BEECHCROFT MOTORS LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
13876746 · ltd · incorporated 2022-01-27
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jan 2025
Net worth
£5.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45112
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 72/100 (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 (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 0.9y
50/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Newest facility, 0.9 years old — likely still in initial term.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
12 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £5,679
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£6k
↑ 385% YoY
Current Assets
£72k
↓ 19% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-01-31 | 2024-01-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £5.7k | £1.2k |
| Current assets | £71.6k | £88.7k |
| Net assets | £5.7k | £1.2k |
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
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (12 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-09-08📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-09-03🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Drjc Limited
- 2025-06-23📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-02-04📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-17📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-08-16➕BRADSHAW, Kimberly Jayne appointeddirector
- 2022-01-27🏢Company incorporatedAs BEECHCROFT MOTORS LTD
- 2022-01-27➕BRADSHAW, Adam Richard appointeddirector
- 2022-01-27📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
66/100
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.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited 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
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 Adam Richard Bradshaw Individual · British · DOB 10/1988 · age 38 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 27/01/2022 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2022-01-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45112 — SIC 45112
Registered office
Unit 4 Merrimead Farm
Five Bridges
Cullompton
Devon
EX15 1QP
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-09
Last: 2026-01-26
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
BRADSHAW, Adam Richard→
Activedirector · ~38y · appointed 2022-01-27
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BRADSHAW, Kimberly Jayne→
Activedirector · ~32y · appointed 2022-08-16
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Drjc Drjc Limited | A registered charge | — | 03/09/2025 | — |
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Recent filings (12 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-30
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-09-08
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-06-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-04
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-02-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-31
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-08-17
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2022-01-27