AXL DISTRIBUTION LIMITED

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SC837073 · ltd · incorporated 2025-02-10
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.
Why now
Window steady · medium confidence
Mixed signals — 1 changes over 30 days, no clear direction yet.
  • · Filings: 6 → 7
What changed my view
Last 30 days

Picture improved over the last 30 days — 1 positive signal vs 0 negative.

  • Filings: 67
Last 90 days

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

Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
61/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Non-specialised wholesale trade
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 61/100 (worth a look), bankability 55/100. 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: low (54/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
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
7 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
61/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
50
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 gazette
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 gazette
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (10 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-09
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  2. 2025-02-24
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  3. 2025-02-24
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  4. 2025-02-21
    AHMED, Shakeel resigned
    director
  5. 2025-02-21
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2025-02-21
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2025-02-18
    CHAUDRY, Muhammad Hasnan appointed
    director
  8. 2025-02-10
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AXL DISTRIBUTION LIMITED
  9. 2025-02-10
    AHMED, Shakeel appointed
    director
  10. 2025-02-10
    📄
    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 1.4 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

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: 2026-03-11

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Muhammad Hasnan Chaudry
Individual · British · DOB 10/2003 · age 23
75100%
75-100% shares20/02/2025
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Shakeel Ahmedceased 24/02/2025· 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
Incorporated2025-02-10
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC46900 — Non-specialised wholesale trade

Registered office

1/1 42 St. Andrews Drive
Glasgow
G41 5SG
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-10
Last made up to:
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-03-11OVERDUE
Last: 2025-02-25

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

CHAUDRY, Muhammad Hasnan
director · ~23y · appointed 2025-02-18
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Active
AHMED, Shakeel
director · ~46y · appointed 2025-02-10 · resigned 2025-02-21
Resigned

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Recent filings (7 total)

gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-06-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-25
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-02-24
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-02-24
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-02-21
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-02-21
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2025-02-10