8WD LIMITED
Opportunity 70/100 (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).
Refinance opportunity
4 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 1.8y
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Newest facility, 1.8 years old — likely still in initial term.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (75/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsFinancials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-07-31 |
|---|---|
| Average employees | 0 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-21📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2025-10-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-10-20📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2025-07-16📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-07-16📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-07-04📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2025-07-04📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2025-07-04🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2025-07-04🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2025-07-03🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Trident Funding Limited
- 2025-07-03🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Trident Funding Limited
- 2025-06-17📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-06-17📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-11-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-18📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-10-18📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-10-18🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Commercial Acceptances Limited
- 2024-10-18🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Commercial Acceptances Limited
- 2024-09-18📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-11-15📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2023-06-28🏢Company incorporatedAs 8WD LIMITED
- 2023-06-28➕AKHTAR, Haris Aleem appointeddirector
- 2023-06-28📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
1 med ·Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Haris Akhtar Individual · British · DOB 04/1983 · age 43 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 28/06/2023 |
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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Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Trident Funding Trident Funding Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 03/07/2025 | — | |
| outstanding | Trident Funding Trident Funding Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 03/07/2025 | — | |
| satisfied | Commercial Acceptances Commercial Acceptances Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 18/10/2024 | 04/07/2025 | |
| satisfied | Commercial Acceptances Commercial Acceptances Limited | A registered charge | — | 18/10/2024 | 04/07/2025 |