CLIVE MOTOR WORKS LLP

💤Zombieactive
OC389412 · llp · incorporated 2013-11-25
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 2024
Net worth
£94.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (75/100)

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

Company profile
address, no SIC, incorporation date
80
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 (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
33 filings on record
85
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
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
80
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £94,405
Net assets shrinking
Down £909 YoY
Cash YoY
-1%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£100k
↓ 1.5% YoY
Net Worth
£94k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£101k
↓ 1.6% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£20k£41k£61k£82k£102kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£94.4k£95.3k
Current assets£100.7k£102.4k
Cash£100.3k£101.8k
Debtors£-55£81
Net assets£94.4k£95.3k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-29
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  2. 2025-09-17
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-12-10
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  4. 2024-09-19
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-12-07
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  6. 2023-07-26
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-12-07
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  8. 2022-09-14
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-02-09
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnership
    persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC05
  10. 2022-02-09
    📄
    change-corporate-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-date
    officers · LLCH02
  11. 2022-02-09
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-limited-liability-partnership-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · LLAD01
  12. 2021-12-09
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  13. 2021-07-14
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-02-16
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnership
    persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC05
  15. 2021-02-16
    📄
    change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-date
    officers · LLCH01
  16. 2021-02-16
    📄
    change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-date
    officers · LLCH01
  17. 2021-02-16
    📄
    change-corporate-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-date
    officers · LLCH02
  18. 2020-11-28
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  19. 2020-08-27
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2019-11-26
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  21. 2019-10-02
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  22. 2018-12-03
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  23. 2018-09-26
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  24. 2017-12-22
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-limited-liability-partnership-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · LLAD01
  25. 2017-12-15
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  26. 2013-11-25
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As CLIVE MOTOR WORKS LLP
  27. 2013-11-25
    ➕
    POWELL, Keith appointed
    llp-designated-member
  28. 2013-11-25
    ➕
    POWELL, Susan Rose appointed
    llp-designated-member
  29. 2013-11-25
    ➕
    GJA AUTO SERVICES LTD appointed
    corporate-llp-designated-member

Owner dependency

50/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

Succession & seller-readiness

30/100
Weak signal

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

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

Gja Auto Services Ltd holds 25-50% — a significant corporate investor but not a controlling parent.

🏛️
Gja Auto Services Ltd
Corporate parent
⬇
CLIVE MOTOR WORKS LLP
This company · OC389412

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

Shareholders & ownership

3 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Susan Rose Powell
Individual · British · DOB 12/1950 · age 76
—25–50%25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mr Keith Powell
Individual · British · DOB 02/1951 · age 75
—25–50%25-50% voting06/04/2016
Gja Auto Services Ltd
Corporate entity
—25–50%25-50% voting06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typellp
Incorporated2013-11-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC—

Registered office

Unit 9 Barnack Business Centre
Blakey Road
Salisbury
Wiltshire
SP1 2LP
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-09
Last: 2025-11-25

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

POWELL, Keith→
llp-designated-member · ~75y · appointed 2013-11-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
POWELL, Susan Rose→
llp-designated-member · ~76y · appointed 2013-11-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GJA AUTO SERVICES LTD→
corporate-llp-designated-member · appointed 2013-11-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active

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Recent filings (33 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2026-01-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-09-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2024-12-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-09-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2023-12-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-07-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2022-12-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-09-14
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnership
persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC05
2022-02-09
change-corporate-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-date
officers · LLCH02
2022-02-09
change-registered-office-address-limited-liability-partnership-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · LLAD01
2022-02-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2021-12-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-07-14
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnership
persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC05
2021-02-16
change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-date
officers · LLCH01
2021-02-16