BENTLEY DRIVERS CLUB LIMITED

📉Decliningactive

00316068 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1936-07-06

Investment thesis

Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.

Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.

Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.

Opportunity decay

drifting distress · 6-months

Drifting toward distress — expect more negotiability in 3–6 months, but also more friction.

· Lifecycle stage drifting downward
· Currently "declining"

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

£676.0k

year to Dec 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

77/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Activities of other membership organisations n.e.c.

Sector: Other service activities

Investor take

Pursue

Conservative operator with a 81-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (73/100, director aged 81). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (57/100).

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Refinance opportunity

4 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 50.7y

25/100

too messy

Structure is too messy for a clean refinance right now — clean up first or expect bespoke terms.

· Oldest live charge is 50.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 48/100 (high).

Data confidence

Overall: high (84/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)

Directors & officers

100 officers (10 active, 100 linked, 95 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 5 total, 5 with control declared

Director network

16 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

484 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

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Opportunity Score

77/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Profitable

Profit before tax £36,512

Turnover YoY

+5%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-12-31	2024-12-31
Turnover	£676.0k	£641.3k
Gross profit	£336.3k	£313.8k
Profit before tax	£36.5k	£221.8k
Average employees	400	400

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal 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

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 90 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 officers
• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 officers
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (208 events)Click to expand

2026-05-29
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officers · AP01
2026-04-30
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accounts · AA
2025-07-24
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officers · TM01
2025-05-02
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accounts · AA
2024-11-19
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COMMANDER, Edward Thomas appointed
director
2024-07-09
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officers · AP01
2024-06-05
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officers · CH01
2024-06-05
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officers · AP01
2024-05-30
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officers · TM01
2024-05-29
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JOHNSON, Henry Edward appointed
director
2024-05-29
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WAY, Joanna appointed
director
2024-05-15
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-04-23
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accounts · AA
2024-04-23
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officers · AP01
2024-04-23
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-04-23
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officers · TM01
2024-04-21
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COOPER, Terence Francis Charles appointed
director
2024-04-21
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BROOKS, Philip resigned
director
2024-04-21
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GREEN DAVY, Diana Margaret, Dr resigned
director
2024-03-15
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-01-21
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officers · AP01
2024-01-19
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2024-01-11
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WALKER, Bernard Antony appointed
director
2023-12-23
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officers · AP01
2023-12-23
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2023-12-23
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2023-12-23
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2023-12-23
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2023-12-14
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-12-08
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BROWN, Pauline resigned
director
2023-12-04
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DAY, Andrew John appointed
director
2023-12-04
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HAIG, Barbara Ann appointed
director
2023-12-04
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SPENCER, Paul David appointed
director
2023-12-04
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WARNER, Christopher Michael appointed
director
2023-12-04
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GREEN DAVY, Diana Margaret, Dr appointed
director
2023-11-20
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HINE, Phillip William resigned
director
2023-11-17
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HARRIS, Ian Wayland resigned
director
2023-04-23
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BROWN, Pauline appointed
director
2022-08-05
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HARRIS, Ian Wayland appointed
director
2022-04-23
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HAIG, Michael resigned
director
2022-03-08
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HENDERSON, Ian Rutherford resigned
director
2020-07-14
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HINE, Phillip William appointed
director
2020-07-08
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LEA, Kenneth Ellis resigned
director
2020-07-08
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MEDCALF, James Day resigned
director
2019-12-02
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ALEXANDER, Richard, Sir resigned
director
2019-08-13
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JOHNSTON, David E resigned
director
2019-04-27
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BROOKS, Philip appointed
director
2018-12-08
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GORDON, Malcolm resigned
director
2018-04-29
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HENDERSON, Ian Rutherford appointed
director
2018-04-28
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JUDD, Anthony Stokes resigned
director

Showing most recent 50 of 208 events

Owner dependency

55/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS

-9 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 81 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 81 years old. Natural succession window is now.

Red flags

1 med ·

Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern

medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Christopher Michael Warner Individual · British · DOB 04/1947 · age 79	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	11/01/2024

4 historic (ceased) PSCs

Mr Duncan Charles Wiltshireceased 21/04/2024· significant influence
Mr Phillip William Hineceased 20/11/2023· significant influence
Mr Richard Parkinsonceased 10/08/2022· significant influence
Mr Ronald John Warmingtonceased 27/04/2019· significant influence

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

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Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated1936-07-06

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC94990 — Activities of other membership organisations n.e.c.

Registered office

W.O.Bentley Memorial Building

Ironstone Lane

Wroxton, Banbury

Oxfordshire

OX15 6ED

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-09-30

Last made up to: 2025-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-05-29

Last: 2026-05-15