BOSWELL & SON LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

03271328 · ltd · incorporated 1996-10-30

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 26.1y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

—

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Turnover

—

year to Oct 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

82/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Manufacture of bread; manufacture of fresh pastry goods and cakes

Sector: Manufacturing

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 77-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (93/100, director aged 77). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 26.1y

70/100

ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

· Oldest live charge is 26.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
· Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

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

Lenders & charges

2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)

Directors & officers

8 officers (3 active, 8 linked, 3 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

4 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

83 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

82/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-10-31	2024-10-31

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

filings

• 1 accounts
• 1 officers

Last 90 days

filings

• 1 accounts
• 1 officers

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 accounts
• 1 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand

2026-05-06
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2026-04-27
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-06-17
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-07-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-11-06
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mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2023-11-06
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mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2023-11-06
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Charge satisfied #2
2023-11-06
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Charge satisfied #1
2023-04-04
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-30
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BOSWELL, Samantha appointed
secretary
2022-09-30
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appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2022-06-01
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-19
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gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-01-18
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gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2021-06-07
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-08-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-07-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2018-07-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2017-07-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2015-09-18
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BOSWELL, Robert appointed
director
2012-10-17
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BOSWELL, Jacqueline resigned
secretary
2011-02-10
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
2000-04-07
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
1998-10-30
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BOSWELL, Jacqueline appointed
secretary
1998-10-30
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BOSWELL, Philip resigned
secretary
1998-10-30
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BOSWELL, Jacqueline resigned
director
1996-10-30
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Company incorporated
As BOSWELL & SON LIMITED
1996-10-30
➕
BOSWELL, Philip appointed
director
1996-10-30
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BOSWELL, Philip appointed
secretary
1996-10-30
➕
PARAMOUNT COMPANY SEARCHES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
1996-10-30
➖
PARAMOUNT COMPANY SEARCHES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
1996-10-30
➕
BOSWELL, Jacqueline appointed
director
1996-10-30
➕
PARAMOUNT PROPERTIES (UK) LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director
1996-10-30
➖
PARAMOUNT PROPERTIES (UK) LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

100/100

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 "BOSWELL" — strong identity link between founder and business.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 30 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 77 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

96/100

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 77 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 30 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 30 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

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Philip Boswell Individual · British · DOB 10/1949 · age 77	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	06/04/2016

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

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Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated1996-10-30

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC10710 — Manufacture of bread; manufacture of fresh pastry goods and cakes

Registered office

67 High Street

Sawston

Cambridge

CB2 4BG

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-07-31

Last made up to: 2025-10-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-11-13

Last: 2025-10-30

Officers (3 active · 5 resigned)

BOSWELL, Samantha→

secretary · appointed 2022-09-30

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Active

BOSWELL, Philip→

director · ~77y · appointed 1996-10-30

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Active

BOSWELL, Robert→

director · ~49y · appointed 2015-09-18

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Active

BOSWELL, Jacqueline→

secretary · appointed 1998-10-30 · resigned 2012-10-17

Resigned

BOSWELL, Philip→

secretary · appointed 1996-10-30 · resigned 1998-10-30

Resigned

PARAMOUNT COMPANY SEARCHES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1996-10-30 · resigned 1996-10-30

Resigned

BOSWELL, Jacqueline→

director · ~75y · appointed 1996-10-30 · resigned 1998-10-30

Resigned

PARAMOUNT PROPERTIES (UK) LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1996-10-30 · resigned 1996-10-30

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown

			Type	Properties
	satisfied	Barclays Barclays Bank PLC	Debenture	1 property	10/02/2011	06/11/2023
	satisfied	HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC	Debenture	1 property	07/04/2000	06/11/2023

Recent filings (83 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged

accounts · AA

2026-05-06

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2026-04-27

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-11-03

accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged

accounts · AA

2025-06-17

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-11-04

accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged

accounts · AA

2024-07-25

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-11-07

mortgage-satisfy-charge-full

mortgage · MR04

2023-11-06

mortgage-satisfy-charge-full

mortgage · MR04

2023-11-06

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2023-04-04

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-12-13

appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date

officers · AP03

2022-09-30

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2022-06-01

gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date

gazette · DISS40

2022-01-19

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-01-18