BELMONT GARAGE & SONS LTD.

🌳Matureactive
09299717 · ltd · incorporated 2014-11-06
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 Dec 2025
Net worth
£803.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45200
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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
6 officers (4 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
27 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 £803,312
Cash YoY
+14%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£563k
↑ 14% YoY
Net Worth
£803k
↑ 6.4% YoY
Current Assets
£619k
↑ 11% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£161k£321k£482k£643k£803kDec 2024Dec 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-12-312024-12-31
Total assets£808.5k£758.7k
Current assets£618.9k£558.2k
Cash£563.0k£495.7k
Debtors£40.8k£50.4k
Net assets£803.3k£754.9k

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 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-09
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  2. 2025-04-14
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  3. 2024-07-25
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  4. 2023-05-17
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  5. 2022-05-16
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  6. 2021-03-17
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  7. 2020-05-20
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  8. 2019-07-08
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  9. 2019-07-01
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    BAINES, Philip Richard resigned
    director
  10. 2019-03-15
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  11. 2019-03-12
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    BAINES, John Francis, Mr. resigned
    director
  12. 2019-03-05
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  13. 2018-02-13
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  14. 2017-02-09
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  15. 2016-02-05
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  16. 2015-11-24
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  17. 2014-11-06
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    Company incorporated
    As BELMONT GARAGE & SONS LTD.
  18. 2014-11-06
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    BAINES, Stuart William, Mr. appointed
    secretary
  19. 2014-11-06
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    BAINES, Alan Richard appointed
    director
  20. 2014-11-06
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    BAINES, Mark John appointed
    director
  21. 2014-11-06
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    BAINES, Stuart William appointed
    director
  22. 2014-11-06
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    BAINES, John Francis, Mr. appointed
    director
  23. 2014-11-06
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    BAINES, Philip Richard appointed
    director

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

35/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS
  • 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

3 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Stuart William Baines
Individual · English · DOB 07/1978 · age 48
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
Mr Mark John Baines
Individual · English · DOB 07/1976 · age 50
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
Mr Alan Richard Baines
Individual · British · DOB 07/1981 · age 45
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2014-11-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200

Registered office

Belmont Garage, Inglewhite Road
Longridge
Preston
PR3 2DB

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-16
Last: 2026-06-02

Officers (4 active · 2 resigned)

BAINES, Stuart William, Mr.→
secretary · appointed 2014-11-06
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Active
BAINES, Alan Richard→
director · ~45y · appointed 2014-11-06
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Active
BAINES, Mark John→
director · ~50y · appointed 2014-11-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BAINES, Stuart William→
director · ~48y · appointed 2014-11-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BAINES, John Francis, Mr.→
director · ~75y · appointed 2014-11-06 · resigned 2019-03-12
Resigned
BAINES, Philip Richard→
director · ~72y · appointed 2014-11-06 · resigned 2019-07-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (27 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-02
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2026-04-09
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2025-06-04
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2025-04-14
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accounts · AA
2024-07-25
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-04
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2023-06-02
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accounts · AA
2023-05-17
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-09
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accounts · AA
2022-05-16
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-02
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2021-03-17
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2020-11-12
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2020-05-20
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-11-18