BMMOTORWORKS LTD
🌳Matureactive
09042168 · ltd · incorporated 2014-05-15
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
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year to Oct 2025
Net worth
£45.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45200
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 74/100 (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
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
50 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
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 105 (micro)Positive net assets
Net assets £45,894
Net assets shrinking
Down £6,720 YoY
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£46k
↓ 13% YoY
Current Assets
£74k
↑ 5.2% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-10-31 | 2024-10-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £46.6k | £53.2k |
| Current assets | £74.2k | £70.6k |
| Net assets | £45.9k | £52.6k |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-07-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-13📄capital-return-purchase-own-sharescapital · SH03
- 2025-05-07📄capital-cancellation-sharescapital · SH06
- 2025-05-01➖BROCKLEHURST, Lee resigneddirector
- 2025-05-01➖BROCKLEHURST, Suzanne resigneddirector
- 2025-05-01📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-05-01📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-05-01📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-05-01📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-05-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-12📄withdrawal-of-the-directors-residential-address-register-information-from-the-public-registerofficers · EW02
- 2020-11-12📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-11-12📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-11-12📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-11-12📄elect-to-keep-the-directors-residential-address-register-information-on-the-public-registerofficers · EH02
- 2020-04-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-04-01📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2019-10-28➕HUTTON, Catherine appointeddirector
- 2019-10-28➕BROCKLEHURST, Suzanne appointeddirector
- 2016-10-26➕HUTTON, Gareth Lee appointeddirector
- 2016-10-26➕BROCKLEHURST, Lee appointeddirector
- 2016-10-26➖NORMAN, Andrew Timothy resigneddirector
- 2014-05-15🏢Company incorporatedAs BMMOTORWORKS LTD
- 2014-05-15➕NORMAN, Andrew Timothy 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.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
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
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Gareth Lee Hutton Individual · English · DOB 11/1975 · age 51 | 50–75% | 25–50% | 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting | 26/10/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Lee Brocklehurstceased 01/05/2025· 25-50% shares
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
Incorporated2014-05-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200
Registered office
Unit 4 Carrington Field Street
Stockport
Cheshire
SK1 3JN
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-31
Last made up to: 2025-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-20
Last: 2025-11-06
Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)
HUTTON, Catherine→
Activedirector · ~52y · appointed 2019-10-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HUTTON, Gareth Lee→
Activedirector · ~51y · appointed 2016-10-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BROCKLEHURST, Lee→
Resigneddirector · ~53y · appointed 2016-10-26 · resigned 2025-05-01
BROCKLEHURST, Suzanne→
Resigneddirector · ~55y · appointed 2019-10-28 · resigned 2025-05-01
NORMAN, Andrew Timothy→
Resigneddirector · ~70y · appointed 2014-05-15 · resigned 2016-10-26
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Recent filings (50 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-31
capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2025-06-13
capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2025-05-07
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-05-01
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-05-01
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-05-01
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-05-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-21