ADVANCED MOTORCARE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04453968 · ltd · incorporated 2002-06-02
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
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year to Sept 2025
Net worth
£133.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45200
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 80-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 80). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
9 officers (4 active, 9 linked, 6 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
75 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £133,601

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£134k
↑ 28% YoY
Current Assets
£160k
↓ 3.6% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£33k£66k£99k£133k£166kSept 2024Sept 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-09-302024-09-30
Total assets£138.8k£114.3k
Current assets£159.6k£165.7k
Net assets£133.6k£104.6k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
3
filings
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
5
filings
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-03
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  2. 2026-06-03
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  3. 2026-03-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2026-02-25
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2026-02-21
    ➖
    DICKINSON, Linda Margaret resigned
    director
  6. 2025-05-15
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2025-05-14
    ➖
    DICKINSON, Marcus Jack resigned
    director
  8. 2025-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2024-06-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-12-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-04-14
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  12. 2022-04-14
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  13. 2022-04-06
    ➕
    DICKINSON, Marcus Jack appointed
    director
  14. 2022-03-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2021-04-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2020-02-01
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-02-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2018-05-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  19. 2013-11-06
    ➕
    DICKINSON, Rachael Victoria appointed
    director
  20. 2007-01-04
    ➖
    DICKINSON, Sharon Alice resigned
    director
  21. 2002-07-01
    ➕
    DICKINSON, Kenneth appointed
    secretary
  22. 2002-07-01
    ➕
    DICKINSON, Kenneth appointed
    director
  23. 2002-07-01
    ➖
    SECRETARIAL APPOINTMENTS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 2002-07-01
    ➕
    DICKINSON, Linda Margaret appointed
    director
  25. 2002-07-01
    ➕
    DICKINSON, Sharon Alice appointed
    director
  26. 2002-07-01
    ➖
    CORPORATE APPOINTMENTS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  27. 2002-06-14
    ➕
    DICKINSON, Adrian Kenneth appointed
    director
  28. 2002-06-02
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ADVANCED MOTORCARE LIMITED
  29. 2002-06-02
    ➕
    SECRETARIAL APPOINTMENTS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  30. 2002-06-02
    ➕
    CORPORATE APPOINTMENTS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

83/100
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
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 80 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

90/100
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 80 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Adrian Kenneth Dickinson
Individual · English · DOB 02/1975 · age 51
50–75%
25–50%50-75% shares · 50-75% voting01/07/2016
Mrs Rachael Victoria Dickinson
Individual · British · DOB 10/1975 · age 51
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting22/05/2026

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
Incorporated2002-06-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200

Registered office

Unit 5 Dale Street Industrial
Estate Phoenix Way
Radcliffe
Manchester
M26 1AD

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-16
Last: 2026-06-02

Officers (4 active · 5 resigned)

DICKINSON, Kenneth→
secretary · appointed 2002-07-01
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Active
DICKINSON, Adrian Kenneth→
director · ~51y · appointed 2002-06-14
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Active
DICKINSON, Kenneth→
director · ~80y · appointed 2002-07-01
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Active
DICKINSON, Rachael Victoria→
director · ~51y · appointed 2013-11-06
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Active
SECRETARIAL APPOINTMENTS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-06-02 · resigned 2002-07-01
Resigned
DICKINSON, Linda Margaret→
director · ~78y · appointed 2002-07-01 · resigned 2026-02-21
Resigned
DICKINSON, Marcus Jack→
director · ~28y · appointed 2022-04-06 · resigned 2025-05-14
Resigned
DICKINSON, Sharon Alice→
director · ~52y · appointed 2002-07-01 · resigned 2007-01-04
Resigned
CORPORATE APPOINTMENTS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-06-02 · resigned 2002-07-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (75 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-05
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-06-03
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-06-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-04
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-02-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-10
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-05-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-16
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2022-04-14
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-04-14