20TH CENTURY MOTOR CARS LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
12244013 · ltd · incorporated 2019-10-04
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 Oct 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45200
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
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
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
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
25 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.
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-10-31 |
|---|---|
| Average employees | 500 |
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
6
filings
- • 3 capital
- • 2 incorporation
- • 1 resolution
Last 180 days
6
filings
- • 3 capital
- • 2 incorporation
- • 1 resolution
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-15📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2026-04-15📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2026-04-15📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2026-04-14📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2026-04-14📄capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-sharescapital · SH10
- 2026-03-30📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-10-06📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-10-06📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-10-03📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-07-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-14📄accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AAMD
- 2024-07-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-31📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-08-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-19📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-04-19📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-04-01➕BRIGHT, James Ian appointeddirector
- 2021-04-01➕CALLOW, Willem Mitchell appointeddirector
- 2019-10-04🏢Company incorporatedAs 20TH CENTURY MOTOR CARS LIMITED
- 2019-10-04➕LONGDON, Richard appointeddirector
- 2019-10-04📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
65/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
60/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
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 Richard Longdon Individual · British · DOB 12/1955 · age 71 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 04/10/2019 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| A JUPE MOTORSPORTS LTD→ 14001743 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| A K CAR REPAIR LTD→ 14646462 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| A.D.I. DRIVING TUITION LIMITED→ 02619223 · est 1991 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 34y | — | — |
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2019-10-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200
Registered office
Unit 6 Kingley Centre, Downs Road
West Stoke
Chichester
West Sussex
PO18 9HJ
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-17
Last: 2025-10-03
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
BRIGHT, James Ian→
Activedirector · ~46y · appointed 2021-04-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
CALLOW, Willem Mitchell→
Activedirector · ~33y · appointed 2021-04-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
LONGDON, Richard→
Activedirector · ~71y · appointed 2019-10-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Recent filings (25 total)
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2026-04-15
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2026-04-15
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2026-04-15
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2026-04-14
capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
capital · SH10
2026-04-14
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2026-03-30
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-10-06
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-10-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-03
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-10-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-31
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AAMD
2024-11-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-05