BRIGHTON MOTOR WORKS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

04650695 · ltd · incorporated 2003-01-29

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 Jan 2026

Net worth

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book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 45200

Sector: Wholesale & retail

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 67). 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 (75/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

55 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

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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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2026-01-31	2025-01-31
Average employees	100	100

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand

2026-04-29
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2023-08-29
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2022-10-28
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2021-10-21
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2020-12-11
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2019-10-23
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2018-10-29
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2017-10-25
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2016-10-26
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2016-02-10
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2015-02-13
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2007-01-20
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MAHIN, Saeed resigned
secretary
2003-02-07
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MAYAHI, Mehrdad appointed
director
2003-02-07
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MAHIN, Saeed appointed
secretary
2003-01-31
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HCS SECRETARIAL LIMITED resigned
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2003-01-31
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HANOVER DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
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2003-01-29
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Company incorporated
As BRIGHTON MOTOR WORKS LIMITED
2003-01-29
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HCS SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2003-01-29
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HANOVER DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

100/100

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 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

95/100

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 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 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

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Mehrdad Mayahi Individual · British · DOB 08/1959 · age 67	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	21/01/2017

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

Incorporated2003-01-29

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200

Registered office

17 St Johns Road

Hove

East Sussex

BN3 2FB

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-10-31

Last made up to: 2026-01-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-01-25

Last: 2026-01-11

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

MAYAHI, Mehrdad→

director · ~67y · appointed 2003-02-07

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Active

MAHIN, Saeed→

secretary · appointed 2003-02-07 · resigned 2007-01-20

Resigned

HCS SECRETARIAL LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-01-29 · resigned 2003-01-31

Resigned

HANOVER DIRECTORS LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-01-29 · resigned 2003-01-31

Resigned

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