BOYRIVEN LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
00257380 · ltd · incorporated 1931-06-26
Investment thesis
Looks cheap but ownership + security both unclear — probable value trap.
Why interesting: Headline metrics may be attractive.
Why risky: No PSC visibility combined with multiple live charges; transacting likely slow and expensive.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Jun 2025
Net worth
£1.43M
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Wholesale of textiles
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 67/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
7 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 49.8y
35/100
too messy
Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.
- · Oldest live charge is 49.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 35/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (72/100)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
7 charges (7/7 with lender, 7/7 with type)
90
Directors & officers
12 officers (4 active, 12 linked, 10 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
122 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £1,427,080
Cash YoY
-5%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£414k
↓ 4.5% YoY
Net Worth
£1.4m
~ YoY
Current Assets
£829k
↓ 6.1% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £1.56M | £1.62M |
| Current assets | £829.0k | £882.6k |
| Cash | £414.2k | £433.9k |
| Debtors | £210.5k | £233.9k |
| Net assets | £1.43M | £1.43M |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 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
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (44 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-12📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-12-12📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-04-14📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2024-04-14🔓Charge satisfied #7
- 2024-02-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-17📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-01-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-20📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-01-01➕MITCHELL, Neil appointeddirector
- 2020-08-27📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2020-08-01➖BRAMBLEY, Josephine Ray resignedsecretary
- 2020-07-25📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-07-01➕DICKS, Christopher appointeddirector
- 2020-03-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-23📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2019-12-23📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2019-11-20➖BARNARD, Philip Andrew resigneddirector
- 2019-04-17➖ESPINASSE, Philippe Louis Marie resigneddirector
- 2017-04-12➕ESPINASSE, Oliver David appointeddirector
- 2017-04-12➕BARNARD, Philip Andrew appointeddirector
- 2016-06-30🔒Charge registered #7Lender: Rbs Invoice Finance Limited
- 2015-10-06➖DUNCAN, Marc Stuart resigneddirector
- 2007-03-27🔓Charge satisfied #5
- 2007-03-27🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2007-03-27🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2007-03-27🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2004-06-30➕BRAMBLEY, Josephine Ray appointedsecretary
- 2004-06-30➖KIRK, Robert Samuel resignedsecretary
- 2004-06-30➖KIRK, Robert Samuel resigneddirector
- 2002-12-11➕DUNCAN, Marc Stuart appointeddirector
- 2001-05-14🔒Charge registered #6Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 1997-12-11➕ESPINASSE, Pierre Manuel Jacques appointeddirector
- 1997-12-11➖ESPINASSE, Jean Jacques Pierre resigneddirector
- 1997-10-22➖ESPINASSE, Claude Georges Marcel resigneddirector
- 1992-11-05🔒Charge registered #5Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 1982-12-08🔒Charge registered #4Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 1982-02-25🔒Charge registered #3Lender: National Westminster Bank LTD
- 1977-01-11🔒Charge registered #2Lender: National Westminster Bank LTD
- 1976-07-08🔒Charge registered #1Lender: National Westminster Bank LTD
- 1931-06-26🏢Company incorporatedAs BOYRIVEN LIMITED
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
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 28 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
80/100
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 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 28 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 95 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 ·Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
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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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1931-06-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46410 — Wholesale of textiles
Registered office
The Fairground
Weyhill
Andover
Hampshire
SP11 0ST
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-18
Last: 2026-03-04
Officers (4 active · 8 resigned)
DICKS, Christopher→
Activedirector · ~36y · appointed 2020-07-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ESPINASSE, Oliver David→
Activedirector · ~42y · appointed 2017-04-12
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ESPINASSE, Pierre Manuel Jacques→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 1997-12-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MITCHELL, Neil→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2021-01-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BRAMBLEY, Josephine Ray→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2004-06-30 · resigned 2020-08-01
KIRK, Robert Samuel→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 2004-06-30
BARNARD, Philip Andrew→
Resigneddirector · ~77y · appointed 2017-04-12 · resigned 2019-11-20
DUNCAN, Marc Stuart→
Resigneddirector · ~66y · appointed 2002-12-11 · resigned 2015-10-06
ESPINASSE, Claude Georges Marcel→
Resigneddirector · ~105y · resigned 1997-10-22
ESPINASSE, Jean Jacques Pierre→
Resigneddirector · ~108y · resigned 1997-12-11
ESPINASSE, Philippe Louis Marie→
Resigneddirector · ~70y · resigned 2019-04-17
KIRK, Robert Samuel→
Resigneddirector · ~101y · resigned 2004-06-30
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Mortgages & charges
7
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:7 of 7 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | NatWest Group Rbs Invoice Finance Limited | A registered charge | — | 30/06/2016 | 14/04/2024 | |
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Legal mortgage | 1 property | 14/05/2001 | — | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Legal mortgage | 1 property | 05/11/1992 | 27/03/2007 | |
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 08/12/1982 | — | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank LTD | Mortgage debenture | 1 property | 25/02/1982 | 27/03/2007 | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank LTD | Legal mortgage | 1 property | 11/01/1977 | 27/03/2007 | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank LTD | Legal mortgage | 1 property | 08/07/1976 | 27/03/2007 |
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Recent filings (122 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-12-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-12-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-12-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-12-12
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-04-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-02-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-02-17