AUTODRIVEXCEL UK LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
15601228 · ltd · incorporated 2024-03-28
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
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year to May 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
67/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Renting and leasing of cars and light motor vehicles
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
PursueActive trading company. Reasonable fundamentals — worth a memo before deciding.
Opportunity 67/100 (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).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (72/100)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
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
22 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
67/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-05-10 |
|---|---|
| Average employees | 200 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
5
filings
- • 2 officers
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
5
filings
- • 2 officers
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
5
filings
- • 2 officers
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-08➕NASEER, Hassan Mukhtiar appointeddirector
- 2026-05-08➖PERWEZ, Mohammed Asif resigneddirector
- 2026-05-08📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-05-08📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2026-05-08📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-05-08📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-06-18➖BOLTON, Heather Anne resigneddirector
- 2025-06-18➖PURI, Aparna resigneddirector
- 2025-06-18📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-06-18📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-06-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-12📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2025-05-11➕PERWEZ, Mohammed Asif appointeddirector
- 2025-05-11📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-05-11📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-05-11📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-05-11📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-10-11📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-04-05➖KANADIA, Hitesh Shashikant resigneddirector
- 2024-04-05📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2024-04-05📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-04-05📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-04-05📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-03-28🏢Company incorporatedAs AUTODRIVEXCEL UK LTD
- 2024-03-28➕BOLTON, Heather Anne appointeddirector
- 2024-03-28➕KANADIA, Hitesh Shashikant appointeddirector
- 2024-03-28➕PURI, Aparna appointeddirector
- 2024-03-28📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
80/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 2.2 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
45/100
Moderate signalSome 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 med ·3 director resignations in last 12 months
mediumMultiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.
Evidence: BOLTON, Heather Anne resigned 2025-06-18; PERWEZ, Mohammed Asif resigned 2026-05-08; PURI, Aparna resigned 2025-06-18
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Hassan Mukhtiar Naseer Individual · British · DOB 01/2008 · age 18 | — | — | board controlboard control · trust interest · firm interest | 08/05/2026 |
4 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Mohammed Asif Perwezceased 08/05/2026· 75-100% shares
- Aparna Puriceased 11/05/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Heather Anne Boltonceased 11/05/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Mr Hitesh Shashikant Kanadiaceased 05/04/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2024-03-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC77110 — Renting and leasing of cars and light motor vehicles
Registered office
Hilton Hotel Conference Centre
Elton Way
Watford
WD25 8HA
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-10
Last made up to: 2025-05-10
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-22
Last: 2026-05-08
Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)
NASEER, Hassan Mukhtiar→
Activedirector · ~18y · appointed 2026-05-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BOLTON, Heather Anne→
Resigneddirector · ~40y · appointed 2024-03-28 · resigned 2025-06-18
KANADIA, Hitesh Shashikant→
Resigneddirector · ~65y · appointed 2024-03-28 · resigned 2024-04-05
PERWEZ, Mohammed Asif→
Resigneddirector · ~38y · appointed 2025-05-11 · resigned 2026-05-08
PURI, Aparna→
Resigneddirector · ~57y · appointed 2024-03-28 · resigned 2025-06-18
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Recent filings (22 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-08
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-05-08
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-05-08
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-05-08
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-05-08
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-06-18
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-06-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-17
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-05-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-11
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-05-11
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-05-11
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-05-11
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-05-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-28