BOANERGES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
03714351 · ltd · incorporated 1999-02-16
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 Feb 2026
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 69). 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 (76/100)

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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (1 active, 6 linked, 2 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
73 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
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
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Feb 2025Feb 2026

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2026-02-282025-02-28

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-07-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-05-23
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  5. 2024-05-23
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2023-06-03
    ➖
    WALSH, John Gerard resigned
    director
  7. 2023-04-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-04-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-04-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-03-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-03-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-03-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-03-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-11-07
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2016-11-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-10-23
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2016-10-18
    ➖
    NEWFIELD TRUST SERVICES LTD resigned
    corporate-secretary
  18. 2008-07-15
    ➖
    ROBERTS, Mark Andrew, Mr. resigned
    secretary
  19. 2008-07-15
    ➕
    NEWFIELD TRUST SERVICES LTD appointed
    corporate-secretary
  20. 1999-02-16
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    Company incorporated
    As BOANERGES LIMITED
  21. 1999-02-16
    ➕
    WALSH, Anne Marie appointed
    director
  22. 1999-02-16
    ➕
    ROBERTS, Mark Andrew, Mr. appointed
    secretary
  23. 1999-02-16
    ➕
    WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 1999-02-16
    ➖
    WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 1999-02-16
    ➕
    WALSH, John Gerard appointed
    director
  26. 1999-02-16
    ➕
    WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  27. 1999-02-16
    ➖
    WATERLOW NOMINEES 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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 27 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

95/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • 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

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Anne Marie Walsh
Individual · British · DOB 01/1957 · age 69
——sig. influencesignificant influence16/02/2017
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • John Gerard Walshceased 03/06/2023· significant influence

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
Incorporated1999-02-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

Bridgewater House, Century Park
Caspian Road
Altrincham
WA14 5HH
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-11-30
Last made up to: 2026-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-02
Last: 2026-02-16

Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)

WALSH, Anne Marie→
director · ~69y · appointed 1999-02-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ROBERTS, Mark Andrew, Mr.→
secretary · appointed 1999-02-16 · resigned 2008-07-15
Resigned
NEWFIELD TRUST SERVICES LTD→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2008-07-15 · resigned 2016-10-18
Resigned
WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1999-02-16 · resigned 1999-02-16
Resigned
WALSH, John Gerard→
director · ~74y · appointed 1999-02-16 · resigned 2023-06-03
Resigned
WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1999-02-16 · resigned 1999-02-16
Resigned

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Recent filings (73 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-03-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-04-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-07-15
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-05-23
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-05-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-04-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-04-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-04-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-03-10