AB&BA LTD.

💤Zombieactive
09628428 · ltd · incorporated 2015-06-08
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 Jun 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
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 bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (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 (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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
32 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
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£7k£13k£20k£27k£34kJun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£44.6k
Current assets£33.6k
Net assets£247

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 (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-06-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-11-24
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2023-11-24
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2023-03-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-08-19
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2022-08-19
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2022-03-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-08-17
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  11. 2021-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-03-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-03-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-08-07
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2018-08-07
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  16. 2018-07-05
    BUDIS, Ioan resigned
    director
  17. 2018-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2015-06-08
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    Company incorporated
    As AB&BA LTD.
  19. 2015-06-08
    BUDIS, Nicu-Adrian appointed
    director
  20. 2015-06-08
    BUDIS, Ioan 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

50/100
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.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

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 Nicu-Adrian Budis
Individual · Romanian · DOB 12/1980 · age 46
75100%
75-100% shares06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Ioan Budisceased 05/07/2018· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated2015-06-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC49410 — Freight transport by road

Registered office

Office 5256 321 - 323 High Road
Chadwell Heath
Romford
Essex
RM6 6AX
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-02
Last: 2025-08-19

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

BUDIS, Nicu-Adrian
director · ~46y · appointed 2015-06-08
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Active
BUDIS, Ioan
director · ~77y · appointed 2015-06-08 · resigned 2018-07-05
Resigned

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Recent filings (32 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-11-24
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-11-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-08-19
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-08-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-17