AUTOBAHN LTD

💤Zombieactive
09252371 · ltd · incorporated 2014-10-07
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 Oct 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45112
Sector: Wholesale & retail
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 (79/100)

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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
33 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£0£0£0£0£0Oct 2023Oct 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-10-312023-10-31
Average employees200200

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-11
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2025-08-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-10-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-10-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-10-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-10-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-11-20
    LIAQAT, Tanvir Adam appointed
    director
  8. 2020-11-20
    LIAQAT, Tanvir resigned
    director
  9. 2020-11-20
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2020-11-20
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  11. 2020-11-20
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2020-10-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-12-03
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  14. 2019-11-29
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  15. 2019-11-29
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  16. 2019-11-29
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  17. 2019-05-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2018-05-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  19. 2018-03-12
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  20. 2014-10-07
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AUTOBAHN LTD
  21. 2014-10-07
    TANVIR, Amreen appointed
    secretary
  22. 2014-10-07
    LIAQAT, Tanvir 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

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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Tanvir Adam Liaqat
Individual · British · DOB 01/1978 · age 48
sig. influencesignificant influence06/12/2016

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
Incorporated2014-10-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45112 — SIC 45112

Registered office

Elsie Whiteley Innovation Centre Office 1
Hopwood Lane
Halifax
HX1 5ER
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-25
Last: 2025-11-11

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

TANVIR, Amreen
secretary · appointed 2014-10-07
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Active
LIAQAT, Tanvir Adam
director · ~48y · appointed 2020-11-20
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Active
LIAQAT, Tanvir
director · ~48y · appointed 2014-10-07 · resigned 2020-11-20
Resigned

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Recent filings (33 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-11
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-11-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-26
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-11-20
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2020-11-20
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-11-20