BOI TRADING COMPANY LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
02905066 · ltd · incorporated 1994-03-04
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
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year to Jul 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Wholesale of clothing and footwear
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 57/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 58). 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 (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
11 live charges · 5 lenders · oldest 29.3y
15/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 29.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 5 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)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
75
Lenders & charges
11 charges (11/11 with lender, 11/11 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (1 active, 7 linked, 3 with DOB)
79
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
121 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
74
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-07-31 | 2024-07-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 43 | 4900 |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
5
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (48 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2026-03-17📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-02-07📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2026-02-06📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-07-07📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-05-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-19📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-01-19📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-01-19🔒Charge registered #11Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
- 2024-01-19🔒Charge registered #10Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
- 2023-06-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-24📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-04-06📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-03-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-17📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2022-02-14🔒Charge registered #9Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
- 2021-04-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-10-01🔒Charge registered #8Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
- 2017-03-03➖BELLAMY, Diane Louise resignedsecretary
- 2017-03-03➖BELLAMY, Diane Louise resigneddirector
- 2012-10-23🔓Charge satisfied #5
- 2012-03-17🔓Charge satisfied #4
- 2012-03-08🔓Charge satisfied #6
- 2011-06-17🔒Charge registered #7Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2004-11-20🔒Charge registered #6Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2002-12-16🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2002-12-16🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2002-12-16🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2002-12-12🔒Charge registered #5Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2002-09-11🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2002-07-11🔒Charge registered #3Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
- 2002-03-25🔒Charge registered #2Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 1998-02-27➖ALI, Mohammed Azhar resignedsecretary
- 1998-02-27➕BELLAMY, Diane Louise appointedsecretary
- 1998-02-27➖ALI, Mohammed Azhar resigneddirector
- 1998-02-27➕BELLAMY, Diane Louise appointeddirector
- 1997-03-06🔒Charge registered #1Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 1995-02-12➕ALI, Mohammed Azhar appointedsecretary
- 1994-05-16➕SINGH GREWAL, Amarjit appointeddirector
- 1994-05-16➖FIRST SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1994-05-16➕ALI, Mohammed Azhar appointeddirector
- 1994-05-16➖FIRST DIRECTORS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
- 1994-03-04🏢Company incorporatedAs BOI TRADING COMPANY LIMITED
- 1994-03-04➕FIRST SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1994-03-04➕FIRST DIRECTORS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
93/100
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.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 32 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
85/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 32 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 32 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 · 1 lowCharge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
5 live charges
lowHeavily leveraged with multiple live security positions — understand the capital structure before proceeding.
Group structure
As 2019 Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
As 2019 Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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BOI TRADING COMPANY LIMITED
This company · 02905066
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
As 2019 Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 23/01/2026 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Amarjit Singh Grewalceased 23/01/2026· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLACKROCK INDUSTRIES LTD→ 13380931 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
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| BLUSH HEALTHCARE LTD→ 14547954 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
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| BNW PROPERTIES LIMITED→ 12102667 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| BOGSO LTD→ 15184487 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →🔒Advanced scoring suite
Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1994-03-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46420 — Wholesale of clothing and footwear
Registered office
Boi House Haig Road
Parkgate Industrial Estate
Knutsford
WA16 8DX
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-18
Last: 2026-03-04
Officers (1 active · 6 resigned)
SINGH GREWAL, Amarjit→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 1994-05-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ALI, Mohammed Azhar→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1995-02-12 · resigned 1998-02-27
BELLAMY, Diane Louise→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1998-02-27 · resigned 2017-03-03
FIRST SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1994-03-04 · resigned 1994-05-16
ALI, Mohammed Azhar→
Resigneddirector · ~66y · appointed 1994-05-16 · resigned 1998-02-27
BELLAMY, Diane Louise→
Resigneddirector · ~56y · appointed 1998-02-27 · resigned 2017-03-03
FIRST DIRECTORS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 1994-03-04 · resigned 1994-05-16
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
11
Total charges
5
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:11 of 11 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc UK Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 19/01/2024 | — | |
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc UK Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 19/01/2024 | — | |
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc UK Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 14/02/2022 | — | |
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc UK Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 01/10/2018 | — | |
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 17/06/2011 | — | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 20/11/2004 | 08/03/2012 | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Legal charge | 2 properties | 12/12/2002 | 23/10/2012 | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 11/09/2002 | 17/03/2012 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Legal charge | 1 property | 11/07/2002 | 16/12/2002 | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Legal mortgage | 2 properties | 25/03/2002 | 16/12/2002 | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Mortgage debenture | 1 property | 06/03/1997 | 16/12/2002 |
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Recent filings (121 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2026-04-29
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-16
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2026-02-07
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-02-06
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-07-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2025-05-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2024-04-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-14
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-01-19
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-01-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2023-06-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-15
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-01-24