2 MOTO LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
08231834 · ltd · incorporated 2012-09-27
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 12.3y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£3.36M
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45400
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueActive trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 12.3y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 12.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: high (82/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
8 connected companies via shared directors
69
Filing history
39 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £3,358,002
Very low cash
Cash position: £2
Net assets shrinking
Down £1,000 YoY
Cash YoY
+0%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£2
~ YoY
Net Worth
£3.4m
~ YoY
Current Assets
£573k
↓ 5.3% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £3.36M | £3.36M |
| Current assets | £573.4k | £605.6k |
| Cash | £2 | £2 |
| Debtors | £573.4k | £605.6k |
| Net assets | £3.36M | £3.36M |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
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See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-27📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-09-27📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-06-09📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-05-31➖MASON, Keith James resigneddirector
- 2023-05-24📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-05-24📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-05-24📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-05-12➕MASON, Eileen appointeddirector
- 2023-05-12📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-12-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-04➕MASON, Lee James appointeddirector
- 2022-11-04📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-12-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2018-10-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2017-10-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2014-01-14🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC (Trading as Both Clydesdale and Yorkshire Bank)
- 2012-09-27🏢Company incorporatedAs 2 MOTO LIMITED
- 2012-09-27➕MASON, Keith James appointeddirector
Owner dependency
81/100
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
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
26/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — MASON, Lee James (same surname) appointed 2022-11-04. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
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 Eileen Mason Individual · British · DOB 07/1955 · age 71 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board controlsig. influence25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · significant influence | 01/06/2016 |
Mr Lee James Mason Individual · British · DOB 09/1973 · age 53 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 23/05/2023 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Keith James Masonceased 22/05/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · significant influence
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2012-09-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45400 — SIC 45400
Registered office
White Bear Yard Park Road
Adlington
Chorley
Lancashire
PR7 4HZ
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-11
Last: 2025-09-27
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
MASON, Eileen→
Activedirector · ~71y · appointed 2023-05-12
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MASON, Lee James→
Activedirector · ~53y · appointed 2022-11-04
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MASON, Keith James→
Resigneddirector · ~71y · appointed 2012-09-27 · resigned 2023-05-31
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank PLC (Trading as Both Clydesdale and Yorkshire Bank) | A registered charge | 1 property | 14/01/2014 | — |
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Recent filings (39 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2025-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2024-09-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2023-09-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-27
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-09-27
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-09-27
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-06-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-05-24
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-05-24
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-05-24
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-05-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2022-12-16
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-11-04