A6 MOTORS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
09261383 · ltd · incorporated 2014-10-13
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Oct 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45112
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 71). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
3 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 6.8y
35/100
too messy
Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.
- · Oldest live charge is 6.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
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
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 7 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
42 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · IFRS| Metric | 2024-10-31 | 2023-10-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 2000 | 2200 |
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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See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
- 2025-07-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-02📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-05-02🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Le Capital UK (Asset 1) Limited
- 2024-07-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-03📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2024-06-03🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2023-10-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-27📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2023-01-20🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Kennet Equipment Leasing LTD
- 2022-12-23📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-09-14📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-09-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-29➖AFRIDI, Sahibzada Muhammad Ashfaq resigneddirector
- 2021-11-02📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-10-22➕AFRIDI, Sahibzada Muhammad Ashfaq appointeddirector
- 2021-07-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-14📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2021-07-13📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2020-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-07-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-07-25📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2019-07-23🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
- 2019-05-14📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2019-05-13➕SHAFI, Parveez appointeddirector
- 2016-09-15➖SHAFI, Samina resigneddirector
- 2016-07-11➕SHAFI, Amir appointeddirector
- 2015-12-02➖AFRIDI, Sahibzada Muhammad Ashfaq resigneddirector
- 2015-04-17➖SHAFI, Amir resigneddirector
- 2015-04-17➕SHAFI, Samina appointeddirector
- 2015-04-09➖TARIQ, Farhat resigneddirector
- 2015-03-06➕AFRIDI, Sahibzada Muhammad Ashfaq appointeddirector
- 2014-12-08➕SHAFI, Amir appointeddirector
- 2014-10-13🏢Company incorporatedAs A6 MOTORS LIMITED
- 2014-10-13➕TARIQ, Farhat appointeddirector
Owner dependency
81/100
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
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
66/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
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 |
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Mrs Samina Shafi Individual · British · DOB 08/1962 · age 64 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 01/07/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Sahibzada Muhammad Ashfaq Afridiceased 16/12/2022· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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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
Incorporated2014-10-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45112 — SIC 45112
Registered office
Capital House 7 Sheepscar Court
Northside Business Park
Leeds
LS7 2BB
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-06
Last: 2025-12-23
Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)
Active
SHAFI, Parveez→
Activedirector · ~71y · appointed 2019-05-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
AFRIDI, Sahibzada Muhammad Ashfaq→
Resigneddirector · ~39y · appointed 2021-10-22 · resigned 2022-08-29
AFRIDI, Sahibzada Muhammad Ashfaq→
Resigneddirector · ~39y · appointed 2015-03-06 · resigned 2015-12-02
SHAFI, Amir→
Resigneddirector · ~41y · appointed 2014-12-08 · resigned 2015-04-17
SHAFI, Samina→
Resigneddirector · ~64y · appointed 2015-04-17 · resigned 2016-09-15
TARIQ, Farhat→
Resigneddirector · ~57y · appointed 2014-10-13 · resigned 2015-04-09
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
3
Total charges
2
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Le Capital UK (Asset 1) Le Capital UK (Asset 1) Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 02/05/2025 | — | |
| satisfied | Kennet Equipment Leasing Kennet Equipment Leasing LTD | A registered charge | — | 20/01/2023 | 03/06/2024 | |
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc UK Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 23/07/2019 | — |
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Recent filings (42 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-24
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-05-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-29
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-06-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-26
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-01-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-23
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-12-23
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-09-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-06
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-11-02