BOYS & BODEN, LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
00215444 · ltd · incorporated 1926-08-03
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
£46.41M
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other manufacturing n.e.c.
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 46730SIC 46730
- 46740SIC 46740
- 47520Retail sale of hardware, paints and glass in specialised stores
Investor take
PursueLeverage-led grower with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 57/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 65). Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 6 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (85/100).
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Refinance opportunity
49 live charges · 6 lenders · oldest 65.4y
45/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 65.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 6 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 40/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
- · Profitable and stable/growing — lender coverage supportable.
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Company profile
address, 4 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
49 charges (49/49 with lender, 49/49 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
202 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.
See pricing →Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
74
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Profitable
Profit before tax £1,288,737
Turnover YoY
-6%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £46.41M | £49.41M |
| Gross profit | £13.97M | £14.93M |
| Operating profit | £2.11M | £2.16M |
| Profit before tax | £1.29M | £1.20M |
| Average employees | 26700 | 26900 |
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.
See pricing →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 (115 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-10-23📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2025-10-23🔓Charge satisfied #46
- 2025-10-21📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2025-10-21📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2025-10-21🔓Charge satisfied #47
- 2025-10-21🔓Charge satisfied #33
- 2025-08-13📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2025-08-13📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-12-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-10📄capital-cancellation-sharescapital · SH06
- 2024-01-10📄capital-return-purchase-own-sharescapital · SH03
- 2023-12-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-03📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2023-08-02🔒Charge registered #49Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
- 2023-03-31➖2013 BB LIMITED resignedcorporate-director
- 2023-03-31📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-03-01📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2023-02-24🔒Charge registered #48Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
- 2022-11-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-08📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2021-11-08📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2021-11-08📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2021-11-08📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2021-11-08📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2021-11-08🔓Charge satisfied #32
- 2021-11-08🔓Charge satisfied #31
- 2021-11-08🔓Charge satisfied #30
- 2021-11-08🔓Charge satisfied #29
- 2021-11-08🔓Charge satisfied #28
- 2021-11-08🔓Charge satisfied #27
- 2021-11-08🔓Charge satisfied #26
- 2021-11-08🔓Charge satisfied #25
- 2021-11-08🔓Charge satisfied #24
- 2021-11-08🔓Charge satisfied #23
- 2021-11-08🔓Charge satisfied #22
- 2021-11-08🔓Charge satisfied #21
- 2021-11-08🔓Charge satisfied #20
- 2021-11-08🔓Charge satisfied #19
- 2021-11-08🔓Charge satisfied #18
- 2021-11-08🔓Charge satisfied #17
- 2021-11-08🔓Charge satisfied #16
- 2021-11-08🔓Charge satisfied #15
- 2021-11-08🔓Charge satisfied #14
- 2021-11-08🔓Charge satisfied #12
- 2021-08-06🔒Charge registered #47Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
- 2021-08-06🔒Charge registered #46Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
- 2021-08-06🔒Charge registered #45Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
- 2021-08-06🔒Charge registered #44Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
Showing most recent 50 of 115 events
Owner dependency
83/100
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.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 29 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
86/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 29 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 100 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
1 med · 1 lowCharge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
14 live charges
lowHeavily leveraged with multiple live security positions — understand the capital structure before proceeding.
Group structure
Boys And Boden Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Boys And Boden Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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BOYS & BODEN, LIMITED
This company · 00215444
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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Boys And Boden Holdings Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 12/08/2025 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Dean Hammondceased 12/08/2025· 50-75% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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🔒Tailored diligence questions
8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1926-08-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC32990 — Other manufacturing n.e.c.
Registered office
British Sawmills
Welshpool
Powys
SY21 7BL
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-10
Last: 2025-11-26
Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)
HAMMOND, Dean→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 1998-01-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
JONES, Christopher Michael Boden→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 2013-11-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BENSON, Philip Stephen→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 1998-04-30
BODEN, Henry William→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1998-04-30 · resigned 2010-03-10
BODEN, Henry William→
Resigneddirector · ~101y · resigned 2010-03-10
TURNER, John James→
Resigneddirector · ~81y · appointed 2011-04-06 · resigned 2012-08-31
2013 BB LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-director · appointed 2013-10-18 · resigned 2023-03-31
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
49
Total charges
14
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:49 of 49 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc UK Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 02/08/2023 | — | |
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc UK Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 24/02/2023 | — | |
| satisfied | HSBC Hsbc UK Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 06/08/2021 | 21/10/2025 | |
| satisfied | HSBC Hsbc UK Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 06/08/2021 | 23/10/2025 | |
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc UK Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 06/08/2021 | — | |
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc UK Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 06/08/2021 | — | |
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc UK Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 06/08/2021 | — | |
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc UK Bank PLC | A registered charge | 2 properties | 06/08/2021 | — | |
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc UK Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 06/08/2021 | — | |
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc UK Bank PLC | A registered charge | 2 properties | 06/08/2021 | — | |
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc UK Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 06/08/2021 | — | |
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc UK Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 06/08/2021 | — | |
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc UK Bank PLC | A registered charge | 2 properties | 06/08/2021 | — | |
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc UK Bank PLC | A registered charge | 2 properties | 06/08/2021 | — | |
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc UK Bank PLC | A registered charge | 2 properties | 06/08/2021 | — | |
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc UK Bank PLC | A registered charge | 3 properties | 06/08/2021 | — | |
| satisfied | HSBC Hsbc UK Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 06/08/2021 | 21/10/2025 | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 05/07/2019 | 08/11/2021 | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 10/10/2018 | 08/11/2021 | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 24/08/2018 | 08/11/2021 | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 27/07/2018 | 08/11/2021 | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | A registered charge | 2 properties | 06/03/2018 | 08/11/2021 | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 01/06/2016 | 08/11/2021 | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 19/05/2015 | 08/11/2021 | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | A registered charge | 2 properties | 02/03/2015 | 08/11/2021 | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 09/06/2014 | 08/11/2021 | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 02/04/2012 | 08/11/2021 | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 30/03/2012 | 08/11/2021 | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Legal charge | 2 properties | 19/01/2012 | 08/11/2021 | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 31/10/2011 | 08/11/2021 | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Legal charge | 2 properties | 18/02/2009 | 08/11/2021 | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 31/08/2007 | 08/11/2021 | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 27/06/2007 | 08/11/2021 | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 31/10/2006 | 08/11/2021 | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 31/10/2006 | 08/11/2021 | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 31/10/2006 | 08/11/2021 | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 31/10/2006 | 29/07/2019 | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 23/10/2006 | 08/11/2021 | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 29/10/2004 | 21/02/2007 | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 30/09/2004 | 21/02/2007 | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 04/10/2002 | 21/02/2007 | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Legal charge | 2 properties | 26/10/2001 | 21/02/2007 | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 12/10/2001 | 21/02/2007 | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 10/01/2001 | 16/07/2003 | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 23/11/2000 | 21/02/2007 | |
| satisfied | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | Legal mortgage | 2 properties | 18/04/2000 | 01/06/2001 | |
| satisfied | Henry William Boden | Debenture | 1 property | 25/09/1997 | 25/08/2011 | |
| satisfied | Midland Bank Midland Bank PLC | Fixed and floating charge | 1 property | 30/07/1991 | 01/06/2001 | |
| satisfied | Midland Bank Midland Bank PLC | Mortgage | 1 property | 13/03/1961 | 20/01/2001 |
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Recent filings (202 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-09
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-10-23
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-10-21
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-10-21
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2025-08-13
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-08-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-02
capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2024-01-10
capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2024-01-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-08
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-08-03
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-03-31