BIRKDALE MOTORIST CENTRE LTD
🌳Matureactive
09826184 · ltd · incorporated 2015-10-15
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 Sept 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45200
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 73-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 73). 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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 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
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
75
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 | 2025-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | — | £6.5k |
| Current assets | — | £5.5k |
| Net assets | — | £1.5k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
- 2026-06-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-09📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-11-07📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-11-07📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-11-01➖TAYLOR-RUDD, Peter Simon, Me resigneddirector
- 2024-10-15📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-10-01➕HARBER, Lorraine Hilda appointeddirector
- 2024-09-26📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-09-24➕BAMBER, Daniel James appointeddirector
- 2024-06-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-25📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-06-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-03-31📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-03-03📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2020-03-02📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-02-11📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2019-12-09📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2015-10-15🏢Company incorporatedAs BIRKDALE MOTORIST CENTRE LTD
- 2015-10-15➕TAYLOR-RUDD, Peter Simon, Me appointeddirector
Owner dependency
73/100
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.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
66/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
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
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Daniel James Bamber Individual · British · DOB 10/1987 · age 39 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 01/10/2024 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Me Peter Simon Taylor-Ruddceased 01/10/2024· 75-100% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| A.F.L. (AUTOFACTORS) LIMITED→ 01202420 · est 1975 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 51y | — | — |
| AUDIO PRODUCTS LIMITED→ 02950815 · est 1994 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 31y | — | — |
| AUTO DENT REMOVAL LTD→ 15954030 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| AUTO ELEMENTS LTD→ 07321243 · est 2010 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 15y | — | — |
| AUTO HUB GROUP TARLETON LTD→ 16797071 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AYAZ AUTO'S LTD→ 12996673 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| BLK INTERNATIONAL LIMITED→ 12523383 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| BLUE OVAL SPARES LTD→ 14199857 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| BODYFIX SMART REPAIRS LTD→ 17042351 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BOWKER PERFORMANCE CARS LIMITED→ 11021042 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2015-10-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200
Registered office
Unit 15 Kensington Industrial Estate
Southport
PR9 0NY
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-28
Last: 2025-10-14
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
BAMBER, Daniel James→
Activedirector · ~39y · appointed 2024-09-24
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HARBER, Lorraine Hilda→
Activedirector · ~73y · appointed 2024-10-01
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TAYLOR-RUDD, Peter Simon, Me→
Resigneddirector · ~35y · appointed 2015-10-15 · resigned 2024-11-01
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Recent filings (33 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-06-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-13
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-11-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-07
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-11-07
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-11-07
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-10-15
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-09-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-29
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-11-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-28