BESPOKE MOTOR WORKS LTD
🌳Matureactive
09104746 · ltd · incorporated 2014-06-26
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 12.0y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jun 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45112
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 12.0y
70/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 12.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (77/100)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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (4 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
40 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
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 9 | 900 |
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
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 (27 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-31📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2025-01-28📄second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP04CS01
- 2024-06-12📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2024-06-12🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2023-11-20📄second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP04CS01
- 2023-11-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-02📄second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP04CS01
- 2023-03-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-07📄second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP04CS01
- 2021-09-06📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2021-02-19📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2021-02-19🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Santander Consumer (UK) PLC
- 2021-01-20📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2021-01-12➕KING, Stephanie Ann Margaret appointedsecretary
- 2021-01-05📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2021-01-05🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2020-11-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-03-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-09📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2019-06-28➕JACKSON, Andrea appointedsecretary
- 2014-08-06🔒Charge registered #1Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2014-06-26🏢Company incorporatedAs BESPOKE MOTOR WORKS LTD
- 2014-06-26➕JACKSON, Russell John appointeddirector
- 2014-06-26➕KING, Daniel John appointeddirector
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
Succession & seller-readiness
49/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
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 Russell John Jackson Individual · British · DOB 06/1982 · age 44 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
Mr Daniel John King Individual · British · DOB 12/1979 · age 47 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
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
Incorporated2014-06-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45112 — SIC 45112
Registered office
1 Harley Court Sopwith Close
Preston Farm Industrial Estate
Stockton-On-Tees
Cleveland
TS18 3TT
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-29
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-07-10
Last: 2026-06-26
Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)
Active
KING, Stephanie Ann Margaret→
Activesecretary · appointed 2021-01-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
JACKSON, Russell John→
Activedirector · ~44y · appointed 2014-06-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
KING, Daniel John→
Activedirector · ~47y · appointed 2014-06-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Santander Santander Consumer (UK) PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 19/02/2021 | 12/06/2024 | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 06/08/2014 | 05/01/2021 |
Recent filings (40 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-07-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-27
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-03-31
second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2025-01-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-12
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-06-12
second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2023-11-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-14
second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2023-08-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-14