BEAULEY MOTOR SERVICES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
06552134 · ltd · incorporated 2008-04-01
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
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£38.3k
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 72-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 72). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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
6 officers (4 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
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
51 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 £38,345

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£38k
↑ 459% YoY
Current Assets
£47k
↓ 8.2% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£10k£21k£31k£41k£52kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£38.3k£6.9k
Current assets£47.4k£51.7k
Net assets£38.3k£6.9k

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
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-10-29
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-18
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  4. 2022-10-13
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    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-01-31
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    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-02-08
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2021-02-05
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    LEE, Richard John appointed
    director
  8. 2020-09-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-10-24
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  10. 2018-11-06
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  11. 2017-09-07
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  12. 2016-11-10
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  13. 2016-04-15
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    capital · SH08
  14. 2016-04-15
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    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  15. 2016-04-08
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    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2015-11-05
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    accounts · AA
  17. 2008-04-01
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    Company incorporated
    As BEAULEY MOTOR SERVICES LIMITED
  18. 2008-04-01
    ➕
    ROGERS, Deborah Anne appointed
    secretary
  19. 2008-04-01
    ➕
    ROGERS, Deborah Anne appointed
    director
  20. 2008-04-01
    ➕
    ROGERS, John Ernest appointed
    director
  21. 2008-04-01
    ➕
    BRISTOL LEGAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  22. 2008-04-01
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    BRISTOL LEGAL SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  23. 2008-04-01
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    BOURSE NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  24. 2008-04-01
    ➖
    BOURSE NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

83/100
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
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

83/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 72 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 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 John Ernest Rogers
Individual · British · DOB 06/1954 · age 72
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2008-04-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200

Registered office

1 Cooperidge Road
Southville
Bristol
BS3 1PL

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-15
Last: 2026-04-01

Officers (4 active · 2 resigned)

ROGERS, Deborah Anne→
secretary · appointed 2008-04-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LEE, Richard John→
director · ~51y · appointed 2021-02-05
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Active
ROGERS, Deborah Anne→
director · ~72y · appointed 2008-04-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ROGERS, John Ernest→
director · ~72y · appointed 2008-04-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BRISTOL LEGAL SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2008-04-01 · resigned 2008-04-01
Resigned
BOURSE NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2008-04-01 · resigned 2008-04-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (51 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-15
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accounts · AA
2025-12-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-16
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-02-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-09-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-10-24