A2Z AUTO (NW) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
10117581 · ltd · incorporated 2016-04-11
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45200
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
24 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
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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£0£0£0£0£0£0May 2023May 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-05-312023-05-31
Average employees200200

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-05-30
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  3. 2023-05-23
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  4. 2022-05-26
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    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-07-28
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    address · AD01
  6. 2021-05-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-03-03
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    NAKHUDA, Siraz Aiyubbhai appointed
    director
  8. 2020-03-03
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  9. 2020-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-02-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-07-12
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    NAKHUDA, Siraz appointed
    secretary
  12. 2018-07-12
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  13. 2018-02-27
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-01-30
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-01-08
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    accounts · AA01
  16. 2016-04-11
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    Company incorporated
    As A2Z AUTO (NW) LIMITED
  17. 2016-04-11
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    NAKHUDA, Ma'Az appointed
    director
  18. 2016-04-11
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

74/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

51/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

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 Ma'Az Nakhuda
Individual · British · DOB 03/1991 · age 35
——sig. influencesignificant influence10/04/2017

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
Incorporated2016-04-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200

Registered office

Unit 3 Greaves Street
Preston
PR1 3AG
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last made up to: 2024-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-12
Last: 2025-07-29

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

NAKHUDA, Siraz→
secretary · appointed 2018-07-12
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Active
NAKHUDA, Ma'Az→
director · ~35y · appointed 2016-04-11
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Active
NAKHUDA, Siraz Aiyubbhai→
director · ~62y · appointed 2020-03-03
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Recent filings (24 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-11
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-07-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-05-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-10
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2020-03-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-02-28