COUNTY CARS DORSET LTD

🌳Matureactive
07848775 · ltd · incorporated 2011-11-15
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 14.3y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
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Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 49320
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 79-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 79). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 14.3y

85/100
ready

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 14.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (56/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 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
37 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
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 180 days
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Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-07-09
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2023-12-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-03-16
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  6. 2023-03-10
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    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  7. 2023-02-07
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  8. 2022-11-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-10-27
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2020-10-22
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    MATEO, Rebecca Marie resigned
    director
  12. 2020-06-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-06-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-01-29
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  15. 2018-05-30
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-05-18
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2017-07-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  18. 2016-05-17
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    MATEO, Rebecca Marie appointed
    director
  19. 2012-02-13
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Handston Securities Limited
  20. 2011-11-15
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    Company incorporated
    As COUNTY CARS DORSET LTD
  21. 2011-11-15
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    BURGUM, George appointed
    director
  22. 2011-11-15
    ➕
    LUNN, Peter appointed
    director

Owner dependency

73/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 79 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

79/100
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 79 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
  • 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 George Burgum
Individual · British · DOB 07/1952 · age 74
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mr Peter Lunn
Individual · British · DOB 02/1947 · age 79
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2011-11-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC49320 — SIC 49320

Registered office

40 Sandbourne Avenue Sandbourne Avenue
Blandford Forum
DT11 7XY
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-06
Last: 2025-10-23

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

BURGUM, George→
director · ~74y · appointed 2011-11-15
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Active
LUNN, Peter→
director · ~79y · appointed 2011-11-15
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Active
MATEO, Rebecca Marie→
director · ~56y · appointed 2016-05-17 · resigned 2020-10-22
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Handston Securities
Handston Securities Limited
Rent deposit deed1 property13/02/2012—
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Recent filings (37 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-12
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-07-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-28
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-03-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-15
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2023-03-10
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-02-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-09