BRISTOL AUTO ELECTRICAL LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

02361630 · ltd · incorporated 1989-03-15

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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year to Apr 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Retail trade of motor vehicle parts and accessories

Sector: Wholesale & retail

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 7 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

8 live charges · 6 lenders · oldest 36.8y

35/100

too messy

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

· Oldest live charge is 36.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 6 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.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

8 charges (8/8 with lender, 8/8 with type)

Directors & officers

13 officers (5 active, 13 linked, 10 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

159 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-04-30	2024-04-30
Average employees	2400	3200

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 officers

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (51 events)Click to expand

2026-03-05
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-02-25
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-09-18
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-26
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TAYLOR, Stuart resigned
director
2024-03-26
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officers · TM01
2024-03-15
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-02-02
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-02-02
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officers · AP01
2024-01-31
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CLARKE, Jayne appointed
director
2024-01-31
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ISAACS, Robert John resigned
director
2023-10-26
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-10-18
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-22
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officers · AP01
2023-05-10
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TAYLOR, Stuart appointed
director
2023-03-16
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-08-10
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-03
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-04-28
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BATCHELAR, Mark Arthur appointed
director
2021-09-13
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-08-18
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mortgage · MR01
2021-07-30
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Charge registered #8
Lender: Robert John Isaacs
2021-05-19
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2021-05-19
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2021-05-15
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mortgage · MR04
2021-05-15
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Charge satisfied #7
2021-05-07
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2021-03-31
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BARSBY, Keith Dudley resigned
director
2019-04-26
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CARRADINE, Christopher resigned
director
2018-08-21
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CLARKE, Jayne appointed
secretary
2018-08-21
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BARSBY, Keith Dudley resigned
secretary
2018-06-22
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Charge satisfied #6
2018-06-22
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Charge satisfied #5
2016-05-01
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CARRADINE, Christopher appointed
director
2014-12-01
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Charge registered #7
Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
2010-05-06
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HOUSE, Steven appointed
director
2008-05-20
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ISAACS, Michael resigned
director
2005-06-23
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Charge registered #6
Lender: Lloyds Tsb Commercial Finance Limited
2005-05-01
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ALWAY, Andrew Richard appointed
director
2005-03-02
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Charge satisfied #4
2005-03-02
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Charge satisfied #2
2005-03-02
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Charge satisfied #1
2004-08-27
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Charge registered #5
Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
2004-05-01
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BARSBY, Keith Dudley appointed
secretary
2004-05-01
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ISAACS, Jacqueline Sheila resigned
secretary
2004-03-09
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Charge registered #4
Lender: Lloyds Tsb Commercial Finance Limited
2000-02-25
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Charge registered #3
Lender: Trafford Park Estates Limited
1997-12-04
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ISAACS, Paul resigned
director
1992-08-21
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
1989-08-30
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC

Showing most recent 50 of 51 events

Owner dependency

65/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

-4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

70/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
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

Bae Eot Limited holds majority control (50-75%). Likely parent but not wholly-owned.

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Bae Eot Limited

Corporate parent · holds 50-75% shares · board control

majority

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BRISTOL AUTO ELECTRICAL LIMITED

This company · 02361630

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Bae Eot Limited Corporate entity	50–75%	50–75%	board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control	30/04/2021

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Robert John Isaacsceased 30/04/2021· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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

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BHAVNA MOTORS LIMITED→ 16665465 · est 2025 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
BLE TOOLS LTD→ 16356117 · est 2025 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	1y	—	—
BLK DIAMOND LTD→ 16226657 · est 2025 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	1y	—	—
BLUELINE AUTOMOTIVE LTD→ 16822350 · est 2025 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
BOB’S MOBILE TYRES LTD→ 15463466 · est 2024 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	2y	—	—
BODY REPAIRS BRISTOL LTD→ 06906905 · est 2009 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	16y	—	—
BONDS AUTOMOTIVE LTD→ 16566253 · est 2025 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
BRIGHTS AUTO CENTRE LIMITED→ 06645993 · est 2008 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	17y	—	—
BRILLIANT AUTOMOTIVE LTD→ 16512535 · est 2025 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
BRISLINGTON CAR WASH LTD→ 16675527 · est 2025 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
BRISTOL 24/7 MOBILE TYRES LTD→ 16243632 · est 2025 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	1y	—	—
BRISTOL AUTO LTD→ 16866453 · est 2025 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated1989-03-15

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC45320 — Retail trade of motor vehicle parts and accessories

Registered office

Unit D

Albert Road

St Philips

Bristol

BS2 0YA

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-01-31

Last made up to: 2025-04-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-03-29

Last: 2026-03-15