BMD AUTOS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
14623633 · ltd · incorporated 2023-01-29
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 Jan 2025
Net worth
£0
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45112
Sector: Wholesale & retail
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, 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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 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
13 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
£0
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Jan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31
Total assets£0£0
Net assets£0£0

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • 1 dissolution
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • 2 dissolution
  • 1 gazette
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 2 dissolution
  • 1 gazette
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (14 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-22
    📄
    dissolution-voluntary-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · SOAS(A)
  2. 2026-05-26
    📄
    gazette-notice-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ1(A)
  3. 2026-05-13
    📄
    dissolution-application-strike-off-company
    dissolution · DS01
  4. 2025-12-18
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2025-10-23
    BALA, Marian resigned
    director
  6. 2025-10-23
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2025-09-04
    BALA, Marian appointed
    director
  8. 2025-09-04
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  9. 2025-01-07
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  10. 2025-01-06
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2024-12-31
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  12. 2023-01-29
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BMD AUTOS LIMITED
  13. 2023-01-29
    BALA, Daniel Marian appointed
    director
  14. 2023-01-29
    📄
    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 Daniel Marian Bala
Individual · Romanian · DOB 05/2001 · age 25
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control29/01/2023

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
Incorporated2023-01-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45112 — SIC 45112

Registered office

2 Lambeth Road
Doncaster
DN4 8HT
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-22
Last: 2025-09-08

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

BALA, Daniel Marian
director · ~25y · appointed 2023-01-29
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Active
BALA, Marian
director · ~48y · appointed 2025-09-04 · resigned 2025-10-23
Resigned

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Recent filings (13 total)

dissolution-voluntary-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · SOAS(A)
2026-06-22
gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2026-05-26
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2026-05-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-18
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-10-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-08
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-09-04
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-01-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-06
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-21
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-01-29