A&C TRANSPORT LTD

💤Zombieactive
13561203 · ltd · incorporated 2021-08-11
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 Aug 2024
Net worth
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
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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 (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
16 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
60
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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Aug 2023Aug 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-08-312023-08-31

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (13 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-05-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-14
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2024-02-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-02-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-12-07
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2022-12-07
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2021-12-16
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2021-12-14
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2021-12-14
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  10. 2021-12-14
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2021-08-11
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    Company incorporated
    As A&C TRANSPORT LTD
  12. 2021-08-11
    COVACI, Alexandra-Anamaria appointed
    director
  13. 2021-08-11
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

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
Alexandra-Anamaria Covaci
Individual · Romanian · DOB 06/1988 · age 38
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control11/08/2021

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
Incorporated2021-08-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC49410 — Freight transport by road

Registered office

23 Coniston Square East
Ipswich
IP3 9HD
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-23
Last: 2025-12-09

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

COVACI, Alexandra-Anamaria
director · ~38y · appointed 2021-08-11
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Recent filings (16 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-05-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-01-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-02-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-02-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-12-07
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-12-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-12-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-12-14
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-12-14
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-12-14