B&L CARS LTD

🏛️Establishedactive
11977680 · ltd · incorporated 2019-05-03
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
—
year to May 2025
Net worth
£102.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45112
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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 (2 active, 3 linked, 3 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
29 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £102,386

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£102k
↑ 91% YoY
Current Assets
£98k
↑ 79% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£20k£41k£61k£82k£102kMay 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-05-302024-05-30
Total assets£102.4k£53.7k
Current assets£98.5k£55.0k
Net assets£102.4k£53.7k

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
  1. 2026-05-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-08-21
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2024-02-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-10-11
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  6. 2023-10-11
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2023-09-19
    ➕
    KOSTARE, Brandon appointed
    director
  8. 2023-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-05-27
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2022-05-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-02-28
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  12. 2021-10-28
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  13. 2021-10-20
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  14. 2021-10-20
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2021-02-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2021-01-06
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2019-10-07
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  18. 2019-10-07
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  19. 2019-10-07
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  20. 2019-06-10
    ➕
    COHADARI, Lean appointed
    director
  21. 2019-06-10
    ➖
    KOSTARE, Brandon resigned
    director
  22. 2019-05-03
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As B&L CARS LTD
  23. 2019-05-03
    ➕
    KOSTARE, Brandon appointed
    director

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.

Succession & seller-readiness

36/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

Red flags

clean
No 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Lean Cohadari
Individual · British · DOB 07/1977 · age 49
75–100%
—75-100% shares10/06/2019
Mr Brandon Kostare
Individual · British · DOB 10/1981 · age 45
25–50%
—25-50% shares19/09/2023
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Brandon Kostareceased 10/06/2019· 75-100% shares

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2019-05-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45112 — SIC 45112

Registered office

Advanced Autocare Centre
Grove Road
Wantage
OX12 7DR
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-25
Last: 2025-10-11

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

COHADARI, Lean→
director · ~49y · appointed 2019-06-10
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Active
KOSTARE, Brandon→
director · ~45y · appointed 2023-09-19
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Active
KOSTARE, Brandon→
director · ~45y · appointed 2019-05-03 · resigned 2019-06-10
Resigned

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Recent filings (29 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-05-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-18
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-08-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-11
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-10-11
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-10-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-21
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-05-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-27
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2022-02-28
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-10-28