BEVINGTON MOTORS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
08156885 · ltd · incorporated 2012-07-25
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Aug 2025
Net worth
£627.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45112
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -43% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
8 connected companies via shared directors
69
Filing history
30 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £627,686
Net assets shrinking
Down £6,834 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 43% YoY
Cash YoY
-43%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£177k
↓ 43% YoY
Net Worth
£628k
↓ 1.1% YoY
Current Assets
£1.1m
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£216k£432k£648k£864k£1.1mAug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31
Total assets£676.6k£751.0k
Current assets£1.08M£1.08M
Cash£176.8k£312.8k
Debtors£49.4k£25.4k
Net assets£627.7k£634.5k

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 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-05-30
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-06-04
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2024-06-04
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2024-05-31
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    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-05-26
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    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-03-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-05-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-05-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2015-07-29
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    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2015-05-29
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2012-07-25
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    Company incorporated
    As BEVINGTON MOTORS LIMITED
  17. 2012-07-25
    BEVINGTON, Bradley John appointed
    director

Owner dependency

95/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "BEVINGTON" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 14 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

58/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Bradley John Bevington
Individual · British · DOB 05/1978 · age 48
75100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% 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
Incorporated2012-07-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45112 — SIC 45112

Registered office

14a Albany Road
Weymouth
Dorset
DT4 9TH

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-19
Last: 2025-09-05

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

BEVINGTON, Bradley John
director · ~48y · appointed 2012-07-25
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Recent filings (30 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-05-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-06-04
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-06-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-05-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-03-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-05-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-05-22