BLIGHTS MOTORS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
09335578 · ltd · incorporated 2014-12-01
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 10.8y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£1.79M
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Sale of new cars and light motor vehicles
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 68). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
3 live charges · oldest 10.8y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 10.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
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
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
36 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £1,788,562
Cash YoY
-8%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£226k
↓ 8.3% YoY
Net Worth
£1.8m
↑ 2.6% YoY
Current Assets
£1.5m
↓ 21% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £2.00M | £2.00M |
| Current assets | £1.52M | £1.92M |
| Cash | £225.9k | £246.3k |
| Debtors | £158.8k | £248.0k |
| Net assets | £1.79M | £1.74M |
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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-08📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-07-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-10📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-09-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-22📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-09-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-02📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-10-02📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-09-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-03-12📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2019-03-12📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-03-04➖BLIGHT, Fred resigneddirector
- 2019-01-29📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2019-01-29🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2018-08-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-03-13➕BLIGHT, Nick appointeddirector
- 2016-07-25🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 2016-05-31🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 2015-09-21🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 2015-07-21➕BLIGHT, Jeffery appointeddirector
- 2015-07-21➕BLIGHT, Fred appointeddirector
- 2014-12-01🏢Company incorporatedAs BLIGHTS MOTORS LIMITED
- 2014-12-01➕BLIGHT, Tim appointeddirector
Owner dependency
88/100
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
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "BLIGHT" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
55/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- 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 Tim Blight Individual · British · DOB 01/1969 · age 57 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
Mr Jeffery Blight Individual · British · DOB 06/1958 · age 68 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Fred Blightceased 14/11/2019· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
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
Incorporated2014-12-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45111 — Sale of new cars and light motor vehicles
Registered office
Handy Cross
Clovelly Road
Bideford
Devon
EX39 3ET
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-21
Last: 2025-11-07
Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)
BLIGHT, Jeffery→
Activedirector · ~68y · appointed 2015-07-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BLIGHT, Nick→
Activedirector · ~43y · appointed 2017-03-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BLIGHT, Fred→
Resigneddirector · ~93y · appointed 2015-07-21 · resigned 2019-03-04
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Mortgages & charges
3
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 25/07/2016 | 29/01/2019 | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 31/05/2016 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 21/09/2015 | — |
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Recent filings (36 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-09-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-08-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-07-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-15
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-11-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-09-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-23
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-11-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-09-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2020-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-17