BATH VAN CENTRE LIMITED
🌱Startupactive
16523799 · ltd · incorporated 2025-06-17
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
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 45190SIC 45190
- 45310SIC 45310
- 45320Retail trade of motor vehicle parts and accessories
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. 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 (56/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 4 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (4 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
0 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
9 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
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
6
filings
- • 3 persons-with-significant-control
- • 2 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
6
filings
- • 3 persons-with-significant-control
- • 2 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
6
filings
- • 3 persons-with-significant-control
- • 2 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (13 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-18📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC08
- 2026-05-13📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-05-13📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-05-13📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-05-13📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-04-01➕COLLINS, Sarah Louise appointeddirector
- 2026-04-01➕PANTRY, Freya appointeddirector
- 2025-10-21📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-07-22📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-06-17🏢Company incorporatedAs BATH VAN CENTRE LIMITED
- 2025-06-17➕COLLINS, Matthew Royston Weight appointeddirector
- 2025-06-17➕PANTRY, Alexander Leslie appointeddirector
- 2025-06-17📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
61/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +Young company: Only 0.9 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
40/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
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| AUTOMOTIVE VEHICLE SPECIALIST'S LTD→ 15390400 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
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| BHAVNA MOTORS LIMITED→ 16665465 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BIKEFORYOU LTD→ 13092944 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| BIKER'S TOOLBOX LIMITED→ 08047222 · est 2012 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 13y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2025-06-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45112 — SIC 45112
Registered office
Tormarton Depot Bath Road, Dodington Ash
Chipping Sodbury
Bristol
BS37 6EJ
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-17
Last made up to: —
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-27
Last: 2026-05-13
Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)
COLLINS, Matthew Royston Weight→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2025-06-17
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COLLINS, Sarah Louise→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2026-04-01
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PANTRY, Alexander Leslie→
Activedirector · ~34y · appointed 2025-06-17
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PANTRY, Freya→
Activedirector · ~34y · appointed 2026-04-01
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Recent filings (9 total)
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
2026-05-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-14
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-05-13
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-05-13
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-05-13
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-05-13
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-10-21
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-07-22
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2025-06-17