AFC TRANSPORT LTD

💤Zombieactive
12501618 · ltd · incorporated 2020-03-06
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£4.7k
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: asset-holding vehicle 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 (79/100)

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
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
35 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £4,712
Net assets shrinking
Down £7,723 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£5k
↓ 62% YoY
Current Assets
£296k
↑ 905% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£59k£119k£178k£237k£296kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£3.2k£19.3k
Current assets£296.4k£29.5k
Net assets£4.7k£12.4k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-11-20
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2024-11-20
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2024-11-20
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2024-04-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-01-19
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    CROITORU, Florin Vasile appointed
    director
  8. 2024-01-19
    ➖
    CROITORU, Florin-Vasile resigned
    secretary
  9. 2024-01-19
    ➖
    PASCU, Alexandru-Constantin resigned
    director
  10. 2024-01-19
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  11. 2024-01-19
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2024-01-19
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  13. 2024-01-19
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  14. 2024-01-19
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  15. 2024-01-19
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  16. 2024-01-19
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  17. 2023-11-03
    ➕
    CROITORU, Florin-Vasile appointed
    secretary
  18. 2023-11-03
    ➖
    NICULAE, Emilian-Marian resigned
    director
  19. 2023-11-03
    ➕
    PASCU, Alexandru-Constantin appointed
    director
  20. 2023-11-03
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  21. 2023-11-03
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  22. 2023-11-03
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  23. 2023-11-03
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  24. 2023-11-03
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  25. 2023-09-21
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  26. 2023-08-29
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  27. 2023-08-29
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  28. 2023-08-29
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  29. 2023-08-14
    ➖
    CROITORU, Florin-Vasile resigned
    director
  30. 2023-08-14
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    NICULAE, Emilian-Marian appointed
    director
  31. 2020-03-06
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    Company incorporated
    As AFC TRANSPORT LTD
  32. 2020-03-06
    ➕
    CROITORU, Florin-Vasile 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

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 Florin Vasile Croitoru
Individual · Romanian · DOB 10/1989 · age 37
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control19/01/2024
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Alexandru-Constantin Pascuceased 19/01/2024· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
  • Mr Emilian-Marian Niculaeceased 03/11/2023· 75-100% shares
  • Mr Florin-Vasile Croitoruceased 14/08/2023· 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
Incorporated2020-03-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC49410 — Freight transport by road

Registered office

33 Makepiece Road
Bracknell
RG42 2HG
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-13
Last: 2025-08-30

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

CROITORU, Florin Vasile→
director · ~37y · appointed 2024-01-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CROITORU, Florin-Vasile→
secretary · appointed 2023-11-03 · resigned 2024-01-19
Resigned
CROITORU, Florin-Vasile→
director · ~37y · appointed 2020-03-06 · resigned 2023-08-14
Resigned
NICULAE, Emilian-Marian→
director · ~48y · appointed 2023-08-14 · resigned 2023-11-03
Resigned
PASCU, Alexandru-Constantin→
director · ~33y · appointed 2023-11-03 · resigned 2024-01-19
Resigned

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Recent filings (35 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-11-20
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-11-20
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-11-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-04
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-01-19
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-01-19
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-01-19
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2024-01-19
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-01-19
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-01-19
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-01-19