BELLE VUE MOTORS (CUMBRIA) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
07251320 · ltd · incorporated 2010-05-12
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
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year to May 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45112
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company 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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
45 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0May 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Average employees200200

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
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 (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-02-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-03-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-03-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-02-12
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    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  7. 2021-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-05-13
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2020-05-12
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  10. 2020-05-12
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  11. 2020-05-12
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  12. 2020-05-12
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  13. 2020-02-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-02-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2010-06-01
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    CROSBIE, Mark William appointed
    director
  17. 2010-06-01
    ➕
    RICHARDSON, Shaun Anthony appointed
    director
  18. 2010-06-01
    ➖
    BUTLER, David Alexander resigned
    director
  19. 2010-05-12
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    Company incorporated
    As BELLE VUE MOTORS (CUMBRIA) LIMITED
  20. 2010-05-12
    ➕
    BUTLER, David Alexander appointed
    director

Owner dependency

68/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material 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 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple 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 16 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Mark William Crosbie
Individual · British · DOB 03/1982 · age 44
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control01/01/2020
Mr Shaun Anthony Richardson
Individual · British · DOB 10/1971 · age 55
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control01/01/2020
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mrs Glenda Crosbieceased 01/01/2020· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
  • Mrs Hayley Dawn Richardsonceased 01/01/2020· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2010-05-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45112 — SIC 45112

Registered office

Suite 1 Telford House
Warwick Road
Carlisle
CA1 2BT
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-26
Last: 2026-05-12

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

CROSBIE, Mark William→
director · ~44y · appointed 2010-06-01
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Active
RICHARDSON, Shaun Anthony→
director · ~55y · appointed 2010-06-01
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Active
BUTLER, David Alexander→
director · ~53y · appointed 2010-05-12 · resigned 2010-06-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (45 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-25
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2021-02-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-07
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-05-13