BAKESTONE MOTORS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
01648619 · ltd · incorporated 1982-07-06
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 38.4y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£53.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Sale of new cars and light motor vehicles
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 45200SIC 45200
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 63-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (65/100, director aged 63). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 38.4y

70/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 38.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
118 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £53,809
Cash YoY
+18%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£85k
↑ 18% YoY
Net Worth
£54k
↑ 31% YoY
Current Assets
£103k
↑ 9.3% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£21k£41k£62k£82k£103kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£57.8k£56.1k
Current assets£102.9k£94.1k
Cash£85.4k£72.2k
Debtors£11.4k£12.2k
Net assets£53.8k£41.2k

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

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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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-10
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    change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
    address · AD02
  2. 2025-10-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-10-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-10-23
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    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  5. 2023-10-23
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  6. 2023-10-23
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  7. 2023-10-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-10-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-11-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-07-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-10-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-10-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-03-12
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    change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
    address · AD02
  14. 2017-11-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-10-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2011-10-27
    ➕
    THIELE, Jane Diane appointed
    director
  17. 2011-09-24
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #3
  18. 2011-09-24
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    Charge satisfied #2
  19. 2011-08-12
    ➖
    WAINWRIGHT, Christopher resigned
    director
  20. 2011-07-31
    ➕
    THIELE, Alan appointed
    secretary
  21. 2011-07-31
    ➖
    WAINWRIGHT, Christopher resigned
    secretary
  22. 2004-03-19
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  23. 1994-07-28
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    Charge satisfied #1
  24. 1994-02-09
    🔒
    Charge registered #2
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  25. 1988-02-04
    🔒
    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  26. 1982-07-06
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BAKESTONE MOTORS LIMITED

Owner dependency

74/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

79/100
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 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 44 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.

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Jane Diane Thiele
Individual · British · DOB 11/1966 · age 60
50–75%
—50-75% shares06/04/2016
Mr Alan Thiele
Individual · British · DOB 06/1963 · age 63
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1982-07-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45111 — Sale of new cars and light motor vehicles

Registered office

4a Adlington Industrial Estate
Adlington
Stockport
Cheshire
SK10 4NL
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-20
Last: 2025-11-06

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

THIELE, Alan→
secretary · appointed 2011-07-31
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Active
THIELE, Alan→
director · ~63y
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Active
THIELE, Jane Diane→
director · ~60y · appointed 2011-10-27
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Active
WAINWRIGHT, Christopher→
secretary · resigned 2011-07-31
Resigned
WAINWRIGHT, Christopher→
director · ~80y · resigned 2011-08-12
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

3
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property19/03/200424/09/2011
satisfied
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Mortgage debenture1 property09/02/199424/09/2011
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Debenture1 property04/02/198828/07/1994

Recent filings (118 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-14
change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
address · AD02
2025-12-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-06
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2023-10-23
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2023-10-23
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-10-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-15