DAUD AUTO CRAFT LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC695788 · ltd · incorporated 2021-04-14
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£2.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
64/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45200
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed automotive with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 64/100 (worth a look), 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: 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 (78/100)

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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
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
15 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
64/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
55
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
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 £2,410

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£2k
↑ 44% YoY
Current Assets
£3k
↑ 76% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£646£1k£2k£3k£3kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£13.1k£13.8k
Current assets£3.2k£1.8k
Net assets£2.4k£1.7k

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
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (15 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-08-26
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  3. 2025-08-26
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  4. 2025-08-26
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2025-08-26
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  6. 2025-08-10
    HANZALA, Chaudhry appointed
    director
  7. 2025-08-10
    GORAYA, Saira Ahsan resigned
    director
  8. 2025-01-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2024-09-17
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2024-09-17
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  11. 2024-01-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2023-01-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-04-14
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    Company incorporated
    As DAUD AUTO CRAFT LIMITED
  14. 2021-04-14
    GORAYA, Saira Ahsan appointed
    director
  15. 2021-04-14
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

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: 2026-04-27

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Chaudhry Hanzala Ashraf
Individual · Pakistani · DOB 06/1999 · age 27
sig. influencesignificant influence10/08/2025
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Saira Ahsan Gorayaceased 10/08/2025· 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
Incorporated2021-04-14
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200

Registered office

Unit B 491
Aikenhead Road
Glasgow
G42 0PW
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-04-27OVERDUE
Last: 2025-04-13

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

HANZALA, Chaudhry
director · ~27y · appointed 2025-08-10
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Active
GORAYA, Saira Ahsan
director · ~39y · appointed 2021-04-14 · resigned 2025-08-10
Resigned

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Recent filings (15 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-19
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-08-26
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-08-26
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-08-26
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-08-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-28
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-09-17
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-09-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-01-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-01-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-18
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2021-04-14