BC AUTOS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
07019779 · ltd · incorporated 2009-09-15
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Sept 2024
Net worth
£186.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45112
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
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
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
53 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £186,829
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£24k
Net Worth
£187k
↑ 34% YoY
Current Assets
£201k
↑ 5.5% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-09-30 | 2023-09-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £186.8k | £139.0k |
| Current assets | £201.3k | £190.8k |
| Cash | £24.0k | — |
| Debtors | £38.0k | £20.6k |
| Net assets | £186.8k | £139.0k |
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
2
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-10📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-03-10📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-09-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-05📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-10-31📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-10-30📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-10-30📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-10-24📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-06-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-13📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2022-09-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-10📄dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspendeddissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
- 2022-08-30📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2021-08-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2013-08-27➕LAMB, Carly Kate appointeddirector
- 2009-09-15🏢Company incorporatedAs BC AUTOS LIMITED
- 2009-09-15➕SAVILLE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2009-09-15➕LAMB, Alexander Charles Edward appointeddirector
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 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
59/100
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.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 17 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 Alexander Charles Edward Lamb Individual · British · DOB 06/1980 · age 46 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 09/03/2026 |
Mrs Carly Kate Lamb Individual · British · DOB 12/1986 · age 40 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 21/09/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Alexander Charles Edward Lambceased 09/03/2026· 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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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2009-09-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45112 — SIC 45112
Registered office
Racecourse Garage
St Lawrence Road
Chepstow
Monmouthshire
NP16 6BE
Wales
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-29
Last: 2025-09-15
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
SAVILLE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Activecorporate-secretary · appointed 2009-09-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
LAMB, Alexander Charles Edward→
Activedirector · ~45y · appointed 2009-09-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
LAMB, Carly Kate→
Activedirector · ~40y · appointed 2013-08-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Recent filings (53 total)
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-03-10
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-03-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-04-05
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-10-31
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-10-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-10-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-10-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-28
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-09-13