BRINCARS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
01077311 · ltd · incorporated 1972-10-18
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Sale of new cars and light motor vehicles
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 45112SIC 45112
- 45200SIC 45200
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 83-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 83). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 11 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
14 live charges · 11 lenders · oldest 47.7y
35/100
too messy
Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.
- · Oldest live charge is 47.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 11 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 40/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (59/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
14 charges (14/14 with lender, 14/14 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (4 active, 8 linked, 6 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
8 connected companies via shared directors
69
Filing history
121 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
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 (50 events)Click to expand
- 2025-06-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-mediumaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-06📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2024-11-06🔓Charge satisfied #13
- 2024-10-01📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-09-27🔒Charge registered #15Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 2024-07-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-12📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-12-31➖ELKES, James Paul resigneddirector
- 2022-07-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-08-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-06-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-12-12📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2017-12-01➕ELKES, James Paul appointeddirector
- 2017-06-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-10-07📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2016-09-17📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2016-09-17📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2014-12-15➕ASHCROFT, Paul Michael appointedsecretary
- 2014-12-15➖TOLLEY, David Rex resignedsecretary
- 2014-12-15➖TOLLEY, David Rex resigneddirector
- 2014-01-30🔓Charge satisfied #7
- 2014-01-30🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2013-05-24🔒Charge registered #14Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
- 2013-05-24🔒Charge registered #13Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
- 2013-05-24🔒Charge registered #12Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
- 2012-11-30➖ROUND, Bruce Kelvin resigneddirector
- 2012-06-01🔓Charge satisfied #11
- 2012-06-01🔓Charge satisfied #10
- 2012-06-01🔓Charge satisfied #9
- 2007-05-21🔓Charge satisfied #6
- 2007-05-21🔓Charge satisfied #5
- 2007-05-21🔓Charge satisfied #4
- 2007-05-21🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2007-05-21🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2006-05-17➕WATSON, William Che appointeddirector
- 2006-04-05🔒Charge registered #11Lender: Fiat Auto Financial Services (Wholesale) Limited
- 2006-02-01➕ASHCROFT, Paul Michael appointeddirector
- 2005-03-08🔒Charge registered #10Lender: Fiat Auto Financial Services Limited
- 2005-03-08🔒Charge registered #9Lender: Fiat Auto (UK) Limited
- 1998-06-10🔒Charge registered #7Lender: Midland Bank PLC
- 1994-03-23🔒Charge registered #6Lender: Aolkswagen Financial Services (UK) Limited
- 1991-07-19🔒Charge registered #5Lender: Lloyds Bowmaker Limited
- 1981-05-27🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Lloyds & Scottish Trust Limited
- 1981-03-02🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Lloyds and Scottish Bank Limited
- 1980-09-02🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Midland Bank PLC
- 1978-10-30🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Auto Union Wholesale
- 1972-10-18🏢Company incorporatedAs BRINCARS LIMITED
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 83 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
90/100
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 83 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 54 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
1 med ·Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Group structure
W Brindley (Garages) Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
W Brindley (Garages) Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
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BRINCARS LIMITED
This company · 01077311
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
W Brindley (Garages) Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 20/08/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| BOLAMILEKAN GLOBAL TRADING LTD→ 17086986 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1972-10-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45111 — Sale of new cars and light motor vehicles
Registered office
55 Penn Road
Wolverhampton
West Midlands
WV2 4WW
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-03
Last: 2025-08-20
Officers (4 active · 4 resigned)
ASHCROFT, Paul Michael→
Activesecretary · appointed 2014-12-15
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ASHCROFT, Paul Michael→
Activedirector · ~53y · appointed 2006-02-01
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Active
WATSON, William Che→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2006-05-17
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TOLLEY, David Rex→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 2014-12-15
ELKES, James Paul→
Resigneddirector · ~55y · appointed 2017-12-01 · resigned 2022-12-31
ROUND, Bruce Kelvin→
Resigneddirector · ~79y · resigned 2012-11-30
TOLLEY, David Rex→
Resigneddirector · ~85y · resigned 2014-12-15
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Mortgages & charges
14
Total charges
3
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:14 of 14 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 27/09/2024 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 24/05/2013 | — | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 24/05/2013 | 06/11/2024 | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 24/05/2013 | — | |
| satisfied | Fiat Auto Financial Services (Wholesale) Fiat Auto Financial Services (Wholesale) Limited | Legal charge | 1 property | 05/04/2006 | 01/06/2012 | |
| satisfied | Fiat Auto Financial Services Fiat Auto Financial Services Limited | Legal charge | 1 property | 08/03/2005 | 01/06/2012 | |
| satisfied | Fiat Auto (UK) Fiat Auto (UK) Limited | Legal charge | 1 property | 08/03/2005 | 01/06/2012 | |
| satisfied | Midland Bank Midland Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 10/06/1998 | 30/01/2014 | |
| satisfied | Aolkswagen Financial Services (UK) Aolkswagen Financial Services (UK) Limited | Debenture | 1 property | 23/03/1994 | 21/05/2007 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bowmaker Limited | Debenture | 1 property | 19/07/1991 | 21/05/2007 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds & Scottish Trust Limited | Debenture | 1 property | 27/05/1981 | 21/05/2007 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds and Scottish Bank Limited | Debenture | 1 property | 02/03/1981 | 21/05/2007 | |
| satisfied | Midland Bank Midland Bank PLC | Mortgage | 1 property | 02/09/1980 | 30/01/2014 | |
| satisfied | Auto Union Wholesale | Charge on monies | 1 property | 30/10/1978 | 21/05/2007 |
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Recent filings (121 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-medium
accounts · AA
2025-06-09
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-11-06
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-10-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-17
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-01-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2020-09-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-25