CAR BUYERS DIRECT LTD
🌱Startupactive
16181004 · ltd · incorporated 2025-01-13
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
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45112
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueActive trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 1.2y
50/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Newest facility, 1.2 years old — likely still in initial term.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (55/100)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
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
3 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (6 events)Click to expand
- 2025-04-25📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-04-24🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
- 2025-01-13🏢Company incorporatedAs CAR BUYERS DIRECT LTD
- 2025-01-13➕BOSTON, Michael Richard appointeddirector
- 2025-01-13➕BOSTON, Thomas George appointeddirector
- 2025-01-13📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
86/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 77 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +Young company: Only 1.5 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
26/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — BOSTON, Thomas George (same surname) appointed 2025-01-13. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 77 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 Michael Richard Boston Individual · British · DOB 09/1949 · age 77 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 13/01/2025 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2025-01-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45112 — SIC 45112
Registered office
Braeside House
Ripley Road
Knaresborough
HG5 9BY
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-13
Last made up to: —
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-26
Last: 2026-01-12
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
BOSTON, Michael Richard→
Activedirector · ~77y · appointed 2025-01-13
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BOSTON, Thomas George→
Activedirector · ~37y · appointed 2025-01-13
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc UK Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 24/04/2025 | — |
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Recent filings (3 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-15
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-04-25
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2025-01-13