B&Z AUTO & ALIGNMENT CENTRE LTD

🚨Distressedactive
15123790 · ltd · incorporated 2023-09-08
Investment thesis
Distressed but structurally messy — likely a value trap without major surgery.
Why interesting: Headline may look cheap; sector may be recovering.
Why risky: Critical deal-killers in ownership or security; closing cost and post-deal clean-up likely to dominate.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Aug 2024
Net worth
£-160
book net assets
Opportunity
57/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45200
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed admin-neglect survivor — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 57/100 (worth a look), bankability 50/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

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
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 5 total, 5 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
20 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
57/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
45
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
59
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £160

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£440
Net Worth
-£160
Current Assets
£540
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-08-31
Total assets£-160
Current assets£540
Cash£440
Debtors£100
Net assets£-160

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

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

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-23
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  2. 2025-11-28
    SHENWARI, Aiperi resigned
    director
  3. 2025-11-28
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  4. 2025-11-28
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2025-11-12
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  6. 2025-11-12
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  7. 2025-11-12
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  8. 2025-11-12
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2025-11-12
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  10. 2025-11-12
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  11. 2025-11-12
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2025-11-06
    SAFAI, Zalmy appointed
    director
  13. 2025-11-06
    SAFAI, Zalmy resigned
    director
  14. 2025-11-06
    SHENWARI, Aiperi appointed
    director
  15. 2025-11-06
    SHENWARI, Mohammed Bashir resigned
    director
  16. 2025-01-29
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  17. 2025-01-29
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  18. 2025-01-13
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2025-01-09
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  20. 2025-01-01
    RUSTAMKHEL, Zarbacha resigned
    director
  21. 2024-07-17
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  22. 2024-07-17
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  23. 2024-05-17
    SAFAI, Zalmy appointed
    director
  24. 2023-09-08
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As B&Z AUTO & ALIGNMENT CENTRE LTD
  25. 2023-09-08
    RUSTAMKHEL, Zarbacha appointed
    director
  26. 2023-09-08
    SHENWARI, Mohammed Bashir appointed
    director
  27. 2023-09-08
    📄
    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 2.9 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 · 1 med ·
Accounts overdue
high

Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-05-31

3 director resignations in last 12 months
medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: SAFAI, Zalmy resigned 2025-11-06; SHENWARI, Aiperi resigned 2025-11-28; SHENWARI, Mohammed Bashir resigned 2025-11-06

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Zalmy Safai
Individual · British · DOB 01/1981 · age 45
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control10/03/2026
4 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Miss Aiperi Shenwariceased 28/11/2025· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
  • Mr Zalmy Safaiceased 06/11/2025· 25-50% shares
  • Mr Mohammed Bashir Shenwariceased 06/11/2025· 25-50% shares
  • Mr Zarbacha Rustamkhelceased 01/01/2025· 75-100% shares · 75-100% 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
Incorporated2023-09-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200

Registered office

201 King Street
Stoke On Trent
ST4 3ER
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31OVERDUE
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-26
Last: 2025-11-12

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

SAFAI, Zalmy
director · ~45y · appointed 2025-11-06
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Active
RUSTAMKHEL, Zarbacha
director · ~50y · appointed 2023-09-08 · resigned 2025-01-01
Resigned
SAFAI, Zalmy
director · ~45y · appointed 2024-05-17 · resigned 2025-11-06
Resigned
SHENWARI, Aiperi
director · ~32y · appointed 2025-11-06 · resigned 2025-11-28
Resigned
SHENWARI, Mohammed Bashir
director · ~44y · appointed 2023-09-08 · resigned 2025-11-06
Resigned

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Recent filings (20 total)

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-03-23
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-11-28
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-12
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-11-12
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-11-12
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-11-12
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-11-12
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-11-12
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-11-12
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-11-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-25
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-01-29
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-01-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-13