BRUNEL TYRES LIMITED

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05516732 · ltd · incorporated 2005-07-22
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
—
year to May 2025
Net worth
£-4.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Retail trade of motor vehicle parts and accessories
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

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: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -38% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
60 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £4,141
Cash YoY
-38%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£32k
↓ 38% YoY
Net Worth
-£4k
↑ 88% YoY
Current Assets
£356k
↑ 2.3% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£34k£44k£122k£200k£278k£356kMay 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Total assets£14.7k£-15.1k
Current assets£355.9k£348.0k
Cash£31.9k£51.7k
Debtors£169.0k£136.0k
Net assets£-4.1k£-34.0k

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.

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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 (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-02-28
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  4. 2025-02-28
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2024-02-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-02-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-10-16
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  9. 2021-10-12
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  10. 2021-01-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-02-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-09-06
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  13. 2019-09-06
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2019-04-12
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AAMD
  15. 2019-03-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-10-02
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  17. 2018-07-12
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  18. 2005-07-22
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    Company incorporated
    As BRUNEL TYRES LIMITED
  19. 2005-07-22
    ➕
    BENTON, Sitina appointed
    secretary
  20. 2005-07-22
    ➕
    BENTON, Stephen Kevin appointed
    director

Owner dependency

90/100
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 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 21 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

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 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 21 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Stephen Kevin Benton
Individual · British · DOB 12/1973 · age 53
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2005-07-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45320 — Retail trade of motor vehicle parts and accessories

Registered office

8 Ashley Hill Trading Estate
St Werburghs
Bristol
BS2 9XS
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-05
Last: 2025-07-22

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

BENTON, Sitina→
secretary · appointed 2005-07-22
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Active
BENTON, Stephen Kevin→
director · ~53y · appointed 2005-07-22
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Active

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Recent filings (60 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-31
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-02-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-08
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2021-10-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-15
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2021-10-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-01-28