BOUGHTON MOTORS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
05301514 · ltd · incorporated 2004-12-01
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 13.3y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Jan 2026
Net worth
£56.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45200
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 13.3y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 13.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
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, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
58 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 declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £56,194
Net assets shrinking
Down £18,795 YoY
Cash YoY
-12%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£48k
↓ 12% YoY
Net Worth
£56k
↓ 25% YoY
Current Assets
£57k
↓ 18% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2026-01-31 | 2025-01-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £61.0k | £79.7k |
| Current assets | £56.7k | £69.0k |
| Cash | £47.9k | £54.3k |
| Debtors | £7.8k | £13.6k |
| Net assets | £56.2k | £75.0k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-17📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2024-06-17🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2023-05-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2019-04-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2018-06-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2017-09-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-05-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-03-21📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2015-12-30📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-05-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2014-11-06➖FLYNN, Anthony Joseph resignedsecretary
- 2013-03-26🔒Charge registered #1Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2009-04-06➕MORRIS, Jacqueline Louise appointeddirector
- 2004-12-01🏢Company incorporatedAs BOUGHTON MOTORS LIMITED
- 2004-12-01➕MORRIS, David appointeddirector
- 2004-12-01➕FLYNN, Anthony Joseph appointedsecretary
Owner dependency
76/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
66/100
Strong succession signalMultiple 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 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 22 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
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr David Morris Individual · British · DOB 05/1970 · age 56 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 01/12/2016 |
Mrs Jacqueline Louise Morris Individual · British · DOB 02/1978 · age 48 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 01/12/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2004-12-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200
Registered office
Sandy Lane Garage
47 Sandy Lane
Chester
CH3 5UL
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-10-31
Last made up to: 2026-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-24
Last: 2025-11-10
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
MORRIS, David→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2004-12-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MORRIS, Jacqueline Louise→
Activedirector · ~48y · appointed 2009-04-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
FLYNN, Anthony Joseph→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2004-12-01 · resigned 2014-11-06
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 26/03/2013 | 17/06/2024 |
Recent filings (58 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2026-04-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-03-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-08-19
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-06-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-05-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-03-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-10-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2020-09-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-11-19