ABOUT TOWN MOTORCYCLE & SCOOTER HIRE LIMITED

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04070355 · ltd · incorporated 2000-09-12
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
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45400
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 77110Renting and leasing of cars and light motor vehicles
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 59). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 17.2y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 17.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

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, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 2 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
68 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-08-02
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  3. 2023-09-04
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  4. 2022-08-26
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  5. 2021-08-25
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  6. 2020-09-09
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  7. 2019-09-13
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    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-07-16
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    officers · TM01
  9. 2019-03-15
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    EMBLEN, Ronald resigned
    director
  10. 2019-03-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-09-29
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    officers · TM02
  12. 2018-09-28
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    EMBLEM, Ronald resigned
    secretary
  13. 2017-10-05
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-09-01
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-08-30
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    MONTAGOVA, Katerina appointed
    secretary
  16. 2016-08-30
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    address · AD01
  17. 2016-08-30
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  18. 2015-04-01
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    EMBLEM, Ronald appointed
    secretary
  19. 2015-01-01
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    EMBLEN, Ronald appointed
    director
  20. 2013-02-28
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    WYPYCH, Anna Teresa resigned
    secretary
  21. 2009-03-28
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  22. 2007-05-14
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    FIELD, Joanna Maria resigned
    secretary
  23. 2007-05-14
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    WYPYCH, Anna Teresa appointed
    secretary
  24. 2000-09-12
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    Company incorporated
    As ABOUT TOWN MOTORCYCLE & SCOOTER HIRE LIMITED
  25. 2000-09-12
    ➕
    PERSAUD, Hilton appointed
    director
  26. 2000-09-12
    ➕
    FIELD, Joanna Maria appointed
    secretary

Owner dependency

93/100
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 26 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 26 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 26 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Hilton Richard James Persaud
Individual · British · DOB 02/1967 · age 59
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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

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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2000-09-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45400 — SIC 45400

Registered office

2 Cases Yard Bognor Road
Broadbridge Heath
Horsham
RH12 3PS
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-10
Last: 2026-02-24

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

MONTAGOVA, Katerina→
secretary · appointed 2016-08-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PERSAUD, Hilton→
director · ~59y · appointed 2000-09-12
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Active
EMBLEM, Ronald→
secretary · appointed 2015-04-01 · resigned 2018-09-28
Resigned
FIELD, Joanna Maria→
secretary · appointed 2000-09-12 · resigned 2007-05-14
Resigned
WYPYCH, Anna Teresa→
secretary · appointed 2007-05-14 · resigned 2013-02-28
Resigned
EMBLEN, Ronald→
director · ~68y · appointed 2015-01-01 · resigned 2019-03-15
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Debenture1 property28/03/2009—
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Recent filings (68 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-30
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-26
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accounts · AA
2024-08-02
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-26
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-08-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-09-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-09-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-09-13