ALMAXX MOTORCYCLE TRAINING LTD

💤Zombieactive

03844682 · ltd · incorporated 1999-09-20

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 Sept 2025

Net worth

£46.9k

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Driving school activities

Sector: Education

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 67). 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 (73/100).

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 3 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

70 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

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £46,887

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£47k

↑ 16% YoY

Current Assets

£39k

↑ 20% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-09-30	2024-09-30
Total assets	£51.9k	£40.5k
Current assets	£38.9k	£32.3k
Net assets	£46.9k	£40.5k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand

2026-06-29
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2024-06-27
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2023-06-29
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2022-06-28
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2021-06-29
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2020-06-28
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2019-06-28
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2018-06-16
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accounts · AA
2018-06-01
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officers · TM01
2018-06-01
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2018-05-31
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STEVENTON, Craig resigned
director
2016-11-30
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accounts · AA
2015-11-27
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2015-09-04
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annual-return · AR01
2015-06-19
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accounts · AA
2008-08-08
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STEVENTON, Craig appointed
director
2004-08-12
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PETERSON, Irene appointed
secretary
2004-08-12
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PETERSON, Alexander Thomas resigned
secretary
2004-08-12
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KILLEN, Mark resigned
director
1999-09-22
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FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
1999-09-22
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FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD resigned
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1999-09-20
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Company incorporated
As ALMAXX MOTORCYCLE TRAINING LTD
1999-09-20
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PETERSON, Alexander Thomas appointed
director
1999-09-20
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PETERSON, Alexander Thomas appointed
secretary
1999-09-20
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FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
1999-09-20
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KILLEN, Mark appointed
director
1999-09-20
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FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD appointed
corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

100/100

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.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 27 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

95/100

Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 27 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 27 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Alexander Thomas Peterson Individual · British · DOB 11/1959 · age 67	25–50%	—	sig. influence25-50% shares · significant influence	03/09/2016

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mr Craig Steventonceased 31/05/2018· 25-50% shares · significant influence

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

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ARCHDIOCESE OF LIVERPOOL PRIMARY SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT TRUST→ 10912407 · est 2017 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	8y	—	—
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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated1999-09-20

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC85530 — Driving school activities

Registered office

Hen & Chickens Garage Prescot Road

Maghull

Liverpool

Merseyside

L31 1AN

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-06-30

Last made up to: 2025-09-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-09-17

Last: 2025-09-03

Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)

PETERSON, Irene→

secretary · appointed 2004-08-12

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Active

PETERSON, Alexander Thomas→

director · ~67y · appointed 1999-09-20

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Active

PETERSON, Alexander Thomas→

secretary · appointed 1999-09-20 · resigned 2004-08-12

Resigned

FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1999-09-20 · resigned 1999-09-22

Resigned

KILLEN, Mark→

director · ~68y · appointed 1999-09-20 · resigned 2004-08-12

Resigned

STEVENTON, Craig→

director · ~67y · appointed 2008-08-08 · resigned 2018-05-31

Resigned

FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1999-09-20 · resigned 1999-09-22

Resigned

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