ALEXANDERS MOT CENTRE LIMITED
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £82.6k | £91.5k |
| Current assets | £19.8k | £24.2k |
| Cash | £13.0k | £14.1k |
| Debtors | £5.7k | £9.0k |
| Net assets | £62.0k | £61.3k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
- • 1 officers
- • 1 accounts
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-07📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-11-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-26➖ALEXANDER, Agnes resignedsecretary
- 2022-05-26📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2022-05-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-26📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-11-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2020-02-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2018-11-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2018-02-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2016-12-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-06-11📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-12-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-06-12📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2009-06-25➕ALEXANDER, Agnes appointedsecretary
- 2009-05-29🏢Company incorporatedAs ALEXANDERS MOT CENTRE LIMITED
- 2009-05-29➕ALEXANDER, Ross appointeddirector
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "ALEXANDER" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 17 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
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Ross Alexander Individual · British · DOB 11/1971 · age 55 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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