C2 AUTO LTD

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SC735749 · ltd · incorporated 2022-06-16
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 Jun 2025
Net worth
£-5.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 71/100 (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: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
13 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
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 105 (micro)
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £4,951
Net assets shrinking
Down £6,517 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
-£5k
↓ 416% YoY
Current Assets
£4k
↑ 42% YoY
Current Liabilities
-£5k-£3k-£1k£366£2k£4kJun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£-5.0k£1.6k
Current assets£3.9k£2.7k
Net assets£-5.0k£1.6k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (12 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-06-10
    ELYAS, Mohammed resigned
    director
  4. 2025-06-10
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2024-06-04
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  6. 2024-05-02
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-01-01
    ELYAS, Mohammed appointed
    director
  8. 2023-11-21
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  9. 2023-11-14
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  10. 2022-06-16
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As C2 AUTO LTD
  11. 2022-06-16
    JAVAID, Mohammed Usman appointed
    director
  12. 2022-06-16
    📄
    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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Mohammed Usman Javaid
Individual · British · DOB 01/1978 · age 48
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control16/06/2022

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
Incorporated2022-06-16
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

23 Forrest Street
Airdrie
ML6 7BA
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-09
Last: 2025-11-25

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

JAVAID, Mohammed Usman
director · ~48y · appointed 2022-06-16
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Active
ELYAS, Mohammed
director · ~38y · appointed 2024-01-01 · resigned 2025-06-10
Resigned

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Recent filings (13 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-28
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-06-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-05
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-06-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-02
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-11-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-20
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-11-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-26
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2022-06-16