MOTOVISION LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC604260 · ltd · incorporated 2018-08-02
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 Aug 2024
Net worth
£-33.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45112
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 76/100 (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: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -72% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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 (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
20 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
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
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 £33,739
Net assets shrinking
Down £70,217 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 72% YoY
Cash YoY
-72%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£5k
↓ 72% YoY
Net Worth
-£34k
↓ 192% YoY
Current Assets
£73k
↓ 46% YoY
Current Liabilities
-£34k£2£34k£67k£101k£135kAug 2023Aug 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-08-312023-08-31
Total assets£-1.6k£85.2k
Current assets£72.8k£135.0k
Cash£5.3k£19.0k
Debtors£2.0k£4.0k
Net assets£-33.7k£36.5k

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
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-08-15
    PRZYWALA, Janusz appointed
    director
  3. 2024-08-15
    OSIAL, Katarzyna Anna appointed
    director
  4. 2024-08-15
    OSIAL, Katarzyna Anna resigned
    director
  5. 2024-08-15
    OSIAL, Marcin resigned
    director
  6. 2024-08-15
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2024-08-15
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  8. 2024-08-15
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  9. 2024-08-15
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2024-05-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2023-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-08-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2022-04-04
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  14. 2021-06-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2021-01-20
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2020-05-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-08-02
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    Company incorporated
    As MOTOVISION LTD
  18. 2018-08-02
    OSIAL, Marcin appointed
    director
  19. 2018-08-02
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

83/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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
Mr Marcin Osial
Individual · Polish · DOB 10/1983 · age 43
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control02/08/2018

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
Incorporated2018-08-02
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC45112 — SIC 45112

Registered office

63 Carsegate Rd Carsegate Road
Inverness
IV3 8EX
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-15
Last: 2025-08-01

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

PRZYWALA, Janusz
director · ~64y · appointed 2024-08-15
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Active
OSIAL, Katarzyna Anna
director · ~43y · appointed 2024-08-15 · resigned 2024-08-15
Resigned
OSIAL, Marcin
director · ~43y · appointed 2018-08-02 · resigned 2024-08-15
Resigned

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Recent filings (20 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-08-15
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-08-15
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-08-15
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-08-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-30
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2022-04-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-02