BOUNDARY PLANT SALES LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
03910087 · ltd · incorporated 2000-01-20
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 Sept 2025
Net worth
£2.28M
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45112
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 57/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 6 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
8 live charges · 6 lenders · oldest 25.4y
35/100
too messy
Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.
- · Oldest live charge is 25.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 6 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
8 charges (8/8 with lender, 8/8 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
87 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
74
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £2,279,965
Cash YoY
+98%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£593k
↑ 98% YoY
Net Worth
£2.3m
↑ 1.2% YoY
Current Assets
£4.5m
↑ 21% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £3.53M | £2.79M |
| Current assets | £4.50M | £3.73M |
| Cash | £593.4k | £299.5k |
| Debtors | £1.39M | £1.89M |
| Net assets | £2.28M | £2.25M |
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.
See pricing →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 (37 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2026-01-22➖RIMMER, Roger Francis resignedsecretary
- 2026-01-22📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2025-12-16📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-03-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-21➖RIMMER, Roger Francis resigneddirector
- 2024-04-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-21📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2023-08-08📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2023-08-08📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-08-08📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-08-08📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-02-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-04-02📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2019-04-02🔒Charge registered #8Lender: Npif Nw Debt LP Acting by North West Loans Npif Gp Limited as the General Partner of Npif Nw Debt LP Acting by Fw Capital Limited
- 2018-07-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-06-07🔒Charge registered #7Lender: Npif Nw Debt LP Acting by North West Loans Npif Gp Limited as the General Partner of Npif Nw Debt LP Acting by Fw Capital Limited
- 2017-11-06🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2017-11-02🔒Charge registered #6Lender: Svenska Handelsbanken Ab (Publ)
- 2016-05-09🔒Charge registered #5Lender: The North West Fund for Business Loans LP Acting by Nw Loans Limited as the General Partner of the North West Fund for Business Loans LP Acting by Fw Capital Limited
- 2015-12-16🔒Charge registered #4Lender: The North West Fund for Business Loans LP Acting by Nw Loans Limited as the General Partner of the North West Fund for Business Loans LP Acting by Fw Capital Limited
- 2007-11-30🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2007-11-16🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
- 2007-10-24🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2003-05-22🔒Charge registered #2Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
- 2001-03-02🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2000-01-20🏢Company incorporatedAs BOUNDARY PLANT SALES LIMITED
- 2000-01-20➕RIMMER, Jonathan appointeddirector
- 2000-01-20➕RIMMER, Simon appointeddirector
- 2000-01-20➕RIMMER, Roger Francis appointedsecretary
- 2000-01-20➕CHETTLEBURGH INTERNATIONAL LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2000-01-20➖CHETTLEBURGH INTERNATIONAL LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2000-01-20➕RIMMER, Roger Francis appointeddirector
Owner dependency
76/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 27 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
66/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- 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
1 med · 1 lowCharge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
5 live charges
lowHeavily leveraged with multiple live security positions — understand the capital structure before proceeding.
Group structure
Boundary Group Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Boundary Group Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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BOUNDARY PLANT SALES LIMITED
This company · 03910087
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Boundary Group Holdings Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 27/06/2017 |
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Roger Rimmerceased 27/06/2017· significant influence
- Mr Simon Rimmerceased 27/06/2017· significant influence
- Mr Jonathan Rimmerceased 27/06/2017· board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2000-01-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45112 — SIC 45112
Registered office
Hammond Road
Knowsley Industrial Park
Kirby Liverpool
Merseyside
L33 7UL
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-03
Last: 2026-01-20
Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)
RIMMER, Jonathan→
Activedirector · ~53y · appointed 2000-01-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
RIMMER, Simon→
Activedirector · ~52y · appointed 2000-01-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
RIMMER, Roger Francis→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2000-01-20 · resigned 2026-01-22
CHETTLEBURGH INTERNATIONAL LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2000-01-20 · resigned 2000-01-20
RIMMER, Roger Francis→
Resigneddirector · ~80y · appointed 2000-01-20 · resigned 2025-01-21
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Mortgages & charges
8
Total charges
5
Outstanding
3
Active lenders
Status:Lender:8 of 8 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Npif Nw Debt LP Acting by North West Loans Npif Gp as the General Partner of Npif Nw Debt LP Acting by Fw Capital Npif Nw Debt LP Acting by North West Loans Npif Gp Limited as the General Partner of Npif Nw Debt LP Acting by Fw Capital Limited | A registered charge | — | 02/04/2019 | — | |
| outstanding | Npif Nw Debt LP Acting by North West Loans Npif Gp as the General Partner of Npif Nw Debt LP Acting by Fw Capital Npif Nw Debt LP Acting by North West Loans Npif Gp Limited as the General Partner of Npif Nw Debt LP Acting by Fw Capital Limited | A registered charge | 2 properties | 07/06/2018 | — | |
| outstanding | Svenska Handelsbanken Ab (Publ) | A registered charge | — | 02/11/2017 | — | |
| outstanding | The North West Fund for Business Loans LP Acting by Nw Loans as the General Partner of the North West Fund for Business Loans LP Acting by Fw Capital The North West Fund for Business Loans LP Acting by Nw Loans Limited as the General Partner of the North West Fund for Business Loans LP Acting by Fw Capital Limited | A registered charge | — | 09/05/2016 | — | |
| outstanding | The North West Fund for Business Loans LP Acting by Nw Loans as the General Partner of the North West Fund for Business Loans LP Acting by Fw Capital The North West Fund for Business Loans LP Acting by Nw Loans Limited as the General Partner of the North West Fund for Business Loans LP Acting by Fw Capital Limited | A registered charge | — | 16/12/2015 | — | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 16/11/2007 | 06/11/2017 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Debenture | 1 property | 22/05/2003 | 30/11/2007 | |
| satisfied | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 02/03/2001 | 24/10/2007 |
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Recent filings (87 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-11
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2026-01-22
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-22
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2023-08-21
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2023-08-08
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-08-08
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-08-08
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-08-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-09