AZ AUTOMOBILES LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
07554380 · ltd · incorporated 2011-03-07
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
£38.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45112
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
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: 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).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 14.8y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 14.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
51 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 · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £38,556
Cash YoY
+645%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£15k
↑ 645% YoY
Net Worth
£39k
↑ 226% YoY
Current Assets
£188k
↑ 29% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-05-31 | 2024-05-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £133.4k | £113.7k |
| Current assets | £188.0k | £146.3k |
| Cash | £14.6k | £2.0k |
| Debtors | £119.1k | £92.6k |
| Net assets | £38.6k | £11.8k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
3
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
8
filings
- • 5 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2026-04-15📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-04-15📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2026-03-10📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-03-10📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-03-10📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-03-10📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-07-25📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-07-25📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-07-25📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-07-25📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-07-25📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-07-25📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-05-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-15📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-12-12📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-03-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-04📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-10-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-10➖ALVAREZ, Richard Charles resigneddirector
- 2011-08-31🔒Charge registered #1Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2011-03-07🏢Company incorporatedAs AZ AUTOMOBILES LIMITED
- 2011-03-07➕ALVAREZ, David Charles appointeddirector
- 2011-03-07➕ALVAREZ, Richard Charles appointeddirector
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 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
68/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 15 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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Alexandra May Alvarez Individual · British · DOB 05/1988 · age 38 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 07/04/2020 |
Mr David Charles Alvarez Individual · British · DOB 02/1984 · age 42 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mrs Alexandra Alvarezceased 06/04/2020· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Mr Richard Charles Alvarezceased 10/12/2019· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2011-03-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45112 — SIC 45112
Registered office
7-8 Portmill Lane
Hitchin
Hertfordshire
SG5 1DJ
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-21
Last: 2026-03-07
Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)
ALVAREZ, David Charles→
Activedirector · ~42y · appointed 2011-03-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ALVAREZ, Richard Charles→
Resigneddirector · ~75y · appointed 2011-03-07 · resigned 2019-12-10
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 31/08/2011 | — |
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Recent filings (51 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-05-21
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-04-15
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-04-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-17
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-03-10
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-10
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-03-10
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-03-10
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-07-25
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-07-25
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-07-25
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-07-25
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-07-25
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-07-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-16