BRIDGEYATE MOTOR SERVICES LTD.

💤Zombieactive
04701587 · ltd · incorporated 2003-03-18
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£125.4k
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
Asset-holding vehicle with a 64-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 64). 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 (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
7 officers (1 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
63 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 · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £125,448

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£125k
↑ 5.4% YoY
Current Assets
£199k
↓ 6.9% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£43k£85k£128k£171k£214kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£125.4k£119.0k
Current assets£198.8k£213.6k
Net assets£125.4k£119.0k

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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  2. 2024-09-29
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  3. 2023-11-30
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  4. 2023-03-27
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  5. 2023-03-27
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  6. 2023-03-27
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  7. 2023-03-27
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  8. 2022-10-10
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  9. 2021-12-02
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    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-04-01
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    POLLARD, Bradley appointed
    director
  11. 2021-04-01
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    POLLARD, Bradley resigned
    director
  12. 2021-04-01
    ➕
    POLLARD, Melissa Kate appointed
    director
  13. 2021-04-01
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    POLLARD, Melissa Kate resigned
    director
  14. 2020-12-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-09-10
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-12-07
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  17. 2017-06-30
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    accounts · AA
  18. 2016-06-02
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    capital · SH08
  19. 2016-05-24
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  20. 2015-12-15
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    SLADE, Mark Anthony resigned
    secretary
  21. 2015-12-15
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    SLADE, Mark Anthony resigned
    director
  22. 2003-03-18
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    Company incorporated
    As BRIDGEYATE MOTOR SERVICES LTD.
  23. 2003-03-18
    ➕
    POLLARD, Timothy John appointed
    director
  24. 2003-03-18
    ➕
    SLADE, Mark Anthony appointed
    secretary
  25. 2003-03-18
    ➕
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 2003-03-18
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    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  27. 2003-03-18
    ➕
    SLADE, Mark Anthony appointed
    director
  28. 2003-03-18
    ➕
    INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  29. 2003-03-18
    ➖
    INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

93/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.

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 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.
  • 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Timothy John Pollard
Individual · British · DOB 12/1962 · age 64
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016

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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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2003-03-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200

Registered office

105 Bath Road, Bridgeyate
Bristol
Avon
BS30 5NJ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-01
Last: 2026-03-18

Officers (1 active · 6 resigned)

POLLARD, Timothy John→
director · ~64y · appointed 2003-03-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SLADE, Mark Anthony→
secretary · appointed 2003-03-18 · resigned 2015-12-15
Resigned
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-03-18 · resigned 2003-03-18
Resigned
POLLARD, Bradley→
director · ~29y · appointed 2021-04-01 · resigned 2021-04-01
Resigned
POLLARD, Melissa Kate→
director · ~28y · appointed 2021-04-01 · resigned 2021-04-01
Resigned
SLADE, Mark Anthony→
director · ~64y · appointed 2003-03-18 · resigned 2015-12-15
Resigned
INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-03-18 · resigned 2003-03-18
Resigned

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Recent filings (63 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-17
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accounts · AA
2025-09-20
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2025-03-25
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accounts · AA
2024-09-29
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-27
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-03-27
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-03-27
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-03-27
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-03-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-26