BODO FREIGHT LTD

💤Zombieactive
12760365 · ltd · incorporated 2020-07-22
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 Jul 2025
Net worth
£-891
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Freight transport by road
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

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: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -96% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

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
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
21 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 102
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £891
Very low cash
Cash position: £75
Net assets shrinking
Down £1,497 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 96% YoY
Cash YoY
-96%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£75
↓ 96% YoY
Net Worth
-£891
↓ 247% YoY
Current Assets
£75
↓ 96% YoY
Current Liabilities
-£891-£313£265£844£1k£2kJul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Total assets£-891£606
Current assets£75£2.0k
Cash£75£2.0k
Net assets£-891£606

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
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-11-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-07-25
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2024-07-25
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2024-07-25
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2023-10-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-06-26
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2023-06-26
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2023-03-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-07-28
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2022-07-28
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  12. 2022-07-28
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2022-04-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-12-03
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  15. 2021-10-12
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  16. 2020-07-22
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    Company incorporated
    As BODO FREIGHT LTD
  17. 2020-07-22
    SERBAN, Bogdan-George appointed
    director
  18. 2020-07-22
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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 Bogdan-George Serban
Individual · Romanian · DOB 07/1997 · age 29
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control22/07/2020

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
Incorporated2020-07-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC49410 — Freight transport by road

Registered office

39 London Road
Amesbury
Salisbury
SP4 7EE
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-04
Last: 2025-07-21

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

SERBAN, Bogdan-George
director · ~29y · appointed 2020-07-22
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Recent filings (21 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-25
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-07-25
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-07-25
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-07-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-29
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-06-26
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-06-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-07-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-07-28