AWARD MOTORS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
08455499 · ltd · incorporated 2013-03-21
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£11.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45200
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.
Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
30 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £11,386
Cash YoY
+42%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£14k
↑ 42% YoY
Net Worth
£11k
↑ 38% YoY
Current Assets
£49k
↑ 5.3% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £13.1k | £14.1k |
| Current assets | £49.3k | £46.9k |
| Cash | £14.3k | £10.1k |
| Debtors | £3.5k | £4.6k |
| Net assets | £11.4k | £8.3k |
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
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-13📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-12-13📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-11-30➕WARD, Debbie Jane appointeddirector
- 2021-11-30➕WARD, Ellis Andrew appointeddirector
- 2020-12-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2018-07-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2017-08-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2016-07-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-04-15📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-08-20📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2013-03-21🏢Company incorporatedAs AWARD MOTORS LIMITED
- 2013-03-21➕WARD, Andrew appointeddirector
Owner dependency
73/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "WARD" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
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 Andrew Ward Individual · British · DOB 02/1969 · age 57 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% 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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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-03-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200
Registered office
Unit A2
Albion Road
Willenhall
West Midlands
WV13 1NH
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-05
Last: 2026-03-22
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
WARD, Andrew→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2013-03-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WARD, Debbie Jane→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2021-11-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WARD, Ellis Andrew→
Activedirector · ~34y · appointed 2021-11-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Recent filings (30 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-12-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-08-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-11-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-12-21
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-12-13
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-12-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2020-12-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-25