BOSTON PIZZA COMPANY LIMITED

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03683501 · ltd · incorporated 1998-12-15
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Take-away food shops and mobile food stands
Sector: Accommodation & food service
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 99999SIC 99999
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 74-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 74). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
9 officers (1 active, 9 linked, 5 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
78 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-09
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  2. 2025-12-09
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2025-08-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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  4. 2024-12-20
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2024-09-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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  6. 2024-06-23
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2024-06-21
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2024-06-21
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2023-09-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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  10. 2022-09-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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  11. 2021-09-15
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  12. 2020-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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  13. 2019-07-04
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  14. 2018-03-26
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  15. 2017-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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  16. 2012-11-06
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    KESWANI, Zulfikarali Abdulmohamed appointed
    director
  17. 2012-11-06
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    KESWANI, Riaz Shaun resigned
    director
  18. 2011-08-02
    ➖
    MACKNIGHT, Jacqui resigned
    secretary
  19. 2011-08-02
    ➖
    KESWANI, Mairead resigned
    director
  20. 2011-08-02
    ➕
    KESWANI, Riaz Shaun appointed
    director
  21. 2011-06-30
    ➖
    KESWANI, Zulfiker Abdulmohamed resigned
    secretary
  22. 2011-06-30
    ➕
    MACKNIGHT, Jacqui appointed
    secretary
  23. 2009-03-01
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    KESWANI, Mairead appointed
    director
  24. 2009-03-01
    ➖
    KESWANI, Zulfiker Abdulmohamed resigned
    director
  25. 2008-12-01
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    KESWANI, Mairead resigned
    director
  26. 1998-12-15
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    Company incorporated
    As BOSTON PIZZA COMPANY LIMITED
  27. 1998-12-15
    ➕
    KESWANI, Zulfiker Abdulmohamed appointed
    secretary
  28. 1998-12-15
    ➕
    WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  29. 1998-12-15
    ➖
    WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  30. 1998-12-15
    ➕
    KESWANI, Mairead appointed
    director
  31. 1998-12-15
    ➕
    KESWANI, Zulfiker Abdulmohamed appointed
    director
  32. 1998-12-15
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    WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  33. 1998-12-15
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    WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

90/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

98/100
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 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 28 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Zulfikarali Abdulmohamed Keswani
Individual · British · DOB 12/1952 · age 74
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1998-12-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC56103 — Take-away food shops and mobile food stands

Registered office

2 West Burrowfield
Welwyn Garden City
Hertfordshire
AL7 4TW
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-29
Last: 2025-12-15

Officers (1 active · 8 resigned)

KESWANI, Zulfikarali Abdulmohamed→
director · ~74y · appointed 2012-11-06
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Active
KESWANI, Zulfiker Abdulmohamed→
secretary · appointed 1998-12-15 · resigned 2011-06-30
Resigned
MACKNIGHT, Jacqui→
secretary · appointed 2011-06-30 · resigned 2011-08-02
Resigned
WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1998-12-15 · resigned 1998-12-15
Resigned
KESWANI, Mairead→
director · ~81y · appointed 2009-03-01 · resigned 2011-08-02
Resigned
KESWANI, Mairead→
director · ~81y · appointed 1998-12-15 · resigned 2008-12-01
Resigned
KESWANI, Riaz Shaun→
director · ~48y · appointed 2011-08-02 · resigned 2012-11-06
Resigned
KESWANI, Zulfiker Abdulmohamed→
director · ~74y · appointed 1998-12-15 · resigned 2009-03-01
Resigned
WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1998-12-15 · resigned 1998-12-15
Resigned

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Recent filings (78 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-19
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-12-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-12-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-08-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-09-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-06-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-06-21
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-06-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-09-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-04