AD MOTO CUSTOMS LIMITED

🌿Early-stageactive
14267329 · ltd · incorporated 2022-08-01
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Aug 2025
Net worth
£2.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45400
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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 (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
7 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red 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 £2,727
Net assets shrinking
Down £1,489 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£3k
↓ 35% YoY
Current Assets
£2k
↓ 47% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£843£2k£3k£3k£4kAug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31
Total assets£2.7k£4.2k
Current assets£1.6k£3.0k
Net assets£2.7k£4.2k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (7 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-05-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-04-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-08-01
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AD MOTO CUSTOMS LIMITED
  5. 2022-08-01
    DANCE, Adam David appointed
    director
  6. 2022-08-01
    DANCE, Kirsty Louise appointed
    director
  7. 2022-08-01
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

66/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

36/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Adam David Dance
Individual · British · DOB 03/1986 · age 40
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control01/08/2022
Kirsty Louise Dance
Individual · British · DOB 03/1986 · age 40
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control01/08/2022

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
Incorporated2022-08-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45400 — SIC 45400

Registered office

Woodside Bank
New Radnor
Presteigne
LD8 2TG
Wales

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-14
Last: 2025-07-31

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

DANCE, Adam David
director · ~40y · appointed 2022-08-01
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Active
DANCE, Kirsty Louise
director · ~40y · appointed 2022-08-01
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Active

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Recent filings (7 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-05-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-12
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2022-08-01