AMB TRANS LTD

🚨Distressedactive
12201524 · ltd · incorporated 2019-09-11
Investment thesis
Attractive distress candidate — real problems but workable structure.
Why interesting: Falling signals but no deal-breakers yet; room for negotiation and turnaround.
Why risky: Signals worsening; needs speed and capital discipline.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Sept 2024
Net worth
£-39.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
66/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Freight transport by road
Sector: Transportation & storage
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 49420Removal services
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 66/100 (strong), bankability 55/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
19 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
66/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
50
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
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
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £39,845

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
-£40k
↓ 48% YoY
Current Assets
£1
↓ 100% YoY
Current Liabilities
-£40k-£32k-£24k-£16k-£8k£504Sept 2023Sept 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-09-302023-09-30
Total assets£-24.4k£-2.9k
Current assets£1£504
Net assets£-39.8k£-27.0k

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-03
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2025-05-20
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-06-27
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-06-13
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-06-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-06-03
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-10-08
    LIVADARU, Cristian resigned
    director
  8. 2020-10-08
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2020-10-08
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  10. 2020-10-08
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  11. 2020-10-08
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2020-10-08
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2019-09-11
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AMB TRANS LTD
  14. 2019-09-11
    AMBROSIE, Cristian appointed
    director
  15. 2019-09-11
    LIVADARU, Cristian appointed
    director
  16. 2019-09-11
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

83/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

1 high ·
Accounts overdue
high

Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-06-30

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Cristian Ambrosie
Individual · Romanian · DOB 08/1966 · age 60
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control11/09/2019
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Cristian Livadaruceased 08/10/2020· 25-50% shares · 25-50% 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
Incorporated2019-09-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC49410 — Freight transport by road

Registered office

128 City Road
London
EC1V 2NX
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30OVERDUE
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-22
Last: 2025-10-08

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

AMBROSIE, Cristian
director · ~60y · appointed 2019-09-11
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Active
LIVADARU, Cristian
director · ~36y · appointed 2019-09-11 · resigned 2020-10-08
Resigned

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Recent filings (19 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-19
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-09-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-06-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-08
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2020-10-08
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2020-10-08
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2020-10-08