AUTOTRONIC SERVICES LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
04899033 · ltd · incorporated 2003-09-15
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
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year to Sept 2024
Net worth
£-32.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Retail trade of motor vehicle parts and accessories
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 2 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 22.4y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 22.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (76/100)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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
54 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £32,894
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
-£33k
↑ 2.5% YoY
Current Assets
£153k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2024-09-30 | 2023-09-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £48.6k | £54.6k |
| Current assets | £153.1k | £154.2k |
| Net assets | £-32.9k | £-33.7k |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2025-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-06-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-05-08📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2016-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-11-17📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-07-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2014-10-21📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2014-07-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2005-08-26🔒Charge registered #2Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2004-01-08🔒Charge registered #1Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2003-09-15🏢Company incorporatedAs AUTOTRONIC SERVICES LIMITED
- 2003-09-15➕SHEIKH, Sajdah Robeenah appointedsecretary
- 2003-09-15➕SHEIKH, Fayyaz Ahmed appointeddirector
- 2003-09-15➕M W DOUGLAS & COMPANY LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2003-09-15➖M W DOUGLAS & COMPANY LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2003-09-15➕DOUGLAS NOMINEES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2003-09-15➖DOUGLAS NOMINEES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
85/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
75/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Fayyaz Ahmed Shaikh Individual · United Kingdom · DOB 11/1973 · age 53 | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control | 01/09/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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🔒Tailored diligence questions
7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2003-09-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45320 — Retail trade of motor vehicle parts and accessories
Registered office
202 Merton Road
London
SW18 5SW
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-08
Last: 2025-06-24
Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
SHEIKH, Sajdah Robeenah→
Activesecretary · appointed 2003-09-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SHEIKH, Fayyaz Ahmed→
Activedirector · ~53y · appointed 2003-09-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
M W DOUGLAS & COMPANY LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-09-15 · resigned 2003-09-15
DOUGLAS NOMINEES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-09-15 · resigned 2003-09-15
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 26/08/2005 | — | |
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 08/01/2004 | — |
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Recent filings (54 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-09-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2018-09-30