BERKSHIRE MOTOR CARAVAN CENTRE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
01440050 · ltd · incorporated 1979-07-26
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Aug 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 65). 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).

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Refinance opportunity

6 live charges · 5 lenders · oldest 45.6y

35/100
too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

  • · Oldest live charge is 45.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 5 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Legal-friction score 40/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (75/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
6 charges (6/6 with lender, 6/6 with type)
90
Directors & officers
20 officers (3 active, 20 linked, 15 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
136 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-08-31
Average employees200

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (57 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-05
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  2. 2025-06-09
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  3. 2025-05-16
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  4. 2024-05-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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  5. 2023-06-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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  6. 2022-05-23
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  7. 2021-05-20
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  8. 2020-02-03
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  9. 2019-05-28
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  10. 2019-01-16
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
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  11. 2019-01-16
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2019-01-16
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  13. 2018-04-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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  14. 2017-01-20
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  15. 2016-05-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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  16. 2009-06-18
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    CROUCH, Michael David appointed
    director
  17. 2009-06-18
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    CRIVELLI, Marco resigned
    director
  18. 2008-01-22
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    CAPES, Ian Paul resigned
    director
  19. 2008-01-21
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    CRIVELLI, Marco appointed
    director
  20. 2005-08-24
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    LANCASTER, James resigned
    director
  21. 2002-04-03
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    SCOTT, Geoffrey appointed
    secretary
  22. 2002-04-03
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    SCOTT, Geoffrey appointed
    director
  23. 2002-04-03
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    JOHNSON, Stuart Gordon Lea resigned
    secretary
  24. 2002-04-03
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    JOHNSON, Stuart Gordon Lea resigned
    director
  25. 2000-08-02
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    JOHNSON, Stuart Gordon Lea appointed
    secretary
  26. 2000-08-02
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    WILLOUGHBY, Thomas Dennis resigned
    secretary
  27. 2000-08-02
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    AXTON, Robert Michael resigned
    director
  28. 2000-08-02
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    CAPES, Ian Paul appointed
    director
  29. 2000-08-02
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    CROUCH, Michael David resigned
    director
  30. 2000-08-02
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    JOHNSON, Stuart Gordon Lea appointed
    director
  31. 2000-08-02
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    LANCASTER, James appointed
    director
  32. 2000-08-02
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    WILLIS, David Harry resigned
    director
  33. 2000-08-02
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    WILLOUGHBY, Thomas Dennis resigned
    director
  34. 2000-08-02
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    Charge registered #6
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  35. 2000-07-21
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    Charge satisfied #5
  36. 2000-07-21
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    Charge satisfied #4
  37. 1999-04-30
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    CUMMINS, Brian William resigned
    secretary
  38. 1999-04-30
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    WILLOUGHBY, Thomas Dennis appointed
    secretary
  39. 1999-04-30
    ➕
    AXTON, Robert Michael appointed
    director
  40. 1999-04-30
    ➕
    CROUCH, Michael David appointed
    director
  41. 1999-04-30
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    CUMMINS, Brian William resigned
    director
  42. 1999-04-30
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    SAUNDERS, David Edward resigned
    director
  43. 1999-04-30
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    SAUNDERS, Mary Florence resigned
    director
  44. 1999-04-30
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    WILLIS, David Harry appointed
    director
  45. 1999-04-30
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    WILLOUGHBY, Thomas Dennis appointed
    director
  46. 1998-05-30
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    TATE, Antony Robert resigned
    director
  47. 1996-08-08
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    SAUNDERS, Reginald Edwad resigned
    director
  48. 1996-04-01
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    TATE, Antony Robert appointed
    director
  49. 1995-02-17
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    Charge satisfied #3
  50. 1995-01-30
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    Charge registered #5
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
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Owner dependency

83/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

86/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 47 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
medium

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

Group structure

Auto-Sleepers Group Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Auto-Sleepers Group Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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BERKSHIRE MOTOR CARAVAN CENTRE LIMITED
This company · 01440050

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Auto-Sleepers Group Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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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🔒Tailored diligence questions

8 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.

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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.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1979-07-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

Orchard Works
Industrial Estate, Willersey
Broadway
Worcestershire
WR12 7QF

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-01
Last: 2025-10-18

Officers (3 active · 17 resigned)

SCOTT, Geoffrey→
secretary · appointed 2002-04-03
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Active
CROUCH, Michael David→
director · ~64y · appointed 2009-06-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SCOTT, Geoffrey→
director · ~65y · appointed 2002-04-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CUMMINS, Brian William→
secretary · appointed 1994-07-18 · resigned 1999-04-30
Resigned
JOHNSON, Stuart Gordon Lea→
secretary · appointed 2000-08-02 · resigned 2002-04-03
Resigned
SAUNDERS, Mary Florence→
secretary · resigned 1994-07-18
Resigned
WILLOUGHBY, Thomas Dennis→
secretary · appointed 1999-04-30 · resigned 2000-08-02
Resigned
AXTON, Robert Michael→
director · ~61y · appointed 1999-04-30 · resigned 2000-08-02
Resigned
CAPES, Ian Paul→
director · ~68y · appointed 2000-08-02 · resigned 2008-01-22
Resigned
CRIVELLI, Marco→
director · ~61y · appointed 2008-01-21 · resigned 2009-06-18
Resigned
CROUCH, Michael David→
director · ~64y · appointed 1999-04-30 · resigned 2000-08-02
Resigned
CUMMINS, Brian William→
director · ~82y · resigned 1999-04-30
Resigned
JOHNSON, Stuart Gordon Lea→
director · ~62y · appointed 2000-08-02 · resigned 2002-04-03
Resigned
LANCASTER, James→
director · ~78y · appointed 2000-08-02 · resigned 2005-08-24
Resigned
SAUNDERS, David Edward→
director · ~78y · resigned 1999-04-30
Resigned
SAUNDERS, Mary Florence→
director · ~95y · resigned 1999-04-30
Resigned
SAUNDERS, Reginald Edwad→
director · ~98y · resigned 1996-08-08
Resigned
TATE, Antony Robert→
director · ~63y · appointed 1996-04-01 · resigned 1998-05-30
Resigned
WILLIS, David Harry→
director · ~77y · appointed 1999-04-30 · resigned 2000-08-02
Resigned
WILLOUGHBY, Thomas Dennis→
director · ~80y · appointed 1999-04-30 · resigned 2000-08-02
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

6
Total charges
3
Outstanding
3
Active lenders
Status:Lender:6 of 6 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Composite guarantee and debenture1 property02/08/2000—
satisfied
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Mortgage debenture1 property30/01/199521/07/2000
satisfied
Volkswagen Financial Services (UK)
Volkswagen Financial Services (UK) Limited
Debenture1 property16/03/199421/07/2000
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Bowmaker Limited
Debenture1 property01/03/199417/02/1995
outstanding
Psa Wholesale .
Psa Wholesale Limited.
Charge1 property24/11/1989—
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Industrial Bank of Scotland Limited
Charge1 property26/11/1980—
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Recent filings (136 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-06-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-01
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-06-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-05-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-05-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-06-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-05-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-05-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-02-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-10-21