TOTAL BOILER MAINTENANCE LIMITED

⚰️Wound downdissolved
03716601 · ltd · incorporated 1999-02-19
Investment thesis
Company dissolved — not a live target.
Why interesting: Historical record only; useful for precedent research.
Why risky: Not transactable.
Why now
Window steady · medium confidence
Mixed signals — 1 changes over 30 days, no clear direction yet.
  • · Distress / opportunity: speculative → attractive
What changed my view
Last 30 days

Mixed signals in the last 30 days — 0 improved, 0 worsened.

  • ·Distress / opportunity: speculativeattractive
Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Mar 2021
Net worth
£7.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
51/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed trade-services with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 51/100 (worth a look), bankability 50/100. Strong seller-intent signal (78/100, director aged 73). Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Company dissolved. Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100). Current lenders should be on monthly review.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (75/100)

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
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 1 with DOB)
74
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
71 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
51/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
10
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
49
Multiple red flags — proceed with caution.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £7,925
Net assets shrinking
Down £4,127 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£8k
↓ 34% YoY
Current Assets
£29k
↑ 25% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£6k£12k£17k£23k£29kMar 2020Mar 2021

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2021-03-312020-03-31
Total assets£7.9k£12.1k
Current assets£29.0k£23.2k
Net assets£7.9k£12.1k

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 gazette
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-13
    ⚠️
    gazette-dissolved-liquidation
    gazette · GAZ2
  2. 2026-01-13
    🏁
    Company dissolved
  3. 2025-10-13
    ⚠️
    liquidation-voluntary-creditors-return-of-final-meeting
    insolvency · LIQ14
  4. 2024-08-13
    ⚠️
    liquidation-voluntary-statement-of-receipts-and-payments-with-brought-down-date
    insolvency · LIQ03
  5. 2023-08-03
    ⚠️
    liquidation-voluntary-statement-of-receipts-and-payments-with-brought-down-date
    insolvency · LIQ03
  6. 2022-06-27
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2022-06-27
    ⚠️
    liquidation-voluntary-statement-of-affairs
    insolvency · LIQ02
  8. 2022-06-27
    ⚠️
    liquidation-voluntary-appointment-of-liquidator
    insolvency · 600
  9. 2022-06-27
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  10. 2021-12-23
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-11-16
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  12. 2020-11-16
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2020-07-06
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-12-17
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-12-05
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-11-20
    📄
    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  17. 2018-11-20
    📄
    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  18. 2017-12-20
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  19. 2017-05-19
    📄
    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  20. 2016-08-05
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  21. 2000-07-21
    HARVEY, Lisa Linda appointed
    secretary
  22. 2000-07-21
    PINFIELD, Nicholas Charles resigned
    secretary
  23. 1999-02-19
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As TOTAL BOILER MAINTENANCE LIMITED
  24. 1999-02-19
    HARVEY, Geoffrey William appointed
    director
  25. 1999-02-19
    PINFIELD, Nicholas Charles appointed
    secretary
  26. 1999-02-19
    EXPRESS SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  27. 1999-02-19
    EXPRESS SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  28. 1999-02-19
    EXPRESS DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  29. 1999-02-19
    EXPRESS DIRECTORS 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 73 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

100/100
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 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • 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

2 high ·
Company dissolved
high

Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.

Evidence: Dissolved on 2026-01-13

6 insolvency-related filings on record
high

Filings relating to insolvency, liquidation, or administration exist in the company's history. Review before proceeding.

Evidence: 2026-01-13: gazette-dissolved-liquidation; 2025-10-13: liquidation-voluntary-creditors-return-of-final-meeting

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Geoffrey William Harvey
Individual · British · DOB 03/1953 · age 73
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control06/04/2016

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

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Company details

Statusdissolved
Typeltd
Incorporated1999-02-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Devonshire House
Manor Way
Borehamwood
Hertfordshire
WD6 1QQ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due:
Last made up to: 2021-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due:
Last: 2022-02-22

Officers (0 active · 3 resigned)

HARVEY, Lisa Linda
secretary · appointed 2000-07-21
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Active
HARVEY, Geoffrey William
director · ~73y · appointed 1999-02-19
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Active
PINFIELD, Nicholas Charles
secretary · appointed 1999-02-19 · resigned 2000-07-21
Resigned
EXPRESS SECRETARIES LIMITED
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1999-02-19 · resigned 1999-02-19
Resigned
EXPRESS DIRECTORS LIMITED
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1999-02-19 · resigned 1999-02-19
Resigned

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Recent filings (71 total)

gazette-dissolved-liquidation
gazette · GAZ2
2026-01-13
liquidation-voluntary-creditors-return-of-final-meeting
insolvency · LIQ14
2025-10-13
liquidation-voluntary-statement-of-receipts-and-payments-with-brought-down-date
insolvency · LIQ03
2024-08-13
liquidation-voluntary-statement-of-receipts-and-payments-with-brought-down-date
insolvency · LIQ03
2023-08-03
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-06-27
liquidation-voluntary-statement-of-affairs
insolvency · LIQ02
2022-06-27
liquidation-voluntary-appointment-of-liquidator
insolvency · 600
2022-06-27
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2022-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2020-11-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-11-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-07-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-02-24