4TECH MOTO LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
05583123 · ltd · incorporated 2005-10-05
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Feb 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45400
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 85320Technical and vocational secondary education
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (75/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
12 connected companies via shared directors
81
Filing history
65 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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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 · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-02-28
Average employees600

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 signals 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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-08-28
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  3. 2025-05-07
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  4. 2025-05-07
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  5. 2025-05-07
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  6. 2025-04-04
    ➕
    HILL, Aaron appointed
    director
  7. 2024-09-10
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2024-09-06
    ➖
    LEISHMAN, Graham Peter resigned
    director
  9. 2024-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2023-06-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-08-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-12-16
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2021-04-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-11-04
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2020-05-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-11-04
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    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  17. 2019-11-04
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    capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
    capital · SH10
  18. 2019-11-01
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  19. 2019-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2018-12-13
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    LEISHMAN, Graham Peter appointed
    director
  21. 2018-12-13
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  22. 2015-06-30
    ➖
    PEPPER, Alan resigned
    secretary
  23. 2015-06-30
    ➖
    PEPPER, Alan resigned
    director
  24. 2005-10-05
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    Company incorporated
    As 4TECH MOTO LIMITED
  25. 2005-10-05
    ➕
    CLARKE, Phillip William appointed
    director
  26. 2005-10-05
    ➕
    PEPPER, Alan appointed
    secretary
  27. 2005-10-05
    ➕
    PEPPER, Alan appointed
    director

Owner dependency

68/100
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.

Succession & seller-readiness

56/100
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.
  • 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

Ah 2 Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Ah 2 Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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4TECH MOTO LIMITED
This company · 05583123

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
Ah 2 Holdings Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control04/04/2025
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Phillip Clarkeceased 04/04/2025· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting

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
Incorporated2005-10-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45400 — SIC 45400

Registered office

1 Bond Street
Colne
Lancashire
BB8 9DG
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-15
Last: 2025-08-01

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

CLARKE, Phillip William→
director · ~57y · appointed 2005-10-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HILL, Aaron→
director · ~32y · appointed 2025-04-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PEPPER, Alan→
secretary · appointed 2005-10-05 · resigned 2015-06-30
Resigned
LEISHMAN, Graham Peter→
director · ~56y · appointed 2018-12-13 · resigned 2024-09-06
Resigned
PEPPER, Alan→
director · ~60y · appointed 2005-10-05 · resigned 2015-06-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (65 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-16
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-08-28
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-05-07
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2025-05-07
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-05-07
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-09-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-30
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-12-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-15