B & M TYRES & EXHAUSTS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
04481804 · ltd · incorporated 2002-07-10
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
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (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 (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
62 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
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£0£0£0£0£0Jul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-04-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-09-11
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2023-08-21
    ➖
    MASSEY, John Stephen resigned
    director
  6. 2022-12-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-08-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-03-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-04-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-03-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-04-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-03-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-03-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2015-07-09
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2015-04-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2002-07-10
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    Company incorporated
    As B & M TYRES & EXHAUSTS LIMITED
  17. 2002-07-10
    ➕
    MASSEY, Toby Jonathan James appointed
    secretary
  18. 2002-07-10
    ➕
    MASSEY, Toby Jonathan James appointed
    director
  19. 2002-07-10
    ➕
    YORK PLACE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  20. 2002-07-10
    ➖
    YORK PLACE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  21. 2002-07-10
    ➕
    MASSEY, John Stephen appointed
    director
  22. 2002-07-10
    ➕
    YORK PLACE COMPANY NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  23. 2002-07-10
    ➖
    YORK PLACE COMPANY NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

85/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 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

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 John Stephen Massey
Individual · British · DOB 10/1948 · age 78
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mr Toby Jonathan James Massey
Individual · British · DOB 12/1978 · age 48
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
Incorporated2002-07-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

Reed Mill
Sheepbridge Lane
Mansfield
Nottinghamshire
NG18 5DL

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-04
Last: 2026-05-21

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

MASSEY, Toby Jonathan James→
secretary · appointed 2002-07-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MASSEY, Toby Jonathan James→
director · ~48y · appointed 2002-07-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
YORK PLACE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-07-10 · resigned 2002-07-10
Resigned
MASSEY, John Stephen→
director · ~78y · appointed 2002-07-10 · resigned 2023-08-21
Resigned
YORK PLACE COMPANY NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-07-10 · resigned 2002-07-10
Resigned

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Recent filings (62 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-01-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-04-02
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-09-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-12-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-08-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-03-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-04-01