ASTWOOD AUTOS LTD

🚨Distressedactive
12485203 · ltd · incorporated 2020-02-26
Investment thesis
Attractive distress candidate — real problems but workable structure.
Why interesting: Falling signals but no deal-breakers yet; room for negotiation and turnaround.
Why risky: Signals worsening; needs speed and capital discipline.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Feb 2024
Net worth
£-16.5k
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. 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: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100). Current lenders should be on monthly review.

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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 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
30 filings on record
85
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
40
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
49
Multiple red flags — proceed with caution.
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 £16,481

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
-£16k
↑ 2.4% YoY
Current Assets
£8k
↓ 52% YoY
Current Liabilities
-£17k-£10k-£3k£4k£10k£17kFeb 2023Feb 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2024-02-282023-02-28
Total assets£7.4k£12.0k
Current assets£8.3k£17.2k
Net assets£-16.5k£-16.9k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
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 (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-02
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    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  2. 2026-04-28
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  3. 2025-08-12
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  4. 2025-08-07
    📄
    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  5. 2025-07-08
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  6. 2024-09-21
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  7. 2024-09-18
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2024-09-18
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2024-09-17
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  10. 2024-05-04
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  11. 2024-04-30
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  12. 2023-08-15
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  13. 2023-08-11
    📄
    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  14. 2023-07-11
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  15. 2022-11-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2022-04-19
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  17. 2022-04-19
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  18. 2022-04-01
    DADHRIA, Jaydon Bobby resigned
    director
  19. 2021-11-26
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  20. 2021-06-19
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  21. 2020-02-26
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ASTWOOD AUTOS LTD
  22. 2020-02-26
    DADHRIA, Chandon Paul appointed
    director
  23. 2020-02-26
    DADHRIA, Jaydon Bobby 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 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: 2026-02-28

Confirmation statement overdue
high

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

Evidence: Next due: 2026-05-03

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Chandon Paul Dadhria
Individual · British · DOB 10/1999 · age 27
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control26/02/2020
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Jaydon Bobby Dadhriaceased 01/04/2022· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2020-02-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45112 — SIC 45112

Registered office

17 Kingsway
St John's Terrace
Bedford
MK42 9BJ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-02-28OVERDUE
Last made up to: 2024-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-03OVERDUE
Last: 2025-04-19

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

DADHRIA, Chandon Paul
director · ~27y · appointed 2020-02-26
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Active
DADHRIA, Jaydon Bobby
director · ~24y · appointed 2020-02-26 · resigned 2022-04-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (30 total)

dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2026-05-02
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-04-28
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-08-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-11
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2025-08-07
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-07-08
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-09-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-18
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-09-17
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-05-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-03
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-04-30
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-08-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-14