AB AUTO-WORKS LTD

💤Zombieactive
09824898 · ltd · incorporated 2015-10-14
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 2025
Net worth
£-2.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45200
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

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: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 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
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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £2,039

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
-£2k
↓ 27% YoY
Current Assets
£40k
↑ 28% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£2k£6k£15k£23k£32k£40kOct 2024Oct 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-10-312024-10-31
Total assets£-8.6k£-1.0k
Current assets£39.9k£31.2k
Net assets£-2.0k£-1.6k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-07-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-06-19
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  3. 2026-06-18
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  4. 2025-07-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-07-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-07-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-07-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-07-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-01-29
    ➖
    BOOTH, Adam Christian resigned
    director
  10. 2021-01-29
    ➖
    BOOTH, Howard resigned
    director
  11. 2021-01-29
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2021-01-29
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2020-10-01
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  14. 2020-09-30
    ➕
    MUHAMED, Ali appointed
    director
  15. 2020-08-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2020-01-13
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  17. 2019-12-17
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  18. 2019-12-17
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  19. 2019-07-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  20. 2018-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  21. 2015-10-14
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AB AUTO-WORKS LTD
  22. 2015-10-14
    ➕
    BOOTH, Adam Christian appointed
    director
  23. 2015-10-14
    ➕
    BOOTH, Howard 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Ali Muhamed
Individual · British · DOB 09/1993 · age 33
75–100%
—75-100% shares01/10/2021
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Howard Boothceased 22/08/2025· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence

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
Incorporated2015-10-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200

Registered office

Union Street South
Halifax
West Yorkshire
HX1 2LE
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-31
Last made up to: 2025-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-04
Last: 2025-08-21

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

MUHAMED, Ali→
director · ~33y · appointed 2020-09-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BOOTH, Adam Christian→
director · ~43y · appointed 2015-10-14 · resigned 2021-01-29
Resigned
BOOTH, Howard→
director · ~75y · appointed 2015-10-14 · resigned 2021-01-29
Resigned

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Recent filings (33 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-07-14
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-06-19
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-06-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-07-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-07-14
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-01-29
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-01-29