A1 MOTORIST CENTRE LTD
💤Zombieactive
05621978 · ltd · incorporated 2005-11-14
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 Nov 2024
Net worth
£19.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45200
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. 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
2 live charges · oldest 6.8y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 6.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
52 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £18,972
Cash YoY
-9%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£24k
↓ 8.9% YoY
Net Worth
£19k
↑ 254% YoY
Current Assets
£204k
↓ 9.6% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-11-30 | 2023-11-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £99.8k | £91.2k |
| Current assets | £204.4k | £226.1k |
| Cash | £24.2k | £26.6k |
| Debtors | £56.5k | £67.2k |
| Net assets | £19.0k | £5.4k |
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
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
- 2025-08-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-08-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-17📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2019-12-10🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 2019-08-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-07-17📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2019-07-17🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 2019-05-21📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2018-08-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-03-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-11-22📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2016-08-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-11-24📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2014-09-22➕ROGERS, Adam Peter appointeddirector
- 2014-09-22➖OLIVE, Georgina resigneddirector
- 2009-08-13➕ROGERS, Adam Peter appointedsecretary
- 2009-08-13➖HOMEWOOD, Wayne Omar resignedsecretary
- 2006-05-10➕HOMEWOOD, Wayne Omar appointedsecretary
- 2006-05-10➖LOCK, Matthew Stuart resignedsecretary
- 2005-11-14🏢Company incorporatedAs A1 MOTORIST CENTRE LTD
- 2005-11-14➕LOCK, Matthew Stuart appointedsecretary
- 2005-11-14➕OLIVE, Georgina 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
60/100
Strong succession signalMultiple 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 20 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Adam Peter Rogers Individual · British · DOB 03/1969 · age 57 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2005-11-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200
Registered office
King Arthurs Court Maidstone Road
Charing
Ashford
Kent
TN27 0JS
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-29
Last: 2025-11-15
Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)
ROGERS, Adam Peter→
Activesecretary · appointed 2009-08-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ROGERS, Adam Peter→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2014-09-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HOMEWOOD, Wayne Omar→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2006-05-10 · resigned 2009-08-13
LOCK, Matthew Stuart→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2005-11-14 · resigned 2006-05-10
OLIVE, Georgina→
Resigneddirector · ~66y · appointed 2005-11-14 · resigned 2014-09-22
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 10/12/2019 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 17/07/2019 | — |
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Recent filings (52 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-08-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-08-28
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2019-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-11-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-08-29