PREMIER M.O.T.'S LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC331573 · ltd · incorporated 2007-09-28
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£-20.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45200
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 62). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (70/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
56 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
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 declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £20,661

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£177
Net Worth
-£21k
Current Assets
£2k
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-31
Total assets£-20.1k
Current assets£1.8k
Cash£177
Debtors£1.6k
Net assets£-20.7k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  2. 2025-05-12
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  3. 2025-01-29
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    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-12-28
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    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-03-25
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    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-01-16
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  9. 2021-01-12
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    gazette · GAZ1
  10. 2019-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-12-05
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  12. 2017-12-28
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  13. 2017-01-06
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  14. 2016-04-27
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  15. 2016-02-02
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2007-09-28
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    Company incorporated
    As PREMIER M.O.T.'S LIMITED
  17. 2007-09-28
    ➕
    COLLINS, Natalie appointed
    secretary
  18. 2007-09-28
    ➕
    COLLINS, Jacqueline appointed
    director
  19. 2007-09-28
    ➕
    BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
    corporate-secretary
  20. 2007-09-28
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    BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
    corporate-secretary
  21. 2007-09-28
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    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
    corporate-director
  22. 2007-09-28
    ➖
    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resigned
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

93/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

78/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Jacqueline Collins
Individual · Scottish · DOB 05/1964 · age 62
75–100%
—75-100% shares01/07/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2007-09-28
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200

Registered office

4d Auchingramont Road
Hamilton
ML3 6JT

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-12
Last: 2025-09-28

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

COLLINS, Natalie→
secretary · appointed 2007-09-28
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Active
COLLINS, Jacqueline→
director · ~62y · appointed 2007-09-28
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Active
BRIAN REID LTD.→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2007-09-28 · resigned 2007-09-28
Resigned
STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→
corporate-director · appointed 2007-09-28 · resigned 2007-09-28
Resigned

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Recent filings (56 total)

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2025-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-04
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2025-05-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-28
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-25
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2021-01-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-15
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2021-01-12