AUTOBAHN AUTOMOTIVE LTD

🚨Distressedactive
13575386 · ltd · incorporated 2021-08-19
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 Aug 2024
Net worth
£-580
book net assets
Opportunity
61/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45112
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 61/100 (worth a look), bankability 50/100. 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).

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
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
22 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
61/100Worth 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
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £580

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
-£580
↑ 72% YoY
Current Assets
£3k
↓ 26% YoY
Current Liabilities
-£2k-£769£538£2k£3k£4kAug 2023Aug 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-08-312023-08-31
Total assets£3.3k£-2.1k
Current assets£3.3k£4.5k
Net assets£-580£-2.1k

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
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-03
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  2. 2025-11-04
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  3. 2025-08-23
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  4. 2025-08-21
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2025-08-05
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  6. 2024-12-20
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2024-07-23
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2024-07-05
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2024-07-05
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  10. 2024-04-18
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2024-04-16
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2023-12-07
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2023-07-19
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  14. 2023-07-18
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  15. 2023-07-14
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2022-11-11
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  17. 2022-11-08
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  18. 2021-08-19
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AUTOBAHN AUTOMOTIVE LTD
  19. 2021-08-19
    MAHMOOD, Sahd appointed
    director
  20. 2021-08-19
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

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

1 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: 2026-05-31

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Sahd Mahmood
Individual · British · DOB 11/2000 · age 26
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control19/08/2021

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
Incorporated2021-08-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45112 — SIC 45112

Registered office

85 First Floor
Great Portland Street
London
W1W 7LT
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31OVERDUE
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-01
Last: 2025-08-18

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

MAHMOOD, Sahd
director · ~26y · appointed 2021-08-19
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Recent filings (22 total)

gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-12-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-02
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-11-04
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-08-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-21
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-08-05
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-07-05
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-07-05
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-04-18
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-04-16
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-12-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-27