ABT MOTOR GROUP LTD
Opportunity 64/100 (worth a look), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.
Key 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 | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | — | £224.2k |
| Current assets | — | £282.5k |
| Cash | — | £133.5k |
| Debtors | — | £0 |
| Net assets | — | £4.8k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 accounts
Corporate timeline (12 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-09➕SWT VENTURES LTD appointedcorporate-director
- 2024-05-09📄appoint-corporate-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP02
- 2024-05-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-27📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-03-18📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2023-03-14📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2021-04-12🏢Company incorporatedAs ABT MOTOR GROUP LTD
- 2021-04-12➕TATE, Alice appointeddirector
- 2021-04-12📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +No director turnover: Company is 5 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
1 high ·Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.
Evidence: Next due: 2026-04-25
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Alice Tate Individual · British · DOB 10/1992 · age 34 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 12/04/2021 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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