BMB CAR & COMMERCIALS LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
11346805 · ltd · incorporated 2018-05-04
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 May 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
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 77/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (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
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
18 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
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 | 2025-05-31 | 2024-05-31 |
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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
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 (14 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-07-28📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-01-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-04📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-11-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2020-01-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2018-05-04🏢Company incorporatedAs BMB CAR & COMMERCIALS LTD
- 2018-05-04➕BAILEY, Gary Peter appointeddirector
- 2018-05-04➕BAIN, Fiona Alison appointeddirector
- 2018-05-04➕MCKNIGHT, Craig Andrew appointeddirector
- 2018-05-04📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
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 age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
50/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
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
3 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Gary Peter Bailey Individual · British · DOB 05/1961 · age 65 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 04/05/2018 |
Miss Fiona Alison Bain Individual · British · DOB 11/1963 · age 63 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 04/05/2018 |
Mr Craig Andrew Mcknight Individual · British · DOB 11/1982 · age 44 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 04/05/2018 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2018-05-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200
Registered office
Salters Lane Garage Salters Lane
Loppington
Shrewsbury
Shropshire
SY4 5NE
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-17
Last: 2026-05-03
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
BAILEY, Gary Peter→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 2018-05-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BAIN, Fiona Alison→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2018-05-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MCKNIGHT, Craig Andrew→
Activedirector · ~44y · appointed 2018-05-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Recent filings (18 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-27
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-07-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-04
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-05-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-02-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-06