ALLOY WHEEL CLINIC LIMITED
🌿Early-stageactive
14469276 · ltd · incorporated 2022-11-08
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 Nov 2024
Net worth
£41.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45200
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 76/100 (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 (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 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
13 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
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
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 · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £41,593
Cash YoY
+345%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£32k
↑ 345% YoY
Net Worth
£42k
↑ 129878% YoY
Current Assets
£77k
↑ 637% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-11-30 | 2023-11-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £44.8k | £32 |
| Current assets | £77.2k | £10.5k |
| Cash | £32.2k | £7.2k |
| Debtors | £44.0k | £2.7k |
| Net assets | £41.6k | £32 |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
8
filings
- • 5 officers
- • 2 gazette
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (15 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-18📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2026-02-17📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-02-17📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-02-17📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2026-02-16📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-02-16📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-02-16📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-11-01➕CURNOW, Ben Andrew appointeddirector
- 2025-11-01➖CURNOW, Ben Andrew resigneddirector
- 2025-08-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-08🏢Company incorporatedAs ALLOY WHEEL CLINIC LIMITED
- 2022-11-08➕FRAMPTON, Michael John appointeddirector
- 2022-11-08➕CURNOW, Ben Andrew appointeddirector
- 2022-11-08📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
66/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
46/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Michael John Frampton Individual · British · DOB 12/1968 · age 58 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 08/11/2022 |
Mr Ben Andrew Curnow Individual · British · DOB 11/1993 · age 33 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 08/11/2022 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2022-11-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200
Registered office
1 Post Office House
184 Bridge Road
Southampton
Hampshire
SO31 7ED
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-21
Last: 2025-11-07
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
CURNOW, Ben Andrew→
Activedirector · ~33y · appointed 2025-11-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
FRAMPTON, Michael John→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2022-11-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
CURNOW, Ben Andrew→
Resigneddirector · ~33y · appointed 2022-11-08 · resigned 2025-11-01
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Recent filings (13 total)
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2026-02-18
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-02-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-02-17
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-02-17
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-02-16
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-02-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-02-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-26
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2022-11-08