5FOUR MOTORCYCLES LIMITED

🏛️Establishedactive
11632485 · ltd · incorporated 2018-10-19
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 30910
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (83/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
14 connected companies via shared directors
87
Filing history
33 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · IFRS
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees300300

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
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-07-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-10-25
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2023-10-20
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2023-07-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-04-03
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    WILLISON, Guy resigned
    director
  7. 2023-04-03
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  8. 2023-04-03
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2023-04-03
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2022-10-31
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  11. 2022-06-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-07-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-02-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-11-11
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  15. 2020-11-11
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  16. 2020-09-21
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  17. 2020-09-08
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  18. 2020-09-08
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  19. 2020-09-08
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  20. 2020-09-07
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    capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
    capital · SH10
  21. 2019-01-31
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    DAVIS, Andrew James appointed
    director
  22. 2019-01-31
    ➕
    GILES, Adrian Patrick appointed
    director
  23. 2019-01-31
    ➕
    KNIGHTS, Adam Spencer appointed
    director
  24. 2018-10-19
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    Company incorporated
    As 5FOUR MOTORCYCLES LIMITED
  25. 2018-10-19
    ➕
    WILLISON, Guy appointed
    director

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.

Red flags

clean
No 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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Adrian Patrick Giles
Individual · British · DOB 07/1962 · age 64
50–75%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting20/08/2020
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Guy Willisonceased 03/04/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2018-10-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC30910 — SIC 30910

Registered office

Broomhall Barn Boreley Lane
Ombersley
Droitwich
WR9 0HX
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-01
Last: 2025-10-18

Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)

DAVIS, Andrew James→
director · ~61y · appointed 2019-01-31
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Active
GILES, Adrian Patrick→
director · ~64y · appointed 2019-01-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
KNIGHTS, Adam Spencer→
director · ~56y · appointed 2019-01-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WILLISON, Guy→
director · ~64y · appointed 2018-10-19 · resigned 2023-04-03
Resigned

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Recent filings (33 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-25
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-10-25
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-10-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-10
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-04-03
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-04-03
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-04-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-31
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-10-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-08