A. R. MILLS (MOTORS) LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
05445544 · ltd · incorporated 2005-05-06
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 Oct 2025
Net worth
£302.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45200
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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).

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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (1 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
76 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
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
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £302,746
Cash YoY
+5%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£286k
↑ 4.8% YoY
Net Worth
£303k
↑ 10% YoY
Current Assets
£326k
↑ 9.2% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£65k£130k£195k£261k£326kOct 2024Oct 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-10-312024-10-31
Total assets£305.7k£278.5k
Current assets£325.8k£298.2k
Cash£286.3k£273.1k
Debtors£22.2k£10.2k
Net assets£302.7k£274.8k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-07-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-03-03
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2024-06-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-07-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-06-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-05-13
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2022-05-13
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  9. 2021-09-16
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2021-02-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-07-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-03-26
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2020-03-26
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2020-03-26
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  15. 2020-03-26
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  16. 2020-03-26
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  17. 2020-03-26
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  18. 2020-03-20
    ➖
    MILLS, Jane resigned
    secretary
  19. 2020-03-20
    ➖
    MILLS, Andrew Roger resigned
    director
  20. 2020-03-20
    ➖
    MILLS, Jane resigned
    director
  21. 2019-07-19
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  22. 2015-05-04
    ➕
    BARCOCK, Stephen appointed
    director
  23. 2005-05-16
    ➖
    BRIGHTON SECRETARY LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 2005-05-16
    ➖
    BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  25. 2005-05-06
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As A. R. MILLS (MOTORS) LIMITED
  26. 2005-05-06
    ➕
    MILLS, Jane appointed
    secretary
  27. 2005-05-06
    ➕
    BRIGHTON SECRETARY LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  28. 2005-05-06
    ➕
    MILLS, Andrew Roger appointed
    director
  29. 2005-05-06
    ➕
    MILLS, Jane appointed
    director
  30. 2005-05-06
    ➕
    BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material 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

60/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 21 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.)

Group structure

Rubywillows Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Rubywillows Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
⬇
A. R. MILLS (MOTORS) LIMITED
This company · 05445544

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Rubywillows Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control20/03/2020
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Stephen Barcockceased 20/03/2020· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Jane Millsceased 20/03/2020· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Mr Andrew Roger Millsceased 31/03/2019· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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

🔒Co-director network graph

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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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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2005-05-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200

Registered office

Market House
25 Market Square
Leighton Buzzard
LU7 1EU
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-31
Last made up to: 2025-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-20
Last: 2026-05-06

Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)

BARCOCK, Stephen→
director · ~57y · appointed 2015-05-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MILLS, Jane→
secretary · appointed 2005-05-06 · resigned 2020-03-20
Resigned
BRIGHTON SECRETARY LTD→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2005-05-06 · resigned 2005-05-16
Resigned
MILLS, Andrew Roger→
director · ~78y · appointed 2005-05-06 · resigned 2020-03-20
Resigned
MILLS, Jane→
director · ~74y · appointed 2005-05-06 · resigned 2020-03-20
Resigned
BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LTD→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2005-05-06 · resigned 2005-05-16
Resigned

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Recent filings (76 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-12
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-03-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-13
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-05-13
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2022-05-13
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-09-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-06