AT AUTOPARTS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
14714834 · ltd · incorporated 2023-03-08
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 Aug 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Freight transport by road
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 66). 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 (73/100).

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
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
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
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£0Aug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31

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

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1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • 1 change-of-name
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 1 change-of-name
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (11 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-28
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  2. 2026-05-26
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-05-22
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-07-03
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-07-03
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  6. 2023-12-28
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2023-12-26
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2023-12-26
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2023-03-08
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AT AUTOPARTS LIMITED
  10. 2023-03-08
    KAUR, Ajaib Singh appointed
    director
  11. 2023-03-08
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

90/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

1 med ·
Name changed recently
medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2026-05-28: certificate-change-of-name-company

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Ajaib Singh Kaur
Individual · Spanish · DOB 08/1960 · age 66
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control08/03/2023

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
Incorporated2023-03-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC49410 — Freight transport by road

Registered office

194 High Street
Princes End
Tipton
DY4 9JB
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-21
Last: 2026-03-07

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

KAUR, Ajaib Singh
director · ~66y · appointed 2023-03-08
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Recent filings (12 total)

certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2026-05-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-05-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-07-03
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-07-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-19
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-12-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-12-26
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-12-26
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-03-08