ALMA MOTOR COMPANY LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
04540541 · ltd · incorporated 2002-09-20
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
£13.9k
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 62-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 62). 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 (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
6 officers (1 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
63 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 £13,871
Net assets shrinking
Down £4,610 YoY
Cash YoY
+1%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£78k
~ YoY
Net Worth
£14k
↓ 25% YoY
Current Assets
£93k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£19k£37k£56k£74k£93kSept 2024Sept 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-09-302024-09-30
Total assets£22.5k£24.1k
Current assets£92.6k£92.5k
Cash£77.8k£77.1k
Debtors£8.1k£8.3k
Net assets£13.9k£18.5k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-01-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-10-16
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2023-10-16
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2023-09-14
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2022-11-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-01-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-03-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-12-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-12-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-12-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-12-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2015-12-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2015-04-09
    ➖
    PRINCE, Patricia Eileen resigned
    secretary
  16. 2015-04-09
    ➖
    PRINCE, Alan Charles resigned
    director
  17. 2015-04-09
    ➖
    PRINCE, Patricia Eileen resigned
    director
  18. 2002-09-20
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ALMA MOTOR COMPANY LIMITED
  19. 2002-09-20
    ➕
    PRINCE, Martin Charles appointed
    director
  20. 2002-09-20
    ➕
    PRINCE, Patricia Eileen appointed
    secretary
  21. 2002-09-20
    ➕
    INCORPORATE SECRETARIAT LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 2002-09-20
    ➖
    INCORPORATE SECRETARIAT LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 2002-09-20
    ➕
    PRINCE, Alan Charles appointed
    director
  24. 2002-09-20
    ➕
    PRINCE, Patricia Eileen appointed
    director
  25. 2002-09-20
    ➕
    INCORPORATE DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  26. 2002-09-20
    ➖
    INCORPORATE DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

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 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — 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 62. 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 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 Martin Charles Prince
Individual · British · DOB 09/1964 · age 62
50–75%
50–75%board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control06/04/2016
Mrs Paula Tracey Prince
Individual · British · DOB 08/1967 · age 59
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2002-09-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200

Registered office

41/43 Glendale Gardens
Leigh-On-Sea
SS9 2AT
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-21
Last: 2025-09-07

Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)

PRINCE, Martin Charles→
director · ~62y · appointed 2002-09-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PRINCE, Patricia Eileen→
secretary · appointed 2002-09-20 · resigned 2015-04-09
Resigned
INCORPORATE SECRETARIAT LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-09-20 · resigned 2002-09-20
Resigned
PRINCE, Alan Charles→
director · ~83y · appointed 2002-09-20 · resigned 2015-04-09
Resigned
PRINCE, Patricia Eileen→
director · ~82y · appointed 2002-09-20 · resigned 2015-04-09
Resigned
INCORPORATE DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-09-20 · resigned 2002-09-20
Resigned

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Recent filings (63 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-17
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-10-16
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-10-16
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-09-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-01-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-03-01