A 2 Z AUTO SERVICES LTD

🌳Matureactive
10005668 · ltd · incorporated 2016-02-15
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
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
54/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45112
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 45200SIC 45200
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed admin-neglect survivor — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 54/100 (worth a look), bankability 45/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (38/100). Current lenders should be on monthly review.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (55/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
7 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
54/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
45
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
49
Multiple red flags — proceed with caution.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (11 events)Click to expand
  1. 2020-06-11
    📄
    restoration-order-of-court
    restoration · AC92
  2. 2017-09-12
    📄
    gazette-dissolved-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ2(A)
  3. 2017-09-12
    🏁
    Company dissolved
  4. 2017-06-27
    📄
    gazette-notice-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ1(A)
  5. 2017-06-14
    📄
    dissolution-application-strike-off-company
    dissolution · DS01
  6. 2016-03-14
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2016-02-15
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As A 2 Z AUTO SERVICES LTD
  8. 2016-02-15
    MAHMOOD, Shahid appointed
    secretary
  9. 2016-02-15
    MAHMOOD, Shahid appointed
    director
  10. 2016-02-15
    RAFIQUE, Muhammad appointed
    director
  11. 2016-02-15
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.

Succession & seller-readiness

36/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

Red flags

2 high ·
Accounts overdue
high

Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.

Evidence: Next due: 2017-11-15

Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2018-02-28

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Shahid Mahmood
Individual · British · DOB 10/1976 · age 50
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control06/04/2016
Mr Muhammad Rafique
Individual · British · DOB 10/1974 · age 52
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2016-02-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45112 — SIC 45112

Registered office

Unit 3, Midland Street
Manchester
M12 6LB
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2017-11-15OVERDUE
Last made up to:
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2018-02-28OVERDUE
Last: 2017-02-14

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

MAHMOOD, Shahid
secretary · appointed 2016-02-15
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Active
MAHMOOD, Shahid
director · ~50y · appointed 2016-02-15
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RAFIQUE, Muhammad
director · ~52y · appointed 2016-02-15
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Active

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Recent filings (7 total)

restoration-order-of-court
restoration · AC92
2020-06-11
gazette-dissolved-voluntary
gazette · GAZ2(A)
2017-09-12
gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2017-06-27
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2017-06-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2017-02-17
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2016-03-14
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2016-02-15