ABD MOT CENTRE LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
15593687 · ltd · incorporated 2024-03-26
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£-967
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45200
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 70). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
13 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredNegative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £967
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
-£967
Current Assets
£6k
Current Liabilities
—
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £149.0k |
| Current assets | £5.8k |
| Net assets | £-967 |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (15 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-17📄replacement-filing-of-director-appointment-with-nameofficers · RP01AP01
- 2025-12-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-16📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-06-16📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-12-04📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-12-04📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-12-01➖AL-SABAGH, Imad resigneddirector
- 2024-11-08📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-11-08📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-11-07➕AKHAVAN-MALAYERI, Hamid appointeddirector
- 2024-11-06➕HASANI, Mehdi appointeddirector
- 2024-06-25📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-03-26🏢Company incorporatedAs ABD MOT CENTRE LTD
- 2024-03-26➕AL-SABAGH, Imad appointeddirector
- 2024-03-26📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
78/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.
- +Young company: Only 2.2 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
66/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Hamid Akhavan-Malayeri Individual · British · DOB 03/1956 · age 70 | 50–75% | — | 50-75% shares | 16/06/2025 |
Mr Mehdi Hasani Individual · British · DOB 02/1977 · age 49 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 16/06/2025 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Imad Al-Sabaghceased 01/12/2024· 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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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2024-03-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200
Registered office
21 Barretts Road
Park Royal
London
NW10 7AE
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-13
Last: 2025-11-29
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
AKHAVAN-MALAYERI, Hamid→
Activedirector · ~70y · appointed 2024-11-07
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HASANI, Mehdi→
Activedirector · ~49y · appointed 2024-11-06
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AL-SABAGH, Imad→
Resigneddirector · ~59y · appointed 2024-03-26 · resigned 2024-12-01
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Recent filings (13 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-30
replacement-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
officers · RP01AP01
2026-03-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-25
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-06-16
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-06-16
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-12-04
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-12-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-08
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-11-08
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-11-08
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-06-25
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2024-03-26