BLAENAVON MOTOR COMPANY LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
00708795 · ltd · incorporated 1961-11-23
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 Sept 2025
Net worth
£21.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale of automotive fuel in specialised stores
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 57/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 70). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 4 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
7 live charges · 4 lenders · oldest 51.2y
15/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 51.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 4 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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
7 charges (7/7 with lender, 7/7 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 1 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
102 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £21,640
Net assets shrinking
Down £160,022 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 43% YoY
Cash YoY
-43%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£96k
↓ 43% YoY
Net Worth
£22k
↓ 88% YoY
Current Assets
£106k
↓ 46% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £27.8k | £187.8k |
| Current assets | £106.4k | £196.4k |
| Cash | £95.5k | £166.2k |
| Debtors | £10.9k | £30.1k |
| Net assets | £21.6k | £181.7k |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
4
filings
- • 2 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 officers
Last 180 days
4
filings
- • 2 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
- 2026-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2026-06-01📄replacement-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP01CS01
- 2026-04-16📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-04📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-03-04📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-06-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-11-13📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2017-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-12-20➖WILLIAMS, Lorna Mary resignedsecretary
- 2007-01-26➖WILLIAMS, Kerry Diana resignedsecretary
- 2006-11-21➕WILLIAMS, Lorna Mary appointedsecretary
- 1991-05-23🔒Charge registered #7Lender: Texaco Limited
- 1991-05-23🔒Charge registered #6Lender: Texaco Limited
- 1987-04-30🔒Charge registered #5Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 1986-06-26🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Texaco Limited
- 1983-09-13🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 1976-12-07🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Esso Petroleum Company LTD.
- 1975-05-06🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Midland Bank PLC
- 1961-11-23🏢Company incorporatedAs BLAENAVON MOTOR COMPANY LIMITED
Owner dependency
90/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
85/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 65 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
Red flags
1 low7 live charges
lowHeavily leveraged with multiple live security positions — understand the capital structure before proceeding.
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr. Derrick Kurt Williams Individual · British · DOB 09/1956 · age 70 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 06/04/2016 |
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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| BORU LIFE LTD→ 12151575 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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9 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1961-11-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47300 — Retail sale of automotive fuel in specialised stores
Registered office
Reflectalux House
Avondale Way
Cwmbran
Gwent
NP44 1TS
Wales
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-24
Last: 2025-11-10
Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)
Active
WILLIAMS, Kerry Diana→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 2007-01-26
WILLIAMS, Lorna Mary→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2006-11-21 · resigned 2015-12-20
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Mortgages & charges
7
Total charges
7
Outstanding
4
Active lenders
Status:Lender:7 of 7 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Texaco Texaco Limited | Legal charge | 1 property | 23/05/1991 | — | |
| outstanding | Texaco Texaco Limited | Mortgage and general charge | 1 property | 23/05/1991 | — | |
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 30/04/1987 | — | |
| outstanding | Texaco Texaco Limited | Mortgage and general charge | 1 property | 26/06/1986 | — | |
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 13/09/1983 | — | |
| outstanding | Esso Petroleum Company . Esso Petroleum Company LTD. | Legal charge | 1 property | 07/12/1976 | — | |
| outstanding | Midland Bank Midland Bank PLC | Second mortgage | 1 property | 06/05/1975 | — |
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Recent filings (102 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-06-30
replacement-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP01CS01
2026-06-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-04-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-28
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-03-04
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-03-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-29