BP ROLLS AUTOMOTIVE LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
10374423 · ltd · incorporated 2016-09-14
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 8.7y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45200
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 8.7y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 8.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (61/100)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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
11 connected companies via shared directors
78
Filing history
27 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
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 officers
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 2 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-24📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-04-01➖ABUL, Tariq Javaid resigneddirector
- 2026-03-24📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-03-17➕INGRAM, David appointeddirector
- 2025-10-10📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-08-19📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2025-07-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-14➕HOCKING, Christopher Bernard appointeddirector
- 2024-06-14📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-06-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2020-03-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2018-06-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2018-02-20📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2018-02-19➖WILLIAMSON, Nadia resigneddirector
- 2017-10-30📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2017-10-26🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Postgrove Capital Limited
- 2017-02-22📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2016-09-14🏢Company incorporatedAs BP ROLLS AUTOMOTIVE LIMITED
- 2016-09-14➕ROLLS, David Brian appointeddirector
- 2016-09-14➕ABUL, Tariq Javaid appointeddirector
- 2016-09-14➕WILLIAMSON, Nadia appointeddirector
Owner dependency
65/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "ROLLS" — strong identity link between founder and business.
Succession & seller-readiness
30/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Bp Rolls Group Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Bp Rolls Group Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
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BP ROLLS AUTOMOTIVE LIMITED
This company · 10374423
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Bp Rolls Group Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 14/09/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr David Brian Rollsceased 01/10/2025· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence · trust interest · firm interest
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2016-09-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200
Registered office
27-30 Hopkinson Way West Portway
Andover
SP10 3LF
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-27
Last: 2025-09-13
Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)
HOCKING, Christopher Bernard→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2024-06-14
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INGRAM, David→
Activedirector · ~33y · appointed 2026-03-17
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ROLLS, David Brian→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2016-09-14
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ABUL, Tariq Javaid→
Resigneddirector · ~55y · appointed 2016-09-14 · resigned 2026-04-01
WILLIAMSON, Nadia→
Resigneddirector · ~46y · appointed 2016-09-14 · resigned 2018-02-19
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Postgrove Capital Postgrove Capital Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 26/10/2017 | — |
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Recent filings (27 total)
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-04-24
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-03-24
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-10-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-23
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2025-08-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-07-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-13
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-06-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-06-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-03-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-04-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-05-19