BPCE EQUIPMENT SOLUTIONS UK LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
03596854 · ltd · incorporated 1998-07-07
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 25.3y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
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Net worth
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Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Financial leasing
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 62-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 62). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

11 live charges · oldest 25.3y

65/100
clean up first

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 25.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 35/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (60/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
11 charges (11/11 with lender, 11/11 with type)
90
Directors & officers
28 officers (4 active, 28 linked, 21 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
13 connected companies via shared directors
84
Filing history
158 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
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
69
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 address
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 address
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (92 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-11
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2025-10-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-03-11
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  4. 2025-03-11
    📄
    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  5. 2025-03-04
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  6. 2025-03-03
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    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  7. 2024-10-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-12-04
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2023-12-01
    ➖
    BOWDEN, Stephen John resigned
    director
  10. 2023-10-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-10-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-10-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-01-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-09-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-02-01
    ➕
    GOODSHIP, Timothy Edward appointed
    secretary
  16. 2019-02-01
    ➕
    GOODSHIP, Timothy Edward appointed
    director
  17. 2019-02-01
    ➖
    YATES-MERCER, David Robert George resigned
    secretary
  18. 2019-02-01
    ➖
    TURNER, Giles resigned
    director
  19. 2019-02-01
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  20. 2019-02-01
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  21. 2019-02-01
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  22. 2019-02-01
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  23. 2016-01-31
    ➖
    SYMONS, Steven William resigned
    director
  24. 2015-05-26
    ➖
    BENSEN, Jacques Andre Jean resigned
    director
  25. 2013-10-01
    ➕
    HUGHES, Dominic Lawson appointed
    director
  26. 2013-10-01
    ➖
    MILLS, Tracy Sharon resigned
    director
  27. 2013-01-11
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #10
  28. 2013-01-04
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #11
  29. 2013-01-04
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #9
  30. 2013-01-04
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #8
  31. 2013-01-04
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #7
  32. 2013-01-04
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    Charge satisfied #6
  33. 2013-01-04
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #5
  34. 2013-01-04
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #4
  35. 2013-01-04
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #3
  36. 2013-01-04
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #2
  37. 2013-01-04
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #1
  38. 2011-05-20
    ➕
    BENSEN, Jacques Andre Jean appointed
    director
  39. 2011-05-18
    ➖
    DE PASTRE, Christian resigned
    director
  40. 2010-10-15
    ➖
    FRANFINANCE SA resigned
    corporate-director
  41. 2010-08-02
    ➕
    FRANFINANCE SA appointed
    corporate-director
  42. 2008-10-02
    ➕
    DE PASTRE, Christian appointed
    director
  43. 2008-10-02
    ➖
    FRACHON, Eric resigned
    director
  44. 2007-02-05
    ➕
    SYMONS, Steven William appointed
    director
  45. 2006-01-17
    ➖
    COCCOLONI, Massimo resigned
    director
  46. 2006-01-17
    ➕
    FRACHON, Eric appointed
    director
  47. 2004-04-21
    🔒
    Charge registered #11
    Lender: Lombard North Central PLC
  48. 2004-04-05
    🔒
    Charge registered #10
    Lender: Lombard North Central PLC
  49. 2003-11-28
    🔒
    Charge registered #9
    Lender: Lombard North Central PLC
  50. 2003-08-12
    🔒
    Charge registered #8
    Lender: Lombard North Central PLC
Showing most recent 50 of 92 events

Owner dependency

68/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

70/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 28 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

2 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.

Name changed recently
medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2025-03-03: certificate-change-of-name-company

Group structure

Bpce Equipment Solutions Sas is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Bpce Equipment Solutions Sas
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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BPCE EQUIPMENT SOLUTIONS UK LIMITED
This company · 03596854

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
Bpce Equipment Solutions Sas
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1998-07-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64910 — Financial leasing

Registered office

63 Kew Road
Richmond
Surrey
TW9 2NQ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-26
Last: 2026-03-12

Officers (4 active · 24 resigned)

