BOROUGH GREEN SAND PITS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

00559854 · ltd · incorporated 1956-01-10

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 24.2y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Aug 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 08120

Sector: Mining & quarrying

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 83-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 83). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 3 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

5 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 24.2y

50/100

clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

· Oldest live charge is 24.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
· Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: high (83/100)

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

Lenders & charges

5 charges (5/5 with lender, 5/5 with type)

Directors & officers

13 officers (5 active, 13 linked, 8 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

16 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

134 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-08-31	2024-08-31
Average employees	1500	1500

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 accounts
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (41 events)Click to expand

2026-05-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-31
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-05-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-24
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-02-28
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BODY, Daniel Kenneth appointed
director
2024-08-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-11
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gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-05-10
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gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2021-09-08
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-23
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2020-08-19
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mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2020-08-14
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Charge registered #5
Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
2020-05-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-03-04
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-03-04
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-03-04
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2020-03-04
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change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2020-03-04
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-01-15
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BARRY, Lisa Ann appointed
secretary
2020-01-15
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BODY, Roger Keith resigned
secretary
2019-06-27
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Charge registered #4
Lender: Lombard North Central PLC
2008-06-04
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Charge registered #3
Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
2008-05-15
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SAMUEL, Robert Henry, Mr appointed
director
2006-07-24
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DENNIS, Neal Leslie appointed
director
2006-07-24
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BODY, Roger Keith appointed
secretary
2006-07-24
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BRIDGE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
corporate-secretary
2005-04-18
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BARRY, Richard resigned
director
2002-04-29
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BODY, Roger Keith resigned
secretary
2002-04-22
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BODY, Roger Keith appointed
director
2002-04-22
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BODY, Roger Keith appointed
secretary
2002-04-22
➖
SMITH, Dennis resigned
secretary
2002-04-22
➕
BARRY, Richard appointed
director
2002-04-22
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SMITH, Dennis resigned
director
2002-04-22
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SMITH, Joan Pamela resigned
director
2002-04-22
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Charge registered #2
Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
2002-04-22
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Charge registered #1
Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
2002-04-19
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BRIDGE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2002-01-29
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CHALLISS, Pearl resigned
director
1956-01-10
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Company incorporated
As BOROUGH GREEN SAND PITS LIMITED

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

-4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 83 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100

Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 83 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 low

5 live charges

low

Heavily leveraged with multiple live security positions — understand the capital structure before proceeding.

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Roger Keith Body Individual · British · DOB 07/1951 · age 75	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	06/04/2016
Mrs Lisa Ann Barry Individual · British · DOB 03/1969 · age 57	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	06/04/2016

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.

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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.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated1956-01-10

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC08120 — SIC 08120

Registered office

Camburgh House

27 New Dover Road

Canterbury

Kent

CT1 3DN

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-05-31

Last made up to: 2025-08-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-03-08

Last: 2026-02-22

Officers (5 active · 8 resigned)

BARRY, Lisa Ann→

secretary · appointed 2020-01-15

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

BODY, Daniel Kenneth→

director · ~26y · appointed 2025-02-28

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

BODY, Roger Keith→

director · ~75y · appointed 2002-04-22

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

DENNIS, Neal Leslie→

director · ~73y · appointed 2006-07-24

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

SAMUEL, Robert Henry, Mr →

director · ~83y · appointed 2008-05-15

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

BODY, Roger Keith→

secretary · appointed 2006-07-24 · resigned 2020-01-15

Resigned

BODY, Roger Keith→

secretary · appointed 2002-04-22 · resigned 2002-04-29

Resigned

SMITH, Dennis→

secretary · resigned 2002-04-22

Resigned

BRIDGE SECRETARIES LIMITED→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2002-04-19 · resigned 2006-07-24

Resigned

BARRY, Richard→

director · ~54y · appointed 2002-04-22 · resigned 2005-04-18

Resigned

CHALLISS, Pearl→

director · ~92y · resigned 2002-01-29

Resigned

SMITH, Dennis→

director · ~93y · resigned 2002-04-22

Resigned

SMITH, Joan Pamela→

director · ~92y · resigned 2002-04-22

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:5 of 5 shown

		Type	Properties
outstanding	National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC	A registered charge	1 property	14/08/2020	—
outstanding	Lombard North Central Lombard North Central PLC	A registered charge	—	27/06/2019	—
outstanding	National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC	Legal charge	1 property	04/06/2008	—
outstanding	National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC	Legal charge	1 property	22/04/2002	—
outstanding	National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC	Debenture	1 property	22/04/2002	—

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Recent filings (134 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2026-05-29

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-03-05

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2025-07-31

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2025-05-29

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2025-04-24

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-02-27

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2024-08-30

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-02-27

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2023-05-31

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-02-27

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2022-05-31

gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date

gazette · DISS40

2022-05-11

gazette-notice-compulsory

gazette · GAZ1

2022-05-10

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-05-09

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2021-09-08