15/03/2021· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2019-08-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC49410 — Freight transport by road

Registered office

40 Hurst Avenue
Worthing
BN11 5NZ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-23
Last: 2026-02-09

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

CERCELARU, Ludmila-Elena
director · ~44y · appointed 2021-03-15
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Active
CERCELARU, Adrian-Gheorghe
director · ~45y · appointed 2019-08-12 · resigned 2021-03-15
Resigned

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Recent filings (19 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-05-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-09
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-02-09
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-02-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-17
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-03-17
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-03-17