GOODSHIP, Timothy Edward→
secretary · appointed 2019-02-01
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Active
GOODSHIP, Timothy Edward→
director · ~47y · appointed 2019-02-01
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Active
HUGHES, Dominic Lawson→
director · ~54y · appointed 2013-10-01
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Active
YATES-MERCER, David Robert George→
director · ~62y · appointed 2002-01-31
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Active
GORDON, Neil Arthur→
secretary · appointed 1998-07-07 · resigned 1998-11-03
Resigned
TILBURY, Philip→
secretary · appointed 1998-11-25 · resigned 2001-06-13
Resigned
YATES-MERCER, David Robert George→
secretary · appointed 2001-08-29 · resigned 2019-02-01
Resigned
SEVERNSIDE SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1998-07-07 · resigned 1998-07-07
Resigned
BENSEN, Jacques Andre Jean→
director · ~71y · appointed 2011-05-20 · resigned 2015-05-26
Resigned
BOWDEN, Stephen John→
director · ~62y · appointed 2000-01-25 · resigned 2023-12-01
Resigned
COCCOLONI, Massimo→
director · ~85y · appointed 2001-09-18 · resigned 2006-01-17
Resigned
CONROY, William Frank→
director · ~69y · appointed 2001-09-18 · resigned 2002-01-31
Resigned
DE PASTRE, Christian→
director · ~66y · appointed 2008-10-02 · resigned 2011-05-18
Resigned
ECKHARDT, Hans-Jurgen→
director · ~69y · appointed 2001-09-18 · resigned 2002-07-01
Resigned
FRACHON, Eric→
director · ~69y · appointed 2006-01-17 · resigned 2008-10-02
Resigned
GORDON, Neil Arthur→
director · ~72y · appointed 1998-07-07 · resigned 1998-11-03
Resigned
JAFFE, Emma Christina→
director · ~60y · appointed 1998-07-07 · resigned 1998-09-21
Resigned
LLOYD, Susanna→
director · ~58y · appointed 2000-01-25 · resigned 2000-11-20
Resigned
MIGNEREY, Jean-Marc Christian→
director · ~72y · appointed 1998-07-07 · resigned 1999-12-03
Resigned
MILLS, Tracy Sharon→
director · ~68y · appointed 1998-07-07 · resigned 2013-10-01
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

11
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:11 of 11 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Lombard North Central
Lombard North Central PLC
Schedule no: A0011059871 property21/04/200404/01/2013
satisfied
Lombard North Central
Lombard North Central PLC
Schedule no: A001105426 master agreement - reference lafg/sgvf 070201 7TH march 20011 property05/04/200411/01/2013
satisfied
Lombard North Central
Lombard North Central PLC
Schedule no: A001100629 master agreement - reference lafg/sgvf 070201 7TH march 20011 property28/11/200304/01/2013
satisfied
Lombard North Central
Lombard North Central PLC
Schedule no A001094736 to a master charge reference lafg/sgvf 070201 dated 07 march 2001 and1 property12/08/200304/01/2013
satisfied
Lombard North Central
Lombard North Central PLC
Master charge1 property14/02/200304/01/2013
satisfied
Lombard North Central
Lombard North Central PLC
Schedule to master charge1 property08/01/200304/01/2013
satisfied
Lombard North Central
Lombard North Central PLC
Schedule no A001083434 to a master charge reference lafg/sgvf 070201 dated 07 march 20011 property30/12/200204/01/2013
satisfied
Lombard North Central
Lombard North Central PLC
Schedule no A001083391 to a master charge reference lafg/sgvf 070201 dated 07 march 20011 property23/12/200204/01/2013
satisfied
Lombard North Central
Lombard North Central PLC
Schedule no:A001081977 to master charge (ref: lafg/sgvf 070201 dated 7TH march 2001)1 property26/11/200204/01/2013
satisfied
Lombard North Central
Lombard North Central PLC
Schedule no: A001081660 dated 15TH november 2002 master charge - reference lafg/sgvf 070201 dated 7TH march 20011 property15/11/200204/01/2013
satisfied
Lombard North Central
Lombard North Central PLC
Schedule no A001006539 to master charge - reference lafg/sgvf 07021 of even date1 property07/03/200104/01/2013

Recent filings (158 total)

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-05-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-17
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-03-11
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-03-11
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2025-03-04
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2025-03-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-12-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-05