B & H MOTORS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04373140 · ltd · incorporated 2002-02-13
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 23.7y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£3.59M
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Sale of new cars and light motor vehicles
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 45112SIC 45112
  • 45200SIC 45200
  • 45320Retail trade of motor vehicle parts and accessories
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: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 23.7y

50/100
clean up first

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 23.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — 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, 4 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 (2 active, 8 linked, 5 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
75 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
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £3,588,951

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£1.6m
Net Worth
£3.6m
Current Assets
£3.6m
Current Liabilities
—
£0£728k£1.5m£2.2m£2.9m£3.6mApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£3.74M—
Current assets£3.64M—
Cash£1.60M—
Debtors£350.8k—
Net assets£3.59M—
Average employees—1800

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-20
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  2. 2025-11-20
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    Charge satisfied #2
  3. 2025-07-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-01-06
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  5. 2025-01-01
    ➕
    CASSON, Claire appointed
    director
  6. 2024-07-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-09-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-08-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-07-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-07-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-06-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-07-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-08-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-01-11
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charles-court-order-extend-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  15. 2016-12-14
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2016-12-14
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2016-07-15
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC (Trading as Both Clydesdale Bank and Yorkshire Bank)
  18. 2016-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  19. 2016-05-27
    ➖
    BATTY, Ronald resigned
    secretary
  20. 2016-05-27
    ➖
    BATTY, Ronald resigned
    director
  21. 2016-05-27
    ➖
    BATTY, Sheila Mary resigned
    director
  22. 2006-07-31
    ➖
    WIGHAM, David resigned
    director
  23. 2002-08-30
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
  24. 2002-04-22
    ➕
    BATTY, Sheila Mary appointed
    director
  25. 2002-04-22
    ➕
    WIGHAM, David appointed
    director
  26. 2002-02-13
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As B & H MOTORS LIMITED
  27. 2002-02-13
    ➕
    MOORE, Geoffrey Martin appointed
    director
  28. 2002-02-13
    ➕
    BATTY, Ronald appointed
    secretary
  29. 2002-02-13
    ➕
    LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  30. 2002-02-13
    ➖
    LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  31. 2002-02-13
    ➕
    BATTY, Ronald appointed
    director
  32. 2002-02-13
    ➕
    LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  33. 2002-02-13
    ➖
    LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

56/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Geoffrey Martin Moore
Individual · British · DOB 01/1969 · age 57
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2002-02-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45111 — Sale of new cars and light motor vehicles

Registered office

B & H Motors Limited Dobies Business Park
Lillyhall West
Workington
Cumbria
CA14 4HX
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-27
Last: 2026-02-13

Officers (2 active · 6 resigned)

CASSON, Claire→
director · ~51y · appointed 2025-01-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MOORE, Geoffrey Martin→
director · ~57y · appointed 2002-02-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BATTY, Ronald→
secretary · appointed 2002-02-13 · resigned 2016-05-27
Resigned
LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-02-13 · resigned 2002-02-13
Resigned
BATTY, Ronald→
director · ~84y · appointed 2002-02-13 · resigned 2016-05-27
Resigned
BATTY, Sheila Mary→
director · ~81y · appointed 2002-04-22 · resigned 2016-05-27
Resigned
WIGHAM, David→
director · ~91y · appointed 2002-04-22 · resigned 2006-07-31
Resigned
LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-02-13 · resigned 2002-02-13
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank PLC (Trading as Both Clydesdale Bank and Yorkshire Bank)
A registered charge1 property15/07/201620/11/2025
outstanding
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
Debenture1 property30/08/2002—
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Recent filings (75 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-13
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-11-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-18
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-01-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-07-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-02-17