EDINBURGH AUTOS LTD

💤Zombieactive

SC756749 · ltd · incorporated 2023-01-27

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.

Why now

Window steady · low confidence

Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.

What changed my view

Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value

—

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Turnover

—

year to Feb 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

71/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 45112

Sector: Wholesale & retail

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

9 filings

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

71/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-02-28

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 address
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (8 events)Click to expand

2026-02-07
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change-sail-address-company-with-new-address
address · AD02
2025-12-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-31
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change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2024-11-03
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-01
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-01-27
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Company incorporated
As EDINBURGH AUTOS LTD
2023-01-27
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JAVED, Muhammad Awais appointed
director
2023-01-27
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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

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%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Muhammad Awais Javed Individual · British · DOB 11/1978 · age 48	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	27/01/2023

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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FARMER AUTOCARE LIMITED→ SC246050 · est 2003	£9.60M £7.68M–£11.52M	—	—	182	23y	82	58y
LOCHRIN AUTOS (EDINBURGH) LIMITED→ SC182971 · est 1998	£271.2k £216.9k–£325.4k	—	—	9	28y	82	66y
AJM SPRAYING SERVICES LTD→ SC249637 · est 2003	—	—	£623.2k	—	23y	83	64y
BRAIDWOOD MOTOR COMPANY LIMITED→ SC235866 · est 2002	—	—	£525.9k	—	23y	83	64y
DALKEITH RETAIL CENTRE LIMITED→ SC324402 · est 2007	—	—	£7.49M	—	19y	83	83y
GOGETA LIMITED→ SC292487 · est 2005 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	20y	83	69y
KAIM PARK GARAGE LTD.→ SC262902 · est 2004	—	—	£2.66M	—	22y	83	62y
LOTHIAN BRAKEWAYS LIMITED→ SC147590 · est 1993	—	—	—	700	32y	83	83y
PENTLAND COMPONENT PARTS LIMITED→ SC082096 · est 1983 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	43y	83	86y
PERTH HONDA LIMITED→ SC366689 · est 2009 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	16y	83	69y
A F NOBLE & SON (PENICUIK) LIMITED→ SC337051 · est 2008	—	—	£2.56M	—	18y	82	64y
BALERNO GARAGE LIMITED→ SC106176 · est 1987	—	—	£95.2k	—	38y	82	77y

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2023-01-27

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC45112 — SIC 45112

Registered office

197 Slateford Road

Edinburgh

EH14 1QA

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-11-30

Last made up to: 2025-02-28

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-02-09

Last: 2026-01-26

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

JAVED, Muhammad Awais→

director · ~48y · appointed 2023-01-27

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Recent filings (9 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-02-07

change-sail-address-company-with-new-address

address · AD02

2026-02-07

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2025-12-27

change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended

accounts · AA01

2025-10-31

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-01-26

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2024-11-03

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-02-07

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2023-04-01

incorporation-company

incorporation · NEWINC

2023-01-27