C J MOT'S LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
05573137 · ltd · incorporated 2005-09-23
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 11.9y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£91.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45200
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 11.9y

85/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 11.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
71 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £91,165

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£91k
↑ 32% YoY
Current Assets
£107k
↑ 28% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£21k£43k£64k£85k£107kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£115.2k£98.8k
Current assets£106.6k£83.4k
Net assets£91.2k£69.2k

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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-01-17
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  3. 2026-01-16
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2026-01-06
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  5. 2025-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2025-03-28
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2025-03-28
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    officers · CH01
  8. 2024-01-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-04-12
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  10. 2023-04-11
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  11. 2023-04-11
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  12. 2022-03-31
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  13. 2021-12-01
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    address · AD01
  14. 2021-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  15. 2021-03-31
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  16. 2020-06-04
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  17. 2019-10-17
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  18. 2019-10-17
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  19. 2019-10-17
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  20. 2016-05-01
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    CHADD, Denise Anne Dawn appointed
    director
  21. 2014-08-12
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
  22. 2009-05-01
    ➖
    JONES, Jennifer Louise resigned
    secretary
  23. 2009-05-01
    ➖
    JONES, Jennifer Louise resigned
    director
  24. 2005-09-23
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    Company incorporated
    As C J MOT'S LIMITED
  25. 2005-09-23
    ➕
    CHADD, Christopher James appointed
    director
  26. 2005-09-23
    ➕
    JONES, Jennifer Louise appointed
    secretary
  27. 2005-09-23
    ➕
    THEYDON SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  28. 2005-09-23
    ➖
    THEYDON SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  29. 2005-09-23
    ➕
    JONES, Jennifer Louise appointed
    director
  30. 2005-09-23
    ➕
    THEYDON NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  31. 2005-09-23
    ➖
    THEYDON NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

76/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • 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

R E Morris & Sons Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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R E Morris & Sons Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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C J MOT'S LIMITED
This company · 05573137

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
R E Morris & Sons Ltd
Corporate entity
75–100%
—75-100% shares11/12/2020
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Christopher James Chaddceased 11/12/2020· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

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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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2005-09-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200

Registered office

The Garage The Garage
Llanrhaeadyr Ym Mochnant
Oswestry
Powys
SY10 0AD
Wales

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-25
Last: 2025-10-11

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

CHADD, Christopher James→
director · ~48y · appointed 2005-09-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CHADD, Denise Anne Dawn→
director · ~43y · appointed 2016-05-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
JONES, Jennifer Louise→
secretary · appointed 2005-09-23 · resigned 2009-05-01
Resigned
THEYDON SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2005-09-23 · resigned 2005-09-23
Resigned
JONES, Jennifer Louise→
director · ~56y · appointed 2005-09-23 · resigned 2009-05-01
Resigned
THEYDON NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2005-09-23 · resigned 2005-09-23
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
HSBC
Hsbc Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property12/08/2014—
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Recent filings (71 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-04-30
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2026-01-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-01-16
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-01-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-29
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-03-28
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-12
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2023-04-11
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-04-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-21