SOCIETY OF MOTOR MANUFACTURERS AND TRADERS LIMITED(THE)

🌳Matureactive

00074359 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1902-07-16

Investment thesis

Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.

Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.

Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.

Opportunity decay

hardening · 12-months

Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.

· Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

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Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Activities of business and employers membership organisations

Sector: Other service activities

Investor take

Pursue

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

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 62/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 4 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (45/100).

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Refinance opportunity

5 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 18.3y

25/100

too messy

Structure is too messy for a clean refinance right now — clean up first or expect bespoke terms.

· Oldest live charge is 18.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 48/100 (high).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (62/100)

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

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

5 charges (5/5 with lender, 5/5 with type)

Directors & officers

100 officers (13 active, 100 linked, 96 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

3 active PSC(s) of 7 total, 7 with control declared

Director network

16 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

842 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

• 4 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (189 events)Click to expand

2026-02-24
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2026-02-24
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officers · CH01
2026-02-24
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officers · CH01
2026-01-13
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officers · TM01
2025-07-29
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accounts · AA
2025-07-22
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officers · AP01
2025-07-17
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officers · AP01
2025-07-09
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TRAN, Yung Hung appointed
director
2025-07-08
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SCHARRING, Konstanze appointed
director
2025-04-07
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officers · AP01
2025-04-01
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PHILPOTT, Paul Jonathan appointed
director
2024-12-17
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-09-10
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officers · AP01
2024-09-05
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HOFFMANN, Steffen Tobias, Dr appointed
director
2024-07-15
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accounts · AA
2024-07-11
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officers · AP01
2024-07-02
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BAUNTON, Michael John appointed
director
2024-04-04
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-04-04
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2024-03-21
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-03-21
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officers · TM01
2024-03-21
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2024-03-21
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2024-03-21
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2024-03-21
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2024-03-21
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2024-03-21
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2024-03-21
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2024-03-19
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AARONS, Siobhan resigned
director
2024-03-19
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BLEASDALE, Lawrence Gerard resigned
director
2024-03-19
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BLYTHE, Stephen resigned
director
2024-01-01
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JOHNSON, Kerry Ann appointed
secretary
2024-01-01
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BLAND, Geoffrey Mervyn appointed
director
2023-12-31
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SAMUELS, Seftton Bernard resigned
secretary
2023-12-31
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BAILLY, Maxime resigned
director
2023-12-31
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BROWNRIDGE, Christopher Mark resigned
director
2023-10-01
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BHOGAL, Satnamsingh resigned
director
2023-05-23
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ANDREW, Ashley Ward resigned
director
2023-02-23
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BAILLY, Maxime appointed
director
2023-01-01
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BHOGAL, Satnamsingh appointed
director
2022-05-17
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AARONS, Siobhan appointed
director
2022-01-01
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BLYTHE, Stephen appointed
director
2022-01-01
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BROWNRIDGE, Christopher Mark appointed
director
2021-12-31
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BRANKIN, Mary Elizabeth Lisa resigned
director
2021-01-29
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Charge registered #5
Lender: Smmt Corporate Trustee Board Limited as Trustee of the S.M.M.T Pension and Death Benefits Scheme
2021-01-27
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Charge satisfied #2
2021-01-26
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Charge satisfied #1
2020-11-24
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BRANKIN, Mary Elizabeth Lisa appointed
director
2020-11-01
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BARRATT, Andrew John resigned
director
2020-09-17
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CARTWRIGHT, Mark Robert resigned
director

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Owner dependency

65/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

-12 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 26 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 79 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100

Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 79 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 26 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med ·

Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern

medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Shareholders & ownership

3 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Michael Andrew Rhys Hawes Individual · British · DOB 06/1965 · age 61	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	06/04/2016
Mr Andrew Peter Singer Individual · British · DOB 09/1955 · age 71	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	06/04/2016
Mr Michael John Baunton Individual · British · DOB 02/1951 · age 75	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	06/04/2016

4 historic (ceased) PSCs

Dr George Thompson Gillespieceased 11/08/2023· significant influence
Mr Gareth Phillip Jonesceased 11/08/2023· significant influence
Mr Darren Paul Morrisceased 11/08/2023· significant influence
Mr Anthony James Walkerceased 11/08/2023· significant influence

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

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated1902-07-16

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC94110 — Activities of business and employers membership organisations

Registered office

71 Great Peter Street

London

SW1P 2BN

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-08-24

Last: 2025-08-10