A.A TYRES & AUTOCENTRE LTD
Opportunity 69/100 (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).
Refinance opportunity
3 live charges · oldest 0.4y
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Newest facility, 0.4 years old — likely still in initial term.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £55.9k | £62.9k |
| Current assets | £46.9k | £41.4k |
| Net assets | £55.9k | £53.1k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 accounts
- • 3 mortgage
- • 2 address
- • 1 accounts
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2026-02-06📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2026-01-19📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2026-01-19🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Westwood Capital Finance Limited
- 2026-01-09📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-12-22📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-12-22📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-12-17🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Westwood Capital Finance Limited
- 2025-12-17🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Westwood Capital Finance Limited
- 2025-06-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-16➖MAHMOOD, Amjad resigneddirector
- 2024-08-16📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-08-16📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-08-16📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-06-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-30📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-06-26➕MAHMOOD, Mohammed Raheem Amjad appointeddirector
- 2023-06-26📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-06-26📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-06-26📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2023-06-25➖RASHID, Amer resigneddirector
- 2022-10-13🏢Company incorporatedAs A.A TYRES & AUTOCENTRE LTD
- 2022-10-13➕MAHMOOD, Amjad appointeddirector
- 2022-10-13➕RASHID, Amer appointeddirector
- 2022-10-13📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
1 med · 1 lowHeavy recent charge activity can indicate refinancing pressure, aggressive leverage, or multiple lender rotation.
Evidence: 2026-01-19: A registered charge; 2025-12-17: A registered charge; 2025-12-17: A registered charge
Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Mohammed Raheem Amjad Mahmood Individual · British · DOB 07/2004 · age 22 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 16/08/2024 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Amjad Mahmoodceased 16/08/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
- Mr Amer Rashidceased 25/06/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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10 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
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Filing status
Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Westwood Capital Finance Westwood Capital Finance Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 19/01/2026 | — | |
| outstanding | Westwood Capital Finance Westwood Capital Finance Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 17/12/2025 | — | |
| outstanding | Westwood Capital Finance Westwood Capital Finance Limited | A registered charge | — | 17/12/2025 | — |