A 2 Z MOTOR LIMITED
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Key financials
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £522.5k | £340.8k |
| Current assets | £507.6k | £441.1k |
| Cash | £313.5k | £67.9k |
| Debtors | £194.1k | £373.2k |
| Net assets | £514.1k | £315.0k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
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- • 1 confirmation-statement
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- • 1 accounts
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-21📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2025-05-20📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2024-09-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-29📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2021-04-17➕ALI, Syed appointedsecretary
- 2021-03-09📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-08-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-03-20📄accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AAMD
- 2018-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-08-07📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2018-06-09📄dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspendeddissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
- 2018-05-15📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2009-12-24🏢Company incorporatedAs A 2 Z MOTOR LIMITED
- 2009-12-24➕MILANI, Adam appointeddirector
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +No director turnover: Company is 16 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 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
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Adam Milani Individual · British · DOB 07/1977 · age 49 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 01/02/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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