B MARSHALL MOTOR ENGINEER LTD
Opportunity 70/100 (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 (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 · FRS 105 (micro)Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £101.0k | £64.6k |
| Current assets | £99.2k | £100.5k |
| Net assets | £12.3k | £62 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
1 signal 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
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Corporate timeline (11 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-08📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2021-09-22📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-09-01📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-08-20🏢Company incorporatedAs B MARSHALL MOTOR ENGINEER LTD
- 2021-08-20➕MARSHALL, Barry appointeddirector
- 2021-08-20➕MARSHALL, Colleen appointeddirector
- 2021-08-20📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "MARSHALL" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Colleen Marshall Individual · British · DOB 11/1986 · age 40 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 20/08/2021 |
Mr Barry Marshall Individual · British · DOB 07/1986 · age 40 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 20/08/2021 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
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