BRIXHAM GARAGE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
06237335 · ltd · incorporated 2007-05-04
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 17.9y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to May 2025
Net worth
£171.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45200
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. 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 17.9y

85/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 17.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 6 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
76 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
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 declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £171,595
Cash YoY
-15%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£159k
↓ 15% YoY
Net Worth
£172k
↑ 22% YoY
Current Assets
£271k
↓ 17% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£65k£130k£195k£260k£324kMay 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Total assets£256.7k£240.8k
Current assets£271.0k£324.5k
Cash£159.1k£186.2k
Debtors£108.7k£136.3k
Net assets£171.6k£140.5k

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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-10-07
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2025-10-07
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2025-01-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-10-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-02-16
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    change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
    address · AD02
  7. 2023-01-17
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  8. 2023-01-17
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  9. 2023-01-17
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  10. 2023-01-17
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  11. 2023-01-17
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  12. 2022-11-21
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  13. 2022-11-21
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  14. 2022-10-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2022-07-14
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  16. 2022-07-14
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    Charge satisfied #1
  17. 2022-01-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2020-12-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2019-10-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2018-12-06
    ➖
    GATER, Simon resigned
    director
  21. 2018-04-19
    ➖
    GATER, Diane Carol resigned
    director
  22. 2018-01-12
    ➕
    SOPER, Robert Mark appointed
    director
  23. 2018-01-12
    ➕
    SWIFT, Lee Malcolm appointed
    director
  24. 2010-05-04
    ➖
    GATER, Roger John resigned
    secretary
  25. 2008-10-09
    ➖
    GATER, Jacqueline Margaret resigned
    director
  26. 2008-10-09
    ➖
    GATER, Roger John resigned
    director
  27. 2008-07-24
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
  28. 2007-05-04
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BRIXHAM GARAGE LIMITED
  29. 2007-05-04
    ➕
    GATER, Roger John appointed
    secretary
  30. 2007-05-04
    ➕
    GATER, Diane Carol appointed
    director
  31. 2007-05-04
    ➕
    GATER, Jacqueline Margaret appointed
    director
  32. 2007-05-04
    ➕
    GATER, Roger John appointed
    director
  33. 2007-05-04
    ➕
    GATER, Simon appointed
    director

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.

Succession & seller-readiness

46/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Robert Mark Soper
Individual · British · DOB 11/1984 · age 42
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control12/01/2018
Mr Lee Malcolm Swift
Individual · British · DOB 01/1977 · age 49
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control12/01/2018
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Simon Gaterceased 06/12/2018· board control
  • Mrs Diane Carol Gaterceased 19/04/2018· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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6 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
Incorporated2007-05-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200

Registered office

Brixham Garage & Body Repair Centre
Yalberton Road
Paignton
Devon
TQ4 7PJ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-18
Last: 2026-05-04

Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)

SOPER, Robert Mark→
director · ~42y · appointed 2018-01-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SWIFT, Lee Malcolm→
director · ~49y · appointed 2018-01-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GATER, Roger John→
secretary · appointed 2007-05-04 · resigned 2010-05-04
Resigned
GATER, Diane Carol→
director · ~57y · appointed 2007-05-04 · resigned 2018-04-19
Resigned
GATER, Jacqueline Margaret→
director · ~77y · appointed 2007-05-04 · resigned 2008-10-09
Resigned
GATER, Roger John→
director · ~77y · appointed 2007-05-04 · resigned 2008-10-09
Resigned
GATER, Simon→
director · ~51y · appointed 2007-05-04 · resigned 2018-12-06
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
HSBC
Hsbc Bank PLC
Debenture1 property24/07/200814/07/2022

Recent filings (76 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-10
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-10-07
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-10-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-18
change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
address · AD02
2023-02-16
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2023-01-17
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2023-01-17
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2023-01-17
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-01-17
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2023-01-17