BEDMOND MOTOR CENTRE LTD

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05793817 · ltd · incorporated 2006-04-25
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 Nov 2024
Net worth
£1.06M
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45112
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 58). 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 (68/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
67 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 · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £1,061,562

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£1.1m
Current Assets
£516k
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-11-29
Total assets£1.58M
Current assets£515.9k
Net assets£1.06M

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-30
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  3. 2024-06-10
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2024-05-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-02-26
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  6. 2023-05-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-05-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-06-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-04-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-01-22
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    officers · TM02
  11. 2019-11-22
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    MCAULEY, Kevin James resigned
    secretary
  12. 2019-02-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-02-27
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-04-04
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-01-18
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  16. 2016-04-14
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2006-04-25
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    Company incorporated
    As BEDMOND MOTOR CENTRE LTD
  18. 2006-04-25
    ➕
    HOLLOWAY, Nicholas David appointed
    director
  19. 2006-04-25
    ➕
    MCAULEY, Kevin James appointed
    secretary
  20. 2006-04-25
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    QA REGISTRARS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  21. 2006-04-25
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    QA REGISTRARS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 2006-04-25
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    QA NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  23. 2006-04-25
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    QA NOMINEES 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 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 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
Mr Nicholas Holloway
Individual · British · DOB 07/1968 · age 58
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
Incorporated2006-04-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45112 — SIC 45112

Registered office

15 High Street
Bedmond
Abbots Langley
Hertfordshire
WD5 0QP
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-29
Last made up to: 2024-11-29
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-28
Last: 2026-03-14

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

HOLLOWAY, Nicholas David→
director · ~58y · appointed 2006-04-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MCAULEY, Kevin James→
secretary · appointed 2006-04-25 · resigned 2019-11-22
Resigned
QA REGISTRARS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2006-04-25 · resigned 2006-04-25
Resigned
QA NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2006-04-25 · resigned 2006-04-25
Resigned

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Recent filings (67 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-07
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2024-12-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-06-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-14
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-02-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-04-09