BOOTLE MOT CENTRE LTD

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13798334 · ltd · incorporated 2021-12-13
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 Dec 2023
Net worth
£1
book net assets
Opportunity
61/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45200
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed automotive with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 61/100 (worth a look), bankability 50/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (38/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

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

Company profile
address, 1 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
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
14 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
61/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
45
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £1

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£1
~ YoY
Current Assets
£20k
↑ 115% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£4k£8k£12k£16k£20kDec 2022Dec 2023

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2023-12-312022-12-31
Total assets£1£1
Current assets£20.1k£9.3k
Net assets£1£1

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (12 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-16
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  2. 2025-12-02
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  3. 2025-08-12
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-12-24
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  5. 2024-12-10
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  6. 2024-03-12
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-12-16
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  8. 2023-11-14
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  9. 2022-08-15
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  10. 2021-12-13
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BOOTLE MOT CENTRE LTD
  11. 2021-12-13
    ABBOTT, Michael James appointed
    director
  12. 2021-12-13
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

1 high ·
Accounts overdue
high

Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.

Evidence: Next due: 2025-09-30

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Michael James Abbott
Individual · English · DOB 05/1970 · age 56
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control13/12/2021

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
Incorporated2021-12-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200

Registered office

231 Worcester Road
Bootle
L20 9AE
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2025-09-30OVERDUE
Last made up to: 2023-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-26
Last: 2025-12-12

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

ABBOTT, Michael James
director · ~56y · appointed 2021-12-13
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Recent filings (14 total)

gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-12-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-15
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-12-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-12
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-12-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-22
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-12-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-12
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-12-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-13
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-11-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-02
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2022-08-15
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2021-12-13