COUNTY MOTORS LEIGH LTD
💤Zombieactive
04947433 · ltd · incorporated 2003-10-29
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
73/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45112
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 45200SIC 45200
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 20.5y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 20.5 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 (1 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
68 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
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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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
5
filings
- • 2 officers
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-15📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-12-15📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-12-15📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-12-15📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-12-11➕KORKUT, Mehmet appointeddirector
- 2025-12-11➖KORKUT, Mehmet Nezir resigneddirector
- 2025-12-08➕KORKUT, Mehmet Nezir appointeddirector
- 2025-12-08➖KORKUT, Mehmet resigneddirector
- 2025-12-08📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-12-08📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-12-08📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-12-08📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-01📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2024-07-01🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2023-11-08➖SIMPSON, Gordon Alan resigneddirector
- 2023-11-08📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-11-08📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-06-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-09📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-12-08📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-11-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-01➕KORKUT, Mehmet appointeddirector
- 2020-07-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-07-29➖SIMPSON, Ronald Gordon resignedsecretary
- 2017-07-29➕SIMPSON, Gordon Alan appointeddirector
- 2017-07-29➖SIMPSON, Gordon Alan resigneddirector
- 2005-12-01🔒Charge registered #1Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2003-10-29🏢Company incorporatedAs COUNTY MOTORS LEIGH LTD
- 2003-10-29➕SIMPSON, Ronald Gordon appointedsecretary
- 2003-10-29➕SIMPSON, Gordon Alan appointeddirector
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
45/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
1 med ·2 director resignations in last 12 months
mediumMultiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.
Evidence: KORKUT, Mehmet Nezir resigned 2025-12-11; KORKUT, Mehmet resigned 2025-12-08
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Mehmet Korkut Individual · Turkish · DOB 01/1996 · age 30 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 11/12/2025 |
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Mehmet Nezir Korkutceased 11/12/2025· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting
- Mr Mehmet Korkutceased 08/12/2025· 75-100% shares
- Mr Gordon Alan Simpsonceased 08/11/2023· 75-100% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →🔒Advanced scoring suite
Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2003-10-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45112 — SIC 45112
Registered office
County Motors Leigh, Chapel
Street, Leigh
WN7 2AL
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-17
Last: 2025-11-03
Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)
KORKUT, Mehmet→
Activedirector · ~30y · appointed 2025-12-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SIMPSON, Ronald Gordon→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2003-10-29 · resigned 2017-07-29
KORKUT, Mehmet Nezir→
Resigneddirector · ~42y · appointed 2025-12-08 · resigned 2025-12-11
KORKUT, Mehmet→
Resigneddirector · ~30y · appointed 2021-10-01 · resigned 2025-12-08
SIMPSON, Gordon Alan→
Resigneddirector · ~69y · appointed 2017-07-29 · resigned 2023-11-08
SIMPSON, Gordon Alan→
Resigneddirector · ~69y · appointed 2003-10-29 · resigned 2017-07-29
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 01/12/2005 | 01/07/2024 |
Recent filings (68 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-16
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-15
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-12-15
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-12-15
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-12-15
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-12-08
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-12-08
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-12-08
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-08-14
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-07-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-08
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-11-08