BOUTPORT LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

03707142 · ltd · incorporated 1999-02-03

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

hardening · 12-months

Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.

· Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage

🔒Estimated value

—

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Turnover

—

year to Oct 2024

Net worth

£425.1k

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 01500

Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

42990Construction of other civil engineering projects n.e.c.
55209Other holiday and other collective accommodation

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 80-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 80). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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

Company profile

address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

12 officers (4 active, 12 linked, 7 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

86 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

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

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £425,076

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£425k

↑ 4.8% YoY

Current Assets

£488

↓ 58% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2024-10-30	2023-10-31
Total assets	£444.2k	£405.5k
Current assets	£488	£1.2k
Net assets	£425.1k	£405.5k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 address

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 address
• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (36 events)Click to expand

2026-04-17
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-03-18
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-07-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-24
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-30
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change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2022-06-10
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-08
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-08-24
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-08-24
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-07-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-02-05
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GEORGE, Hebe appointed
director
2021-02-05
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SUDWORTH, Tabitha appointed
director
2020-07-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-07-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2018-12-18
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change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2018-01-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2016-10-17
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GEORGE, Ann resigned
director
2010-02-01
➖
GEORGE, Hebe Rose resigned
secretary
2010-02-01
➖
GEORGE, Hebe Rose resigned
director
2008-02-12
➕
GEORGE, Hebe Rose appointed
secretary
2008-02-12
➕
GEORGE, Hebe Rose appointed
director
2006-12-08
➖
GEORGE, Daisy Ann resigned
director
2003-03-27
➕
GEORGE, Daisy Ann appointed
director
1999-04-30
➖
HOLLOWAY, David John resigned
director
1999-04-29
➕
GEORGE, Ann appointed
secretary
1999-04-29
➕
GEORGE, Philip John appointed
director
1999-04-29
➖
DE PALMENIERE, Guy Joseph Armand resigned
secretary
1999-04-29
➕
GEORGE, Ann appointed
director
1999-02-03
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Company incorporated
As BOUTPORT LIMITED
1999-02-03
➕
DE PALMENIERE, Guy Joseph Armand appointed
secretary
1999-02-03
➕
BRISTOL LEGAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
1999-02-03
➖
BRISTOL LEGAL SERVICES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
1999-02-03
➕
HOLLOWAY, David John appointed
director
1999-02-03
➕
BOURSE NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director
1999-02-03
➖
BOURSE NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

83/100

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

+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 27 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

90/100

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.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 27 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 27 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

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Philip John George Individual · British · DOB 09/1946 · age 80	50–75%	—	50-75% shares	31/08/2016
Mrs Ann Margaret George Individual · British · DOB 07/1945 · age 81	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	31/08/2016

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

Incorporated1999-02-03

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC01500 — SIC 01500

Registered office

173 Lauderdale Tower Barbican

London

EC2Y 8BY

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-07-30

Last made up to: 2024-10-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-02-17

Last: 2026-02-03

Officers (4 active · 8 resigned)

GEORGE, Ann→

secretary · appointed 1999-04-29

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Active

GEORGE, Hebe→

director · ~42y · appointed 2021-02-05

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Active

GEORGE, Philip John→

director · ~80y · appointed 1999-04-29

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Active

SUDWORTH, Tabitha→

director · ~51y · appointed 2021-02-05

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Active

DE PALMENIERE, Guy Joseph Armand→

secretary · appointed 1999-02-03 · resigned 1999-04-29

Resigned

GEORGE, Hebe Rose→

secretary · appointed 2008-02-12 · resigned 2010-02-01

Resigned

BRISTOL LEGAL SERVICES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1999-02-03 · resigned 1999-02-03

Resigned

GEORGE, Ann→

director · ~81y · appointed 1999-04-29 · resigned 2016-10-17

Resigned

GEORGE, Daisy Ann→

director · ~46y · appointed 2003-03-27 · resigned 2006-12-08

Resigned

GEORGE, Hebe Rose→

director · ~42y · appointed 2008-02-12 · resigned 2010-02-01

Resigned

HOLLOWAY, David John→

director · ~88y · appointed 1999-02-03 · resigned 1999-04-30

Resigned

BOURSE NOMINEES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1999-02-03 · resigned 1999-02-03

Resigned

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Recent filings (86 total)

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address · AD01

2026-04-17

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-03-18

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

officers · CH01

2026-03-18

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2025-07-25

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-02-17

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2024-07-24

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-02-07

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2023-11-23

change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened

accounts · AA01

2023-07-30

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-02-17

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2022-06-10

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2022-06-08

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-02-03

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2021-08-24

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2021-08-24