CAR MOTIVE LIMITED

🏛️Establishedactive
11674312 · ltd · incorporated 2018-11-13
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 Jun 2025
Net worth
£-622.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45112
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (73/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
34 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £622,877

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
-£623k
Current Assets
£5k
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-06-30
Total assets£-622.9k
Current assets£4.8k
Debtors£4.8k
Net assets£-622.9k

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-08-26
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  3. 2024-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-05-21
    ➕
    WILLIAMS, Claire Liane appointed
    director
  5. 2024-05-21
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  6. 2023-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-01-18
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  8. 2023-01-16
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2023-01-16
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2023-01-14
    ➖
    PARKHOUSE, Sam resigned
    director
  11. 2022-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-08-31
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  14. 2021-08-31
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  15. 2020-07-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-11-08
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  17. 2019-11-08
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  18. 2019-11-07
    ➕
    PHILLIPS, Michael Richard John appointed
    director
  19. 2019-08-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  20. 2019-08-20
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  21. 2019-01-01
    ➕
    WILLIAMS, Jamie Lynne appointed
    director
  22. 2018-11-13
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    Company incorporated
    As CAR MOTIVE LIMITED
  23. 2018-11-13
    ➕
    PARKHOUSE, Sam appointed
    director

Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 75 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 75 years old. Natural succession window is now.

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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Michael Richard John Phillips
Individual · British · DOB 05/1951 · age 75
25–50%
25–50%50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · firm interest07/11/2019
Mr Jamie Lynne Williams
Individual · British · DOB 12/1970 · age 56
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting01/02/2019
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Sam Parkhouseceased 15/04/2020· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2018-11-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45112 — SIC 45112

Registered office

Avc House
21 Northampton Lane
Swansea
SA1 4EH
Wales

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-30
Last: 2026-01-16

Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)

PHILLIPS, Michael Richard John→
director · ~75y · appointed 2019-11-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WILLIAMS, Claire Liane→
director · ~46y · appointed 2024-05-21
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Active
WILLIAMS, Jamie Lynne→
director · ~56y · appointed 2019-01-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PARKHOUSE, Sam→
director · ~39y · appointed 2018-11-13 · resigned 2023-01-14
Resigned

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Recent filings (34 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-19
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-08-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-30
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-05-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-29
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2023-01-18
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-01-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-16
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-01-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-30