BLACK BEAR GARAGE LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
03723040 · ltd · incorporated 1999-03-01
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jul 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45200
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (70/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
11 officers (1 active, 11 linked, 5 with DOB)
79
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
95 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
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year 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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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-07-31

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 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
2
filings
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (42 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-28
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  2. 2025-12-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-01-07
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AAMD
  4. 2024-12-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-04-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-06-13
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  7. 2023-06-06
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  8. 2022-10-10
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  9. 2022-10-07
    ➖
    REEVE, Louise resigned
    secretary
  10. 2022-10-07
    ➖
    REEVE, Louise Ann resigned
    director
  11. 2022-10-07
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2022-10-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2022-09-30
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    PARKER, David Gordon appointed
    director
  14. 2022-09-30
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  15. 2022-09-30
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2022-09-29
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    JOHNS, David Michael resigned
    director
  17. 2022-03-01
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  18. 2022-03-01
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  19. 2022-03-01
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  20. 2022-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  21. 2021-06-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  22. 2021-03-30
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  23. 2021-03-29
    ➕
    JOHNS, David Michael appointed
    director
  24. 2021-03-22
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  25. 2021-03-22
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  26. 2021-03-20
    ➕
    REEVE, Louise Ann appointed
    director
  27. 2021-01-17
    ➖
    REEVE, Alan resigned
    director
  28. 2007-10-31
    ➖
    BONWORTH, Jean resigned
    secretary
  29. 2007-10-31
    ➕
    REEVE, Louise appointed
    secretary
  30. 2007-10-31
    ➖
    MCCABE, Anne Susan resigned
    director
  31. 2007-10-31
    ➕
    REEVE, Alan appointed
    director
  32. 2001-03-01
    ➕
    BONWORTH, Jean appointed
    secretary
  33. 2001-03-01
    ➖
    BURKE, David resigned
    secretary
  34. 2001-03-01
    ➖
    BONWORTH, Jean resigned
    director
  35. 2001-03-01
    ➕
    MCCABE, Anne Susan appointed
    director
  36. 1999-06-23
    ➕
    BURKE, David appointed
    secretary
  37. 1999-06-23
    ➕
    BONWORTH, Jean appointed
    director
  38. 1999-06-22
    ➖
    C.D.A.S. SEC. LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  39. 1999-06-22
    ➖
    C.D.A.S. DIR. LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  40. 1999-06-21
    ➕
    C.D.A.S. SEC. LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  41. 1999-06-21
    ➕
    C.D.A.S. DIR. LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  42. 1999-03-01
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BLACK BEAR GARAGE LIMITED

Owner dependency

83/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
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 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 27 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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 David Gordon Parker
Individual · British · DOB 04/1962 · age 64
75–100%
75–100%board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest06/06/2023
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mrs Louise Ann Reeveceased 01/10/2022· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
  • Mr Alan Reeveceased 22/03/2021· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

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

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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1999-03-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200

Registered office

Black Bear Garage Station Road
Latchford
Warrington
Cheshire
WA4 1JT
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-15
Last: 2026-03-01

Officers (1 active · 10 resigned)

PARKER, David Gordon→
director · ~64y · appointed 2022-09-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BONWORTH, Jean→
secretary · appointed 2001-03-01 · resigned 2007-10-31
Resigned
BURKE, David→
secretary · appointed 1999-06-23 · resigned 2001-03-01
Resigned
REEVE, Louise→
secretary · appointed 2007-10-31 · resigned 2022-10-07
Resigned
C.D.A.S. SEC. LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 1999-06-21 · resigned 1999-06-22
Resigned
BONWORTH, Jean→
director · appointed 1999-06-23 · resigned 2001-03-01
Resigned
JOHNS, David Michael→
director · ~40y · appointed 2021-03-29 · resigned 2022-09-29
Resigned
MCCABE, Anne Susan→
director · ~71y · appointed 2001-03-01 · resigned 2007-10-31
Resigned
REEVE, Alan→
director · ~70y · appointed 2007-10-31 · resigned 2021-01-17
Resigned
REEVE, Louise Ann→
director · ~52y · appointed 2021-03-20 · resigned 2022-10-07
Resigned
C.D.A.S. DIR. LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 1999-06-21 · resigned 1999-06-22
Resigned

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Recent filings (95 total)

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-08
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2025-01-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-18
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-06-13
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-06-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-06
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2022-10-10
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-10-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-03
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-09-30