BOON & LANE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
00886325 · ltd · incorporated 1966-08-24
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Aug 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 25990
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 32990Other manufacturing n.e.c.
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
8 officers (3 active, 8 linked, 6 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
103 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Aug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31
Average employees400400

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal 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 accounts
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • • 3 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-04-15
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  3. 2026-04-15
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  4. 2026-01-11
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
  5. 2025-05-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-05-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-04-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-05-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-01-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-04-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-04-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-06-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-06-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2015-10-20
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 1999-09-01
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    DAVIES, Alan Raymond appointed
    director
  17. 1999-08-31
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    BOON, Alfred John Raymond resigned
    director
  18. 1999-08-31
    ➖
    BOON, Barbara Lilian resigned
    director
  19. 1999-08-31
    ➖
    LANE, Diane resigned
    director
  20. 1999-08-31
    ➖
    LANE, Peter David resigned
    director
  21. 1998-11-04
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    BOON, Barbara Lilian resigned
    secretary
  22. 1998-05-11
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    QUESTED, Phillipa appointed
    secretary
  23. 1995-03-01
    ➕
    LANE, Stephen appointed
    director
  24. 1966-08-24
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    Company incorporated
    As BOON & LANE LIMITED

Owner dependency

83/100
Critical — business is the founder

The 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.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "LANE" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 31 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 31 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 60 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

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

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Stephen Lane
Individual · British · DOB 12/1972 · age 54
25–50%
—25-50% shares15/04/2026
Mr Alan Raymond Davies
Individual · British · DOB 12/1972 · age 54
25–50%
—25-50% shares15/04/2026

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1966-08-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC25990 — SIC 25990

Registered office

7/11 Taylor Street
Luton
Bedfordshire
LU2 0EY

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-17
Last: 2025-10-03

Officers (3 active · 5 resigned)

QUESTED, Phillipa→
secretary · appointed 1998-05-11
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Active
DAVIES, Alan Raymond→
director · ~54y · appointed 1999-09-01
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Active
LANE, Stephen→
director · ~54y · appointed 1995-03-01
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Active
BOON, Barbara Lilian→
secretary · resigned 1998-11-04
Resigned
BOON, Alfred John Raymond→
director · ~96y · resigned 1999-08-31
Resigned
BOON, Barbara Lilian→
director · ~95y · resigned 1999-08-31
Resigned
LANE, Diane→
director · ~85y · resigned 1999-08-31
Resigned
LANE, Peter David→
director · ~90y · resigned 1999-08-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (103 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-05-29
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-04-15
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-04-15
withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2026-01-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-04-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-05-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-29