CH BOLTON LIMITED
📈Growthactive
04341625 · ltd · incorporated 2001-12-17
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 24.1y old — refinance window within 12 months
What changed my view
Last 30 days
No material changes in the last 30 days.
Last 90 days
No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.
Last 180 days
No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.
🔒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
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: conservative operator with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (78/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 24.1y
75/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 24.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 30/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
- · Profitable and stable/growing — lender coverage supportable.
Data confidence
Overall: high (83/100)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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
20 officers (3 active, 20 linked, 13 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
17 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
117 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Profitable
Profit before tax £508,023
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
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| Turnover | — | £1.32M |
| Gross profit | — | £436.9k |
| Operating profit | — | £281.4k |
| Profit before tax | £508.0k | £413.8k |
| Average employees | 0 | 0 |
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
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (54 events)Click to expand
- 2025-06-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-20📄change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH04
- 2025-02-19📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-02-19📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2024-09-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-11📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-04-04📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-04-01➕BOND, Josh Callum appointeddirector
- 2024-04-01➖ACUTT, Bryan Michael resigneddirector
- 2024-01-02📄change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH04
- 2023-07-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-04-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-05-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-04-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-09-26➕ACUTT, Bryan Michael appointeddirector
- 2016-09-26➖BIIF CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED resignedcorporate-director
- 2012-04-23➕CAVILL, John Ivor appointeddirector
- 2012-04-23➖SAHEB-ZADHA, Faraidon resigneddirector
- 2010-03-05➖CHRISTAKIS, Anastasios resigneddirector
- 2010-03-05➕SAHEB-ZADHA, Faraidon appointeddirector
- 2009-10-14➖RITCHIE, Alan Campbell resigneddirector
- 2009-10-01➕INFRASTRUCTURE MANAGERS LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2009-10-01➖MACLAY MURRAY & SPENS LLP resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2009-03-31➕BIIF CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED appointedcorporate-director
- 2009-03-19➕CHRISTAKIS, Anastasios appointeddirector
- 2009-01-26➖PERKS, John David George resigneddirector
- 2009-01-26➕RITCHIE, Alan Campbell appointeddirector
- 2008-12-31➖ELLIOT, John Christian resigneddirector
- 2007-09-24➖EVE, Raymond Anthony resigneddirector
- 2004-08-18➕PERKS, John David George appointeddirector
- 2004-07-07➖PERKS, John David George resigneddirector
- 2004-07-06➖SMITH, Martin Timothy resigneddirector
- 2003-05-28➕EVE, Raymond Anthony appointeddirector
- 2003-05-21➖FULTON, John Alexander resigneddirector
- 2002-11-11➖DARLING, Andrew David resigneddirector
- 2002-11-11➕PERKS, John David George appointeddirector
- 2002-11-11➕SMITH, Martin Timothy appointeddirector
- 2002-05-02➖ELLIOT, John Christian resignedsecretary
- 2002-05-02➕MACLAY MURRAY & SPENS LLP appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2002-04-12➕ELLIOT, John Christian appointedsecretary
- 2002-04-12➖MACLAY MURRAY & SPENS LLP resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2002-04-12➕DARLING, Andrew David appointeddirector
- 2002-04-12🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
- 2002-02-18➕ELLIOT, John Christian appointeddirector
- 2002-02-18➕FULTON, John Alexander appointeddirector
- 2002-02-18➖VINDEX LIMