A7 AUTOMOTIVE LTD

💤Zombieactive
14461658 · ltd · incorporated 2022-11-04
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
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
61/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45200
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: share sale to pe / searcher (38/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (54/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
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
9 filings
60
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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
4
filings
  • 1 gazette
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • 1 gazette
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (10 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-03
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  2. 2026-01-30
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  3. 2026-01-30
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2025-04-08
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    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  5. 2025-04-01
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  6. 2022-11-04
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As A7 AUTOMOTIVE LTD
  7. 2022-11-04
    DENTON, Thomas appointed
    director
  8. 2022-11-04
    REES, Ashley James appointed
    director
  9. 2022-11-04
    REES, Ashley James resigned
    director
  10. 2022-11-04
    📄
    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: 2024-11-04

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Thomas Denton
Individual · British · DOB 08/1992 · age 34
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control04/11/2022
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Ashley James Reesceased 04/11/2022· 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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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2022-11-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200

Registered office

A7 Automotive Ltd
Mill Lane
Newton Le Willows
WA12 8BG
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2024-11-04OVERDUE
Last made up to:
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-17
Last: 2025-11-03

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

DENTON, Thomas
director · ~34y · appointed 2022-11-04
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Active
REES, Ashley James
director · ~33y · appointed 2022-11-04 · resigned 2022-11-04
Resigned

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Recent filings (9 total)

gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2026-02-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-31
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-01-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-30
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2025-04-08
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-04-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-22
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2022-11-04