ARDELEAN HAULAGE LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
12229063 · ltd · incorporated 2019-09-26
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Sept 2024
Net worth
£16.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Freight transport by road
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
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
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
22 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £16,652
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£8k
Net Worth
£17k
Current Assets
£19k
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-09-30 | 2023-09-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £49.9k | — |
| Current assets | £18.5k | — |
| Cash | £8.0k | — |
| Debtors | £10.5k | — |
| Net assets | £16.7k | — |
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
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2025-04-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-21✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2023-01-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-25📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-08-25📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-08-25📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-08-24➕ARDELEAN, Andrei Vasile appointeddirector
- 2022-05-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-05📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2021-05-04📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2021-05-04📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-05-04📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-05-04📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-01-12📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2019-09-26🏢Company incorporatedAs ARDELEAN HAULAGE LTD
- 2019-09-26➕ARDELEAN, Vasile appointedsecretary
- 2019-09-26➕ARDELEAN, Vasile appointeddirector
- 2019-09-26📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
81/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "ARDELEAN" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Andrei Vasile Ardelean Individual · Romanian · DOB 12/1998 · age 28 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 24/08/2022 |
Mr Vasile Ardelean Individual · Romanian · DOB 04/1972 · age 54 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 26/09/2019 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2019-09-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC49410 — Freight transport by road
Registered office
29 Lotherton Drive
Spennymoor
DL16 7FF
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-08
Last: 2025-08-25
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
Active
ARDELEAN, Andrei Vasile→
Activedirector · ~28y · appointed 2022-08-24
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ARDELEAN, Vasile→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2019-09-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Recent filings (22 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-28
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2023-04-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-25
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-08-25
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-08-25
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-08-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-23
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2021-05-05