B.P. MCKEEFRY LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
NI028403 · ltd · incorporated 1994-04-25
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 30.0y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
£23.77M
year to Sept 2024
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Freight transport by road
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: conservative operator with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (78/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 30.0y

85/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 30.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
11 officers (6 active, 11 linked, 9 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
9 connected companies via shared directors
72
Filing history
99 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Opportunity Score
83/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Profitable
Profit before tax £1,277,481

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Sept 2023Sept 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-09-302023-09-30
Turnover£23.77M—
Gross profit£2.41M—
Operating profit£1.16M—
Profit before tax£1.28M£1.38M
Average employees110009700

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-09
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    MULLAN, Damien Martin appointed
    director
  2. 2026-01-09
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  3. 2025-06-24
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  4. 2024-06-28
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  5. 2023-06-28
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  6. 2022-06-29
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  7. 2021-06-29
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  8. 2020-09-30
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  9. 2019-06-26
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  10. 2018-06-29
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  11. 2017-12-12
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  12. 2017-12-12
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  13. 2017-07-04
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  14. 2016-06-17
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  15. 2016-05-04
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  16. 2016-03-02
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  17. 2016-02-28
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    HARE, Andrew Philip resigned
    director
  18. 2011-09-30
    ➖
    MC KEOWN, Sean Francis resigned
    director
  19. 2011-04-15
    ➕
    ESLER, Peter George appointed
    director
  20. 2011-04-15
    ➕
    KEALEY, Margo Ann appointed
    director
  21. 2011-04-15
    ➕
    MAGUIRE, Gary Martin appointed
    director
  22. 2011-04-15
    ➕
    HARE, Andrew Philip appointed
    director
  23. 2009-11-17
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    Charge satisfied #1
  24. 2008-08-01
    ➕
    MCKEEFRY, Catherine Mary appointed
    director
  25. 2008-03-02
    ➕
    KEALEY, Margo Ann appointed
    secretary
  26. 2008-03-02
    ➖
    MCKEEFRY, Brian Pearse resigned
    secretary
  27. 2008-03-02
    ➖
    MC KEEFRY, Brian Pearse resigned
    director
  28. 2006-05-17
    ➖
    MC KEEFRY, Sheila Anne resigned
    director
  29. 1996-06-07
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Bank of Ireland
  30. 1994-04-25
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    Company incorporated
    As B.P. MCKEEFRY LIMITED
  31. 1994-04-25
    ➕
    MCKEEFRY, Brian Pearse appointed
    secretary
  32. 1994-04-25
    ➕
    MC KEEFRY, Brian Pearse appointed
    director
  33. 1994-04-25
    ➕
    MC KEEFRY, Sheila Anne appointed
    director
  34. 1994-04-25
    ➕
    MC KEOWN, Sean Francis appointed
    director

Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • -5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "MCKEEFRY" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

53/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Bp Mckeefry Holdings Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Bp Mckeefry Holdings Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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B.P. MCKEEFRY LIMITED
This company · NI028403

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Bp Mckeefry Holdings Ltd
Corporate entity
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Ms Catherine Mary Mckeefryceased 06/04/2016· significant influence · firm interest

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

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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1994-04-25
Jurisdictionnorthern-ireland
Primary SIC49410 — Freight transport by road

Registered office

114 Grove Road
Swatragh
Co Londonderry
BT46 5QZ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-09
Last: 2026-04-25

Officers (6 active · 5 resigned)

KEALEY, Margo Ann→
secretary · appointed 2008-03-02
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Active
ESLER, Peter George→
director · ~59y · appointed 2011-04-15
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Active
KEALEY, Margo Ann→
director · ~51y · appointed 2011-04-15
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Active
MAGUIRE, Gary Martin→
director · ~57y · appointed 2011-04-15
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Active
MCKEEFRY, Catherine Mary→
director · ~61y · appointed 2008-08-01
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Active
MULLAN, Damien Martin→
director · ~43y · appointed 2026-01-09
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Active
MCKEEFRY, Brian Pearse→
secretary · appointed 1994-04-25 · resigned 2008-03-02
Resigned
HARE, Andrew Philip→
director · ~62y · appointed 2011-04-15 · resigned 2016-02-28
Resigned
MC KEEFRY, Brian Pearse→
director · ~63y · appointed 1994-04-25 · resigned 2008-03-02
Resigned
MC KEEFRY, Sheila Anne→
director · ~87y · appointed 1994-04-25 · resigned 2006-05-17
Resigned
MC KEOWN, Sean Francis→
director · ~67y · appointed 1994-04-25 · resigned 2011-09-30
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Bank of Ireland
Mortgage or charge1 property07/06/199617/11/2009

Recent filings (99 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-11
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-01-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-07
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accounts · AA
2024-06-28
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-26
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2023-06-28
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-09
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2022-06-29
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2022-05-06
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2021-06-29
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2021-05-12
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2020-09-30
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2020-05-06
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2019-06-26