DE NOBLE MOTORS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

06302160 · ltd · incorporated 2007-07-04

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 Jul 2025

Net worth

£-50.6k

book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 29100

Sector: Manufacturing

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 69). 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 (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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 5 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

64 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Negative net assets

Liabilities exceed assets by £50,593

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

-£51k

↓ 3.1% YoY

Current Assets

£60k

~ YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Metric	2025-07-31	2024-07-31
Total assets	£-49.8k	£-48.3k
Current assets	£60.4k	£60.4k
Net assets	£-50.6k	£-49.1k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand

2026-04-08
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accounts · AA
2025-10-20
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officers · TM01
2025-10-20
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-10-09
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LIDMALM, Bengt C L resigned
director
2025-10-09
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MCCAFFREY, Geraldine Florence resigned
director
2024-09-10
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-05
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-07-04
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-06-30
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SWANNICK, Edwin resigned
director
2023-11-08
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-12
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-09-12
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change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2023-09-12
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-03-10
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-01-04
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-04-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-04-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-04-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2018-05-17
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address · AD01
2018-04-17
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2011-05-01
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SWANNICK, Edwin appointed
director
2010-07-01
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LIDMALM, Bengt C L appointed
director
2007-07-04
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Company incorporated
As DE NOBLE MOTORS LIMITED
2007-07-04
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NOBLE, Laurence David appointed
secretary
2007-07-04
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NOBLE, Laurence David appointed
director
2007-07-04
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GRAEME, Paul Gordon appointed
secretary
2007-07-04
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GRAEME, Paul Gordon resigned
secretary
2007-07-04
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GRAEME, Lesley Joyce appointed
director
2007-07-04
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GRAEME, Lesley Joyce resigned
director
2007-07-04
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MCCAFFREY, Geraldine Florence appointed
director

Owner dependency

100/100

Critical — business is the founder

The 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.
+Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "NOBLE" — strong identity link between founder and business.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

88/100

Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 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

1 med ·

2 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: LIDMALM, Bengt C L resigned 2025-10-09; MCCAFFREY, Geraldine Florence resigned 2025-10-09

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Laurence David Noble Individual · British · DOB 03/1957 · age 69	—	75–100%	75-100% voting	06/04/2016

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

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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DOWER CLOGS LTD→ 14494018 · est 2022 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	3y	—	—
DRAKES (UK) LTD.→ 08170303 · est 2012 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	13y	—	—
DREW FORSYTH & CO LTD.→ 03669599 · est 1998 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	27y	—	—
DRIVETECHNICS LIMITED→ 02643909 · est 1991 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	34y	—	—

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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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2007-07-04

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC29100 — SIC 29100

Registered office

Heritage Exchange

South Lane

Elland

West Yorkshire

HX5 0HG

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-04-30

Last made up to: 2025-07-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-07-18

Last: 2025-07-04

Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)

NOBLE, Laurence David→

secretary · appointed 2007-07-04

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

NOBLE, Laurence David→

director · ~69y · appointed 2007-07-04

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

GRAEME, Paul Gordon→

secretary · appointed 2007-07-04 · resigned 2007-07-04

Resigned

GRAEME, Lesley Joyce→

director · ~73y · appointed 2007-07-04 · resigned 2007-07-04

Resigned

LIDMALM, Bengt C L→

director · ~83y · appointed 2010-07-01 · resigned 2025-10-09

Resigned

MCCAFFREY, Geraldine Florence→

director · ~65y · appointed 2007-07-04 · resigned 2025-10-09

Resigned

SWANNICK, Edwin→

director · ~69y · appointed 2011-05-01 · resigned 2024-06-30

Resigned

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Recent filings (64 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2026-04-08

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2025-10-20

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2025-10-20

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-07-08

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2024-09-10

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2024-07-05

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-07-04

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2024-07-04

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2023-11-08

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2023-09-12

change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date

officers · CH03

2023-09-12

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2023-09-12

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-07-05

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2023-03-10

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-07-14