BRIAN PLOWRIGHT CAR SALES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
03609357 · ltd · incorporated 1998-08-04
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 Sept 2025
Net worth
£1.84M
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45112
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 78-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 78). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (4 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
72 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £1,844,988
Cash YoY
+16%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£1.3m
↑ 16% YoY
Net Worth
£1.8m
↑ 1.8% YoY
Current Assets
£1.6m
↑ 14% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£369k£738k£1.1m£1.5m£1.8mSept 2024Sept 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-09-302024-09-30
Total assets£1.91M£1.88M
Current assets£1.60M£1.40M
Cash£1.33M£1.14M
Debtors£126.5k£121.1k
Net assets£1.84M£1.81M

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
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 (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-07-22
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  4. 2024-07-22
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  5. 2024-07-18
    ➕
    PLOWRIGHT, Gloria Christine appointed
    director
  6. 2024-07-18
    ➕
    WASHER, Karen Christine appointed
    director
  7. 2024-06-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2024-03-08
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2023-09-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-10-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-09-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-09-22
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  14. 2019-09-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-06-25
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  16. 2019-06-25
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  17. 2019-06-24
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  18. 2018-09-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2018-06-27
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  20. 1998-08-04
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BRIAN PLOWRIGHT CAR SALES LIMITED
  21. 1998-08-04
    ➕
    PLOWRIGHT, Gloria Christine appointed
    secretary
  22. 1998-08-04
    ➕
    PLOWRIGHT, Brian Oliver appointed
    director
  23. 1998-08-04
    ➕
    HALLMARK SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 1998-08-04
    ➖
    HALLMARK SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 1998-08-04
    ➕
    HALLMARK REGISTRARS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  26. 1998-08-04
    ➖
    HALLMARK REGISTRARS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

98/100
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
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "PLOWRIGHT" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 28 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 78 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 78 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 28 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Brian Oliver Plowright
Individual · British · DOB 03/1948 · age 78
50–75%
50–75%board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control06/04/2016
Mr Gloria Christine Plowright
Individual · British · DOB 08/1948 · age 78
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% 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
Incorporated1998-08-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45112 — SIC 45112

Registered office

29 St Audries Close
Stogursey
Bridgwater
Somerset
TA5 1QU

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-26
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-18
Last: 2025-08-04

Officers (4 active · 2 resigned)

PLOWRIGHT, Gloria Christine→
secretary · appointed 1998-08-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PLOWRIGHT, Brian Oliver→
director · ~78y · appointed 1998-08-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PLOWRIGHT, Gloria Christine→
director · ~78y · appointed 2024-07-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WASHER, Karen Christine→
director · ~52y · appointed 2024-07-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HALLMARK SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1998-08-04 · resigned 1998-08-04
Resigned
HALLMARK REGISTRARS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1998-08-04 · resigned 1998-08-04
Resigned

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Recent filings (72 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-06-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-10
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-07-22
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-07-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-24
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-03-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-22