BEDALE MOTOR FACTORS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
02684065 · ltd · incorporated 1992-02-04
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 34.1y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
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year to Nov 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45310
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 2 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · oldest 34.1y

65/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Oldest live charge is 34.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 33/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

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, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (3 active, 8 linked, 4 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
94 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years 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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£0£153k£306k£460k£613k£766kNov 2024Nov 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-11-302024-11-30
Total assets—£363.4k
Current assets—£765.9k
Cash—£48.2k
Debtors—£462.9k
Net assets—£212.5k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-02-27
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2025-05-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-04-07
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2025-03-31
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    ANDERSON, Andrew Richard resigned
    director
  6. 2024-08-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-04-16
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  8. 2024-04-16
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  9. 2024-04-14
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2024-04-14
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  11. 2024-04-12
    ➕
    JENKINS, Stacey Marie appointed
    secretary
  12. 2024-04-12
    ➕
    JENKINS, Stacey Marie appointed
    director
  13. 2024-04-12
    ➖
    JENKINS, Sylvia Amy resigned
    secretary
  14. 2024-04-12
    ➖
    JENKINS, Sylvia Amy resigned
    director
  15. 2023-08-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2022-08-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2021-08-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2020-08-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2019-08-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2018-08-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2017-08-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  22. 1992-10-16
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Midland Bank PLC
  23. 1992-06-17
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Midland Bank PLC
  24. 1992-02-04
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    Company incorporated
    As BEDALE MOTOR FACTORS LIMITED
  25. 1992-02-04
    ➕
    JENKINS, Ross William appointed
    director
  26. 1992-02-04
    ➕
    JENKINS, Sylvia Amy appointed
    secretary
  27. 1992-02-04
    ➖
    CORPORATE NOMINEE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  28. 1992-02-04
    ➕
    ANDERSON, Andrew Richard appointed
    director
  29. 1992-02-04
    ➕
    JENKINS, Sylvia Amy appointed
    director
  30. 1992-02-04
    ➖
    CORPORATE NOMINEE SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  31. 1992-01-31
    ➕
    CORPORATE NOMINEE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  32. 1992-01-31
    ➕
    CORPORATE NOMINEE SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

84/100
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 34 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

26/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — JENKINS, Stacey Marie (same surname) appointed 2024-04-12. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 34 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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Ross William Jenkins
Individual · British · DOB 04/1964 · age 62
75–100%
—75-100% shares01/12/2016

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
Incorporated1992-02-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45310 — SIC 45310

Registered office

Tutin Road
Leeming Bar Industrial Estate
Northallerton
North Yorkshire
DL7 9UJ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-08-31
Last made up to: 2025-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-18
Last: 2026-02-04

Officers (3 active · 5 resigned)

JENKINS, Stacey Marie→
secretary · appointed 2024-04-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
JENKINS, Ross William→
director · ~62y · appointed 1992-02-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
JENKINS, Stacey Marie→
director · ~34y · appointed 2024-04-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
JENKINS, Sylvia Amy→
secretary · appointed 1992-02-04 · resigned 2024-04-12
Resigned
CORPORATE NOMINEE SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1992-01-31 · resigned 1992-02-04
Resigned
ANDERSON, Andrew Richard→
director · ~62y · appointed 1992-02-04 · resigned 2025-03-31
Resigned
JENKINS, Sylvia Amy→
director · ~89y · appointed 1992-02-04 · resigned 2024-04-12
Resigned
CORPORATE NOMINEE SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1992-01-31 · resigned 1992-02-04
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Midland Bank
Midland Bank PLC
Fixed and floating charge1 property16/10/1992—
outstanding
Midland Bank
Midland Bank PLC
Legal charge2 properties17/06/1992—
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Recent filings (94 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-04
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-02-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-05-23
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-04-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-08-21
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2024-04-16
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-04-16
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-04-14
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-04-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-29