ADS COURIER SERVICES LTD

💤Zombieactive
12605893 · ltd · incorporated 2020-05-15
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 May 2025
Net worth
£32.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Unlicenced Carrier
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
Pursue
Strong 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. 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 (70/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
23 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 · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £32,000

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£32k
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-05-29
Total assets£32.0k
Net assets£32.0k

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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-09-13
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  3. 2025-03-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-08-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-05-24
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  7. 2023-05-02
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  8. 2022-05-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-02-09
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  10. 2021-01-26
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2021-01-26
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  12. 2021-01-26
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2020-12-09
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2020-12-09
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  15. 2020-12-09
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  16. 2020-12-09
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  17. 2020-05-15
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    Company incorporated
    As ADS COURIER SERVICES LTD
  18. 2020-05-15
    ➕
    STERIE, Andrei appointed
    director
  19. 2020-05-15
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

80/100
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.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 6 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

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 Andrei Sterie
Individual · Romanian · DOB 12/1992 · age 34
75–100%
—75-100% shares15/05/2020

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
Incorporated2020-05-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC53202 — Unlicenced Carrier

Registered office

8 Strafford Road
Doncaster
DN2 4BW
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-29
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-17
Last: 2026-05-03

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

STERIE, Andrei→
director · ~34y · appointed 2020-05-15
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Recent filings (23 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-13
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-09-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-25
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-05-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-23
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-05-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-03
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2022-02-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-10