BRYN MOTOR COMPANY LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
07605305 · ltd · incorporated 2011-04-15
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 May 2025
Net worth
£-96.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45200
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 79/100 (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 (73/100).
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 (2 active, 6 linked, 6 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
49 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
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 102Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £96,472
Cash YoY
+25%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£58k
↑ 25% YoY
Net Worth
-£96k
↑ 31% YoY
Current Assets
£65k
↑ 15% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-05-31 | 2024-05-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-96.5k | £-138.9k |
| Current assets | £65.0k | £56.6k |
| Cash | £58.2k | £46.6k |
| Debtors | £6.8k | £10.0k |
| Net assets | £-96.5k | £-138.9k |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
10
filings
- • 5 persons-with-significant-control
- • 2 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
10
filings
- • 5 persons-with-significant-control
- • 2 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-23📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-04-23📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-04-23📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-04-23📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2026-04-23📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-03-19📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2026-03-19📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2026-03-19📄withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC09
- 2026-02-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-06📄capital-cancellation-sharescapital · SH06
- 2022-06-06📄capital-return-purchase-own-sharescapital · SH03
- 2022-04-14📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-04-14📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-04-14📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-04-14📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-03-31➖PYE, Fred Joseph resigneddirector
- 2022-03-31➖SAYER, Paul resigneddirector
- 2022-03-31➖SAYER, Sharon resigneddirector
- 2022-03-31📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-03-31📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-03-30➕GASKELL, Alex Cameron appointeddirector
- 2022-03-30➕GRIFFITHS, John Andrew appointeddirector
- 2022-02-11➖PYE, Tracey Ann resigneddirector
- 2011-04-15🏢Company incorporatedAs BRYN MOTOR COMPANY LIMITED
- 2011-04-15➕PYE, Fred Joseph appointeddirector
- 2011-04-15➕PYE, Tracey Ann appointeddirector
- 2011-04-15➕SAYER, Paul appointeddirector
- 2011-04-15➕SAYER, Sharon appointeddirector
Owner dependency
66/100
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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
56/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 15 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
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 Alex Cameron Gaskell Individual · British · DOB 07/1991 · age 35 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 19/03/2026 |
Mr John Andrew Griffiths Individual · British · DOB 09/1966 · age 60 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 19/03/2026 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2011-04-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200
Registered office
Unit 12, Landgate Industrial Estate
Wigan Road
Wigan
Lancashire
WN4 0BW
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-29
Last: 2026-04-15
Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)
GASKELL, Alex Cameron→
Activedirector · ~35y · appointed 2022-03-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
GRIFFITHS, John Andrew→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2022-03-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
PYE, Fred Joseph→
Resigneddirector · ~63y · appointed 2011-04-15 · resigned 2022-03-31
PYE, Tracey Ann→
Resigneddirector · ~63y · appointed 2011-04-15 · resigned 2022-02-11
SAYER, Paul→
Resigneddirector · ~59y · appointed 2011-04-15 · resigned 2022-03-31
SAYER, Sharon→
Resigneddirector · ~59y · appointed 2011-04-15 · resigned 2022-03-31
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Recent filings (49 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-24
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-04-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-04-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-04-23
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-04-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-04-23
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-03-19
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-03-19
withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2026-03-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-28