CITY WEST MOTOR GROUP LIMITED

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17059710 · ltd · incorporated 2026-02-27
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Sale of new cars and light motor vehicles
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 45112SIC 45112
  • 45200SIC 45200
  • 45310SIC 45310
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 77/100 (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 (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 0.2y

50/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Newest facility, 0.2 years old — likely still in initial term.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (58/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 4 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (4 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
5 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
4
filings
  • 1 capital
  • 1 incorporation
  • 1 resolution
Last 180 days
5
filings
  • 2 incorporation
  • 1 capital
  • 1 resolution
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (11 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-05
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  2. 2026-05-28
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  3. 2026-05-28
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  4. 2026-05-26
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  5. 2026-05-19
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  6. 2026-02-27
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    Company incorporated
    As CITY WEST MOTOR GROUP LIMITED
  7. 2026-02-27
    WALKER, Gavin Robert appointed
    director
  8. 2026-02-27
    WICKINS, Anthony John appointed
    director
  9. 2026-02-27
    WICKINS, Michael Anthony appointed
    director
  10. 2026-02-27
    YETMAN, Luke appointed
    director
  11. 2026-02-27
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

68/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 75 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
  • +Young company: Only 0.4 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 75 years old. Natural succession window is now.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Hazelwood Motor Company Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Hazelwood Motor Company Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
CITY WEST MOTOR GROUP LIMITED
This company · 17059710

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Hazelwood Motor Company Ltd
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control27/02/2026

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
Incorporated2026-02-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45111 — Sale of new cars and light motor vehicles

Registered office

C/O Mercedes Benz Of Exeter
Matford Park Road
Exeter
EX2 8FD
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-11-27
Last made up to:
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-12
Last:

Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)

WALKER, Gavin Robert
director · ~59y · appointed 2026-02-27
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Active
WICKINS, Anthony John
director · ~75y · appointed 2026-02-27
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Active
WICKINS, Michael Anthony
director · ~56y · appointed 2026-02-27
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Active
YETMAN, Luke
director · ~41y · appointed 2026-02-27
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Active

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
A registered charge19/05/2026
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Recent filings (5 total)

capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2026-06-05
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2026-05-28
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2026-05-28
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2026-05-26
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2026-02-27