BOYNTON BROS. & HALLAM (RANSKILL) LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
01376581 · ltd · incorporated 1978-07-03
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Sept 2025
Net worth
£239.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 22190
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 71). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 9 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
10 live charges · 8 lenders · oldest 38.8y
15/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 38.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 8 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
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, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
10 charges (10/10 with lender, 10/10 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
117 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
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 £239,153
Net assets shrinking
Down £9,055 YoY
Cash YoY
-39%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£4k
↓ 39% YoY
Net Worth
£239k
↓ 3.6% YoY
Current Assets
£203k
↑ 50% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £264.7k | £323.7k |
| Current assets | £202.6k | £135.0k |
| Cash | £3.7k | £6.0k |
| Debtors | £138.5k | £64.2k |
| Net assets | £239.2k | £248.2k |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
4
filings
- • 2 mortgage
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (43 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-10📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2026-02-10🔓Charge satisfied #8
- 2026-01-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-12-19📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-12-11🔒Charge registered #10Lender: Close Brothers Limited (The “Security Trustee”)
- 2025-12-03📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2025-12-03📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2025-11-26➕BOYNTON, Karen appointedsecretary
- 2025-11-26➖LAUGHTON, Christine Joy resignedsecretary
- 2025-05-15📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-05-02🔒Charge registered #9Lender: John Cyril Boynton
- 2025-03-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-29📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-10-23🔒Charge registered #8Lender: Lloyds Bank Commercial Finance Limited
- 2024-07-15📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2024-07-15🔓Charge satisfied #7
- 2024-06-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-02-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-12-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-04-21🔓Charge satisfied #6
- 2016-04-21🔓Charge satisfied #5
- 2011-06-01🔒Charge registered #7Lender: Lloyds Tsb Commercial Finance Limited
- 2011-02-21➕LAUGHTON, Christine Joy appointedsecretary
- 2011-02-20➖BOYNTON, Cyril resignedsecretary
- 2011-02-20➖BOYNTON, Cyril resigneddirector
- 2005-07-15🔓Charge satisfied #4
- 2005-06-23🔒Charge registered #6Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
- 2001-05-01➖BOYNTON, George Henry resigneddirector
- 2001-05-01➖HALLAM, Betty resigneddirector
- 2001-05-01🔒Charge registered #5Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 1998-04-01🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 1998-04-01🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 1998-04-01🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 1997-04-29🔒Charge registered #4Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 1993-01-01➕BOYNTON, John Cyril appointeddirector
- 1990-06-29🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Yorkshire Bank PLC
- 1988-06-30🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Yorkshire Bank PLC
- 1987-08-19🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Yorkshire Bank PLC
- 1978-07-03🏢Company incorporatedAs BOYNTON BROS. & HALLAM (RANSKILL) LIMITED
Owner dependency
100/100
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
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "BOYNTON" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 33 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
95/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 33 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 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.
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
John Cyril Boynton Individual · British · DOB 07/1955 · age 71 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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9 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1978-07-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC22190 — SIC 22190
Registered office
Access Road
Ranskill
Retford
Notts
DN22 8LE
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-19
Last: 2026-01-05
Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)
Active
BOYNTON, John Cyril→
Activedirector · ~71y · appointed 1993-01-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BOYNTON, Cyril→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 2011-02-20
LAUGHTON, Christine Joy→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2011-02-21 · resigned 2025-11-26
BOYNTON, Cyril→
Resigneddirector · ~94y · resigned 2011-02-20
BOYNTON, George Henry→
Resigneddirector · ~102y · resigned 2001-05-01
HALLAM, Betty→
Resigneddirector · ~101y · resigned 2001-05-01
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Mortgages & charges
10
Total charges
2
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:10 of 10 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Close Brothers Close Brothers Limited (The “Security Trustee”) | A registered charge | — | 11/12/2025 | — | |
| outstanding | John Cyril Boynton / Karen Sheila Boynton | A registered charge | 1 property | 02/05/2025 | — | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank Commercial Finance Limited | A registered charge | — | 23/10/2024 | 10/02/2026 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Tsb Commercial Finance Limited | All assets debenture | 1 property | 01/06/2011 | 15/07/2024 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Chattel mortgage | 1 property | 23/06/2005 | 21/04/2016 | |
| satisfied | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 01/05/2001 | 21/04/2016 | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Mortgage debenture | 1 property | 29/04/1997 | 15/07/2005 | |
| satisfied | Virgin Money Yorkshire Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 29/06/1990 | 01/04/1998 | |
| satisfied | Virgin Money Yorkshire Bank PLC | Equitable charge | 1 property | 30/06/1988 | 01/04/1998 | |
| satisfied | Virgin Money Yorkshire Bank PLC | Memorandum of charge | 1 property | 19/08/1987 | 01/04/1998 |
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Recent filings (117 total)
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2026-02-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-09
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-12-19
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2025-12-03
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-12-03
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-05-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-20
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-10-29
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-07-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-05