2MOTOUK LTD

💤Zombieactive
12869229 · ltd · incorporated 2020-09-09
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Aug 2024
Net worth
£-925
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 30910
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 45400SIC 45400
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 65). 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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 2 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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
11 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £925

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
-£925
↑ 78% YoY
Current Assets
£11k
↓ 33% YoY
Current Liabilities
-£4k-£16£4k£8k£12k£16kAug 2023Aug 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2024-08-312023-08-31
Total assets£-925£-4.1k
Current assets£11.0k£16.4k
Net assets£-925£-4.1k

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
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (8 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-05-23
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-06-27
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  4. 2023-12-21
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-09-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2020-09-09
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 2MOTOUK LTD
  7. 2020-09-09
    HIRZEL, Felix Bernhard appointed
    director
  8. 2020-09-09
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

95/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 6 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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 Felix Bernhard Hirzel
Individual · Swiss,American · DOB 08/1961 · age 65
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control09/09/2020

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
Incorporated2020-09-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC30910 — SIC 30910

Registered office

Heritage House Murton Way
Osbaldwick
York
YO19 5UW
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-22
Last: 2025-09-08

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

HIRZEL, Felix Bernhard
director · ~65y · appointed 2020-09-09
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Recent filings (11 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-09
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-06-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-05
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2020-09-09