A I MOTORS LIMITED

🌿Early-stageactive
15107300 · ltd · incorporated 2023-08-31
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Aug 2024
Net worth
£8.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
61/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45112
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed automotive with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 61/100 (worth a look), bankability 60/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (70/100)

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
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
14 filings on record
85
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
50
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £8,242

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£8k
Current Assets
£55k
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-08-31
Total assets£46.6k
Current assets£55.0k
Net assets£8.2k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (15 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-18
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  3. 2025-05-27
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  4. 2024-03-05
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  5. 2024-03-05
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  6. 2024-03-05
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2024-02-29
    CHADWICK, James David resigned
    director
  8. 2023-11-23
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2023-10-25
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  10. 2023-10-25
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  11. 2023-10-24
    HUSSAIN, Shahid appointed
    director
  12. 2023-10-24
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  13. 2023-08-31
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As A I MOTORS LIMITED
  14. 2023-08-31
    CHADWICK, James David appointed
    director
  15. 2023-08-31
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

80/100
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.
  • +Young company: Only 2.7 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

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 ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-03-19

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Shahid Hussain
Individual · British · DOB 04/1992 · age 34
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control29/02/2024
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr James David Chadwickceased 29/02/2024· 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
Incorporated2023-08-31
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45112 — SIC 45112

Registered office

Fast Track House Pearson Way
Thornaby
Stockton-On-Tees
TS17 6PT
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-03-19OVERDUE
Last: 2025-03-05

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

HUSSAIN, Shahid
director · ~34y · appointed 2023-10-24
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Active
CHADWICK, James David
director · ~28y · appointed 2023-08-31 · resigned 2024-02-29
Resigned

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Recent filings (14 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-29
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-06-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-17
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-05-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-07
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-03-05
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-03-05
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-03-05
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-11-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-10-25
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-10-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-25
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2023-10-24
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-08-31