BOSTON MATTHEWS MACHINERY LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
01815679 · ltd · incorporated 1984-05-11
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£189.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 28290
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 80-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 57/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 80). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 5 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

8 live charges · 5 lenders · oldest 42.1y

35/100
too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

  • · Oldest live charge is 42.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 5 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Legal-friction score 35/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (73/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
8 charges (8/8 with lender, 8/8 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (3 active, 8 linked, 4 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
107 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 · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £189,510
Very low cash
Cash position: £73

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£73
Net Worth
£190k
Current Assets
£95k
Current Liabilities
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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-31
Total assets£196.0k
Current assets£94.7k
Cash£73
Debtors£94.6k
Net assets£189.5k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (37 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-25
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  2. 2025-06-16
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  3. 2024-06-03
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  4. 2023-05-04
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  5. 2022-03-03
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  6. 2021-08-16
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  7. 2020-09-24
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  8. 2019-06-21
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  9. 2018-04-23
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  10. 2017-09-13
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  11. 2017-09-13
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  12. 2017-05-03
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  13. 2016-06-29
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  14. 2016-04-15
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  15. 2015-06-30
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  16. 2009-10-01
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    BROOKES, Richard Adrian appointed
    director
  17. 2008-12-23
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    BROOKES, Simon James appointed
    secretary
  18. 2008-12-22
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    PRINCE, Stephanie resigned
    secretary
  19. 2008-05-16
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    Charge satisfied #5
  20. 2008-04-11
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    Charge registered #8
    Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
  21. 2008-03-19
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    Charge registered #7
    Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
  22. 2008-02-08
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    PRINCE, Stephanie appointed
    secretary
  23. 2008-02-07
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    BROOKES, Simon James resigned
    secretary
  24. 2004-09-30
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    GRAHAM, Keith resigned
    director
  25. 2002-07-24
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    BROOKES, Simon James appointed
    secretary
  26. 2002-02-28
    ➖
    WALL, Judith resigned
    secretary
  27. 1998-09-04
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    Charge satisfied #4
  28. 1998-09-04
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    Charge satisfied #1
  29. 1995-07-03
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    LAWRENCE, Michael John Scotford resigned
    director
  30. 1993-03-25
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    Charge satisfied #6
  31. 1990-10-24
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    Charge registered #6
    Lender: Close Brothers Limited
  32. 1988-03-01
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    Charge registered #5
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  33. 1988-03-01
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Investors in Industry PLC
  34. 1984-11-20
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Williams & Glyns Bank PLC
  35. 1984-06-26
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Williams & Glyns Bank PLC
  36. 1984-06-06
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Investors in Industry PLC
  37. 1984-05-11
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    Company incorporated
    As BOSTON MATTHEWS MACHINERY LIMITED

Owner dependency

91/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 80 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

89/100
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 80 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
  • 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 med ·
Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Richard Adrian Brookes
Individual · British · DOB 04/1976 · age 50
——sig. influencesignificant influence01/03/2017
Mr Colin Thomas Brookes
Individual · British · DOB 07/1946 · age 80
——sig. influencesignificant influence01/03/2017

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

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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
Incorporated1984-05-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC28290 — SIC 28290

Registered office

Navigation Road
Diglis
Worcester
WR5 3DE

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last: 2026-03-17

Officers (3 active · 5 resigned)

BROOKES, Simon James→
secretary · appointed 2008-12-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BROOKES, Colin Thomas→
director · ~80y
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BROOKES, Richard Adrian→
director · ~50y · appointed 2009-10-01
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Active
BROOKES, Simon James→
secretary · appointed 2002-07-24 · resigned 2008-02-07
Resigned
PRINCE, Stephanie→
secretary · appointed 2008-02-08 · resigned 2008-12-22
Resigned
WALL, Judith→
secretary · resigned 2002-02-28
Resigned
GRAHAM, Keith→
director · ~86y · resigned 2004-09-30
Resigned
LAWRENCE, Michael John Scotford→
director · ~91y · resigned 1995-07-03
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

8
Total charges
4
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:8 of 8 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
Mortgage1 property11/04/2008—
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
Debenture deed1 property19/03/2008—
satisfied
Close Brothers
Close Brothers Limited
A credit agreement entitled "prompt credit application"1 property24/10/199025/03/1993
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Legal charge1 property01/03/198816/05/2008
satisfied
Investors in Industry
Investors in Industry PLC
Mortgage1 property01/03/198804/09/1998
outstanding
Williams & Glyns Bank
Williams & Glyns Bank PLC
Debenture1 property20/11/1984—
outstanding
Williams & Glyns Bank
Williams & Glyns Bank PLC
Debenture1 property26/06/1984—
satisfied
Investors in Industry
Investors in Industry PLC
Debenture1 property06/06/198404/09/1998
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Recent filings (107 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-25
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-06-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-08-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-09-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-06-21