AJ AUTOS UK LTD

💤Zombieactive
12058475 · ltd · incorporated 2019-06-19
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 Jun 2024
Net worth
£5.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
60/100
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
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed automotive with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 60/100 (worth a look), bankability 55/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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: share sale to pe / searcher (38/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
20 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
60/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
50
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
64
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 £5,194

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£5k
↑ 60% YoY
Current Assets
£6k
↑ 51% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£1k£2k£3k£5k£6kJun 2023Jun 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-06-302023-06-30
Total assets£5.2k£3.3k
Current assets£5.6k£3.7k
Net assets£5.2k£3.3k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • 1 dissolution
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • 1 dissolution
  • 1 gazette
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 dissolution
  • 1 gazette
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (15 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-07-04
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    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  2. 2026-05-26
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  3. 2025-10-04
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  4. 2025-09-23
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  5. 2025-05-02
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-10-25
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2024-09-26
    📍
    default-companies-house-service-address-applied-psc
    address · RP10
  8. 2024-09-26
    📍
    default-companies-house-service-address-applied-officer
    address · RP09
  9. 2024-03-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2023-03-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-03-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-06-19
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-06-19
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AJ AUTOS UK LTD
  14. 2019-06-19
    JABBAR, Abdul appointed
    director
  15. 2019-06-19
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

80/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 7 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

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

1 high · 1 low
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: 2026-03-31

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
Mr Abdul Jabbar
Individual · British · DOB 02/1988 · age 38
75100%
75-100% shares19/06/2019

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
Incorporated2019-06-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45112 — SIC 45112

Registered office

61 Cranbrook House Suite 9, 2nd Floor
Cranbrook Road
Ilford
IG1 4PG
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-03-31OVERDUE
Last made up to: 2024-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-18
Last: 2025-07-04

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

JABBAR, Abdul
director · ~38y · appointed 2019-06-19
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Recent filings (20 total)

dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2026-07-04
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-05-26
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-10-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-02
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-09-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-02
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-10-25
default-companies-house-service-address-applied-psc
address · RP10
2024-09-26
default-companies-house-service-address-applied-officer
address · RP09
2024-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-30