BORO TYRES AND EXHAUSTS LIMITED
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (73/100, director aged 72). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 5 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Refinance opportunity
5 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 45.2y
Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.
- · Oldest live charge is 45.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 35/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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 · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-05-31 | 2024-05-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £82.1k | £76.3k |
| Current assets | £472.3k | £447.6k |
| Cash | £256.4k | £237.6k |
| Debtors | £134.6k | £124.5k |
| Net assets | £74.6k | £69.4k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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
- • 1 accounts
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-02-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-02-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-18📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2018-12-18📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2018-02-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-02-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-02-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-12-22📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-02-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2014-10-07🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2014-10-07🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2014-10-01🔓Charge satisfied #5
- 2012-03-01➕BESTON, Adam Michael appointeddirector
- 2000-05-08🔒Charge registered #5Lender: Susan Beston
- 1996-12-16🔓Charge satisfied #4
- 1993-02-12🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 1990-03-26🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 1985-03-06🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 1981-05-12🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Midland Bank PLC
- 1978-09-12🏢Company incorporatedAs BORO TYRES AND EXHAUSTS LIMITED
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 72 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 48 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 ·Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Group structure
Msas Enterprises Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Msas Enterprises Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 31/08/2018 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr. Michael James Bestonceased 31/08/2018· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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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 (4 active · 0 resigned)
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Susan Beston / London York Fund Managers / Michael James Beston Susan Beston / London York Fund Managers Limited / Michael James Beston | Debenture | 1 property | 08/05/2000 | 01/10/2014 | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 12/02/1993 | 16/12/1996 | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 26/03/1990 | 07/10/2014 | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 06/03/1985 | 07/10/2014 | |
| outstanding | Midland Bank Midland Bank PLC | Fixed and floating charge | 1 property | 12/05/1981 | — |