BOUNDARY CAR CARE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
01808265 · ltd · incorporated 1984-04-12
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 41.1y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Nov 2024
Net worth
£26.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45310
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed automotive with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: 1 insolvency-related filing on record. Filings relating to insolvency, liquidation, or administration exist in the company's history. Review before proceeding. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · oldest 41.1y

65/100
clean up first

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 41.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
11 officers (4 active, 11 linked, 8 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
119 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £26,148

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£26k
↑ 504% YoY
Current Assets
£127k
↓ 1.7% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£26k£52k£77k£103k£129kNov 2023Nov 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2024-11-302023-11-30
Total assets£62.0k£53.2k
Current assets£127.0k£129.1k
Net assets£26.1k£4.3k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
3
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 officers
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 officers
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-02
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  2. 2026-06-02
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2025-07-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-08-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-09-14
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    second-filing-of-director-termination-with-name
    officers · RP04TM01
  6. 2023-09-12
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    capital · SH19
  7. 2023-09-12
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    legacy
    capital · SH20
  8. 2023-09-12
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    legacy
    insolvency · CAP-SS
  9. 2023-09-12
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  10. 2023-08-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2023-08-21
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2023-07-01
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    JONES, George resigned
    director
  13. 2022-08-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-08-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-10-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-07-10
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    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-06-04
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  18. 2019-06-04
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  19. 2019-06-04
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  20. 2019-03-25
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    JONES, George appointed
    director
  21. 2012-06-12
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  22. 2012-05-09
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    JONES, George resigned
    director
  23. 2012-05-09
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    JONES, Maureen resigned
    director
  24. 2003-04-28
    ➕
    JONES, Tracey Julie appointed
    director
  25. 2001-11-20
    ➕
    JONES, Debra Ann appointed
    director
  26. 2000-03-01
    ➕
    JONES, Steven Michael appointed
    secretary
  27. 2000-03-01
    ➕
    JONES, Steven Michael appointed
    director
  28. 2000-03-01
    ➖
    MITCHELL, Pamela resigned
    secretary
  29. 2000-03-01
    ➖
    MITCHELL, Kenneth Ronald resigned
    director
  30. 2000-03-01
    ➖
    MITCHELL, Pamela resigned
    director
  31. 1995-01-12
    ➖
    MITCHELL, Kenneth Ronald resigned
    secretary
  32. 1995-01-12
    ➕
    MITCHELL, Pamela appointed
    secretary
  33. 1985-05-01
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  34. 1984-04-12
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    Company incorporated
    As BOUNDARY CAR CARE LIMITED

Owner dependency

76/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 26 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

70/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 26 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 42 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 high ·
1 insolvency-related filing on record
high

Filings relating to insolvency, liquidation, or administration exist in the company's history. Review before proceeding.

Evidence: 2023-09-12: legacy

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Debra Ann Jones
Individual · British · DOB 09/1965 · age 61
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting09/05/2016
Mr Steven Michael Jones
Individual · British · DOB 09/1966 · age 60
25–50%
50–75%board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control09/05/2016

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
Incorporated1984-04-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45310 — SIC 45310

Registered office

105-113 Junction Lane
St Helens
Merseyside
WA9 3JL

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-22
Last: 2026-05-08

Officers (4 active · 7 resigned)

JONES, Steven Michael→
secretary · appointed 2000-03-01
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Active
JONES, Debra Ann→
director · ~61y · appointed 2001-11-20
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Active
JONES, Steven Michael→
director · ~60y · appointed 2000-03-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
JONES, Tracey Julie→
director · ~61y · appointed 2003-04-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MITCHELL, Kenneth Ronald→
secretary · resigned 1995-01-12
Resigned
MITCHELL, Pamela→
secretary · appointed 1995-01-12 · resigned 2000-03-01
Resigned
JONES, George→
director · ~85y · appointed 2019-03-25 · resigned 2023-07-01
Resigned
JONES, George→
director · ~85y · resigned 2012-05-09
Resigned
JONES, Maureen→
director · ~82y · resigned 2012-05-09
Resigned
MITCHELL, Kenneth Ronald→
director · ~86y · resigned 2000-03-01
Resigned
MITCHELL, Pamela→
director · ~84y · resigned 2000-03-01
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Debenture1 property12/06/2012—
outstanding
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Debenture1 property01/05/1985—
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Recent filings (119 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-03
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-06-02
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-06-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-31
second-filing-of-director-termination-with-name
officers · RP04TM01
2023-09-14
capital-statement-capital-company-with-date-currency-figure
capital · SH19
2023-09-12
legacy
capital · SH20
2023-09-12
legacy
insolvency · CAP-SS
2023-09-12
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-09-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-31
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-08-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-17