ARCHWAY MOTORS LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
06013253 · ltd · incorporated 2006-11-29
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 Nov 2024
Net worth
£65.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45200
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 73-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 73). 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 (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (77/100)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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
50 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £65,062
Net assets shrinking
Down £11,445 YoY
Cash YoY
-23%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£64k
↓ 23% YoY
Net Worth
£65k
↓ 15% YoY
Current Assets
£81k
↓ 9.8% 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 | £65.1k | £76.5k |
| Current assets | £80.9k | £89.7k |
| Cash | £63.7k | £82.3k |
| Debtors | £15.2k | £5.3k |
| Net assets | £65.1k | £76.5k |
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
2
filings
- • 1 gazette
- • 1 dissolution
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 gazette
- • 1 dissolution
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-05📄gazette-notice-voluntarygazette · GAZ1(A)
- 2026-04-28📄dissolution-application-strike-off-companydissolution · DS01
- 2025-12-26📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-08-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-19📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-03-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-10📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC06
- 2023-04-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-02-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-02-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-02-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-07-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-08-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2006-11-30➕HERBERT, Ann Irene appointedsecretary
- 2006-11-30➕HERBERT, Martin Ronald appointeddirector
- 2006-11-30➖FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2006-11-30➖FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD resignedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2006-11-29🏢Company incorporatedAs ARCHWAY MOTORS LIMITED
- 2006-11-29➕FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2006-11-29➕FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD appointedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
100/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
98/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years.
- 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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Ann Irene Herbert Individual · British · DOB 04/1956 · age 70 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 01/03/2024 |
Martin Herbert Individual | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| A-TO-Z EXPRESS TYRES LTD→ 11424126 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
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| ANY MOT LTD→ 15234292 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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8 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
Incorporated2006-11-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200
Registered office
17 Sunnybank
Warlingham
Surrey
CR3 9ST
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-13
Last: 2025-11-29
Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
HERBERT, Ann Irene→
Activesecretary · appointed 2006-11-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HERBERT, Martin Ronald→
Activedirector · ~73y · appointed 2006-11-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2006-11-29 · resigned 2006-11-30
FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2006-11-29 · resigned 2006-11-30
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Recent filings (50 total)
gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2026-05-05
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2026-04-28
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-12-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-10
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-03-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-13
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC06
2023-12-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-05-27