AUTOBASE LONDON LTD

💤Zombieactive
14438022 · ltd · incorporated 2022-10-24
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45112
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 45200SIC 45200
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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
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
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
12 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees100100

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (11 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-02
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2025-07-11
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-12-05
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-06-17
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  5. 2024-06-11
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2024-01-18
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  7. 2024-01-09
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  8. 2023-11-10
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2022-10-24
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AUTOBASE LONDON LTD
  10. 2022-10-24
    AL-KHAFAJI, Ali appointed
    director
  11. 2022-10-24
    📄
    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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Ali Al-Khafaji
Individual · Dutch · DOB 05/1993 · age 33
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control24/10/2022

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
Incorporated2022-10-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45112 — SIC 45112

Registered office

3 High Street South
Dunstable
LU6 3HW
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-06
Last: 2025-10-23

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

AL-KHAFAJI, Ali
director · ~33y · appointed 2022-10-24
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Recent filings (12 total)

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-04-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-04
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2024-06-17
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-06-11
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-01-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-17
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-01-09
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-11-10
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2022-10-24