BOURNES MOTORS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
09402802 · ltd · incorporated 2015-01-23
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 Dec 2025
Net worth
£-39.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45112
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
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. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -62% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).
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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 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
28 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 102Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £39,271
Cash draining
Cash down 62% YoY
Cash YoY
-62%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£16k
↓ 62% YoY
Net Worth
-£39k
↓ 92% YoY
Current Assets
£75k
↓ 7.5% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-39.3k | £-20.5k |
| Current assets | £74.7k | £80.8k |
| Cash | £16.4k | £43.5k |
| Debtors | £13.4k | £9.0k |
| Net assets | £-39.3k | £-20.5k |
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
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
- 2026-07-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2026-01-08📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2026-01-08📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-07-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-14📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-07-14📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-07-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-04-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-03-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-03-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-08-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-01-23🏢Company incorporatedAs BOURNES MOTORS LIMITED
- 2015-01-23➕BETTS, Barbara appointeddirector
- 2015-01-23➕DAY, Nicholas appointeddirector
Owner dependency
63/100
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.
- +No director turnover: Company is 11 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
41/100
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.
- 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 Nicholas Day Individual · British · DOB 01/1975 · age 51 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 08/01/2026 |
Mrs Barbara Betts Individual · British · DOB 02/1973 · age 53 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 14/07/2023 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Nicholas Dayceased 08/01/2026· 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
Incorporated2015-01-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45112 — SIC 45112
Registered office
The Bungalow Bournes Garage
Winceby
Horncastle
Lincs
LN9 6PB
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-30
Last: 2026-01-16
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
BETTS, Barbara→
Activedirector · ~53y · appointed 2015-01-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
DAY, Nicholas→
Activedirector · ~51y · appointed 2015-01-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (28 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-07-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-19
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-01-08
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-01-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-21
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-07-14
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-07-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-05-07