CHESHIRE AUTO GROUP LTD

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16087907 · ltd · incorporated 2024-11-19
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Nov 2025
Net worth
£-47.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45112
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. 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: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (69/100)

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
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
8 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
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
85
Few red 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 £47,204

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£15k
Net Worth
-£47k
Current Assets
£76k
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-11-30
Total assets£-47.2k
Current assets£76.3k
Cash£14.6k
Debtors£2.8k
Net assets£-47.2k

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

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

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
4
filings
  • 2 officers
  • 1 gazette
  • 1 dissolution
Last 90 days
4
filings
  • 2 officers
  • 1 gazette
  • 1 dissolution
Last 180 days
5
filings
  • 2 officers
  • 1 gazette
  • 1 dissolution
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (11 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-07-21
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    gazette-notice-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ1(A)
  2. 2026-07-14
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    dissolution-application-strike-off-company
    dissolution · DS01
  3. 2026-07-14
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  4. 2026-07-12
    KAMAL, Abdul Shahwaiz appointed
    director
  5. 2026-07-05
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2026-06-30
    CHOWDHRY, Rehan Safeer resigned
    director
  7. 2026-02-24
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2025-07-22
    📄
    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  9. 2024-11-19
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As CHESHIRE AUTO GROUP LTD
  10. 2024-11-19
    CHOWDHRY, Rehan Safeer appointed
    director
  11. 2024-11-19
    📄
    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 1.7 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

clean
No 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Abdul Shahwaiz Kamal
Individual · British · DOB 10/2004 · age 22
5075%
50–75%board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control19/11/2024
Mr Rehan Safeer Chowdhry
Individual · British · DOB 04/1991 · age 35
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting19/11/2024

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
Incorporated2024-11-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45112 — SIC 45112

Registered office

Unit 7 Redfern Industrial Estate,
Dawson Street
Hyde
SK14 1RD
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-08-31
Last made up to: 2025-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-14
Last: 2025-07-31

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

KAMAL, Abdul Shahwaiz
director · ~22y · appointed 2026-07-12
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Active
CHOWDHRY, Rehan Safeer
director · ~35y · appointed 2024-11-19 · resigned 2026-06-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (8 total)

gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2026-07-21
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2026-07-14
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-07-14
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-07-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-06
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-07-22
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2024-11-19