AA AUTOS MIDILANDS LTD

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10768519 · ltd · incorporated 2017-05-12
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 May 2025
Net worth
£7.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
67/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45200
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 49410Freight transport by road
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle. Reasonable fundamentals — worth a memo before deciding.

Opportunity 67/100 (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 (78/100)

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
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 3 total, 3 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
67/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
66
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £7,628

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£8k
Current Assets
£1k
Current Liabilities
£0£2k£3k£5k£6k£8kMay 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Total assets£7.6k
Current assets£1.5k
Net assets£7.6k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
8
filings
  • 2 confirmation-statement
  • 2 officers
  • 2 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-12
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  2. 2026-01-07
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2026-01-07
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2026-01-07
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  5. 2026-01-07
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  6. 2026-01-07
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  7. 2025-12-31
    SHAH, Usman Ali resigned
    director
  8. 2025-10-04
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  9. 2025-10-03
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2025-09-16
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2025-09-01
    KHAN, Mohib Ullah appointed
    director
  12. 2025-08-19
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  13. 2025-08-19
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  14. 2025-08-19
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2025-08-19
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  16. 2025-08-18
    RICHARDS, Ronald Terence resigned
    director
  17. 2025-08-18
    SHAH, Usman Ali appointed
    director
  18. 2025-07-22
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  19. 2025-03-10
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  20. 2024-11-22
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  21. 2024-02-05
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  22. 2022-11-24
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  23. 2021-09-07
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  24. 2017-05-12
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AA AUTOS MIDILANDS LTD
  25. 2017-05-12
    RICHARDS, Ronald Terence 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

2 med · 1 low
2 director resignations in last 12 months
medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: RICHARDS, Ronald Terence resigned 2025-08-18; SHAH, Usman Ali resigned 2025-12-31

Name changed recently
medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2026-01-12: certificate-change-of-name-company

Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mohib Ullah Khan
Individual · Pakistani · DOB 01/2002 · age 24
75100%
75-100% shares · trust interest · firm interest01/09/2025
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Usman Ali Shahceased 31/12/2025· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
  • Mr Ronald Terence Richardsceased 18/08/2025· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence · trust interest

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
Incorporated2017-05-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200

Registered office

196 Endike Lane
Hull
England
HU6 8DR
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last: 2026-01-17

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

KHAN, Mohib Ullah
director · ~24y · appointed 2025-09-01
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Active
RICHARDS, Ronald Terence
director · ~81y · appointed 2017-05-12 · resigned 2025-08-18
Resigned
SHAH, Usman Ali
director · ~36y · appointed 2025-08-18 · resigned 2025-12-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (33 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-18
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2026-01-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-07
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-01-07
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-07
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-01-07
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-01-07
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-01-07
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-10-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-03
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-09-16
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-08-19
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-08-19
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-08-19