AYK MOTORS LTD

💤Zombieactive
14888384 · ltd · incorporated 2023-05-23
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
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year to May 2025
Net worth
£10.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
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 bankable structure.

Opportunity 72/100 (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: Deleverage or restructure. Leverage at 100% of assets — consider sale of non-core assets or equity injection. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 2.3y

10/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Newest facility, 2.3 years old — likely still in initial term.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (73/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
19 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
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £10,088
High leverage
Liabilities are 100% of total assets
Leverage
100%
Liabilities / Total assets

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£10k
Current Assets
£37k
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-05-31
Total assets£36.8k
Current assets£36.8k
Net assets£10.1k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
2
filings
  • • 1 address
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 address
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • • 2 accounts
  • • 1 address
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-07-29
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2026-04-17
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AAMD
  3. 2026-02-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-07-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-07-18
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2024-07-18
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2024-07-01
    ➖
    ALMOHAMMAD, Hassan resigned
    director
  8. 2024-05-08
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  9. 2024-04-24
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  10. 2024-04-23
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Dbw Investments (3) Limited
  11. 2023-07-13
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2023-07-12
    ➖
    ALMOHAMMAD, Hassan resigned
    director
  13. 2023-07-01
    ➕
    ALMOHAMMAD, Hassan appointed
    director
  14. 2023-06-22
    ➕
    ALMOHAMMAD, Hassan appointed
    director
  15. 2023-06-22
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  16. 2023-06-22
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  17. 2023-06-05
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  18. 2023-06-01
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    ALMOHAMMAD, Hassan resigned
    director
  19. 2023-06-01
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  20. 2023-05-23
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    Company incorporated
    As AYK MOTORS LTD
  21. 2023-05-23
    ➕
    ALMOHAMMAD, Ali appointed
    director
  22. 2023-05-23
    ➕
    ALMOHAMMAD, Hassan appointed
    director
  23. 2023-05-23
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    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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Ali Almohammad
Individual · British · DOB 06/2001 · age 25
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control23/05/2023
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Hassan Almohammadceased 01/06/2023· 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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9 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2023-05-23
Jurisdictionwales
Primary SIC45112 — SIC 45112

Registered office

Unit 2 Clydesmuir Clydesmuir Road
Splott
Cardiff
CF24 2QS
Wales

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-07-28
Last: 2026-07-14

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

ALMOHAMMAD, Ali→
director · ~25y · appointed 2023-05-23
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Active
ALMOHAMMAD, Hassan→
director · ~56y · appointed 2023-07-01 · resigned 2024-07-01
Resigned
ALMOHAMMAD, Hassan→
director · ~56y · appointed 2023-06-22 · resigned 2023-07-12
Resigned
ALMOHAMMAD, Hassan→
director · ~56y · appointed 2023-05-23 · resigned 2023-06-01
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Dbw Investments (3)
Dbw Investments (3) Limited
A registered charge2 properties23/04/2024—
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Recent filings (19 total)

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-07-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-07-27
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AAMD
2026-04-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-02-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-29
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-07-18
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-07-18
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-05-08
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-04-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-14
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-07-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-26
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-06-22