FORGED MOTORS LIMITED
Opportunity 60/100 (worth a look), bankability 60/100. 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: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).
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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)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 105 (micro)| Metric | 2024-11-30 | 2023-11-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-35.0k | £-33.8k |
| Current assets | £285.4k | £207.8k |
| Net assets | £-35.0k | £-33.8k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2025-05-27📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-05-27📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-02-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-11📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-02-11📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-09-06✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2024-06-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-12📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-02-12📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-02-09➕MACIEJEWSKA, Jennifer Jane appointeddirector
- 2024-02-09➖MACIEJEWSKI, Stefan resigneddirector
- 2024-02-09📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-02-09📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-06-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-03✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2023-04-01📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2023-03-23📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-02-14📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2021-11-25🏢Company incorporatedAs FORGED MOTORS LIMITED
- 2021-11-25➕MACIEJEWSKI, Stefan appointeddirector
- 2021-11-25📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
1 high · 1 med ·Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.
Evidence: Next due: 2026-06-10
Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.
Evidence: 2024-09-06: certificate-change-of-name-company
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Stefan Maciejewski Individual · British · DOB 10/1979 · age 47 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 15/05/2025 |
Mrs Jennifer Jane Maciejewska Individual · British · DOB 02/1977 · age 49 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 12/02/2024 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Stefan Maciejewskiceased 12/02/2024· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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9 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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