ADVANCE MOTORS LIMITED
- · Lifecycle stage drifting downward
- · Currently "declining"
- 45112SIC 45112
- 45200SIC 45200
- 45320Retail trade of motor vehicle parts and accessories
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. 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).
Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 11.1y
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 11.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
- · Not currently profitable — coverage conversation is a harder sell.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £58.20M | £52.80M |
| Gross profit | £7.58M | £6.73M |
| Profit before tax | £-192.2k | £876.3k |
| Average employees | 13400 | 11500 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
4 signals 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
- • 1 officers
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-13📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-30📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2023-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-15📍change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD02
- 2021-01-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-10-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-09-21📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2018-01-05📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2018-01-05📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2017-12-20➖MOTORS SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2017-12-20➖MOTORS DIRECTORS LIMITED resignedcorporate-director
- 2017-10-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-10-02📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2015-11-12➕MOTORS SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2015-10-31➖BELL, Anne Penelope resignedsecretary
- 2015-06-02➕MOTORS DIRECTORS LIMITED appointedcorporate-director
- 2015-06-02🔒Charge registered #1Lender: General Motors UK Limited
- 2015-06-01➕BELL, Anne Penelope appointedsecretary
- 2014-09-12🏢Company incorporatedAs ADVANCE MOTORS LIMITED
- 2014-09-12➕MOISEEVA, Anzhelika appointeddirector
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanGroup structure
Azimuth Motors Holdings Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Azimuth Motors Holdings Ltd Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 06/04/2016 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- General Motors Uk Limitedceased 20/12/2017· significant influence
- Ms Anzhelika Moiseevaceased 31/03/2017· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Filing status
Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | General Motors UK General Motors UK Limited | A registered charge | — | 02/06/2015 | — |