BBMF LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
09145383 · ltd · incorporated 2014-07-24
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
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Retail trade of motor vehicle parts and accessories
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 70). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
33 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
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 · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
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| Average employees | 0 | 600 |
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
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-05📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2023-09-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-20📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-04-20📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-10-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-07-29📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-07-29📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2019-11-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-08-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-07-27📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2017-07-27📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2015-02-06➕BERRY, Jonathan William appointeddirector
- 2014-07-24🏢Company incorporatedAs BBMF LIMITED
- 2014-07-24➕BERRY, Philip William appointeddirector
Owner dependency
86/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 12 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
71/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- 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 |
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Mr Jonathan William Berry Individual · British · DOB 05/1989 · age 37 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 25/07/2016 |
Mr Philip William Berry Individual · British · DOB 12/1956 · age 70 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 01/07/2016 |
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
Incorporated2014-07-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45320 — Retail trade of motor vehicle parts and accessories
Registered office
131 Chester Road
Warrington
WA4 6ET
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-07
Last: 2025-07-24
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
BERRY, Jonathan William→
Activedirector · ~37y · appointed 2015-02-06
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BERRY, Philip William→
Activedirector · ~70y · appointed 2014-07-24
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Recent filings (33 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-01
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2023-10-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-02
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-04-20
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-04-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-10-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-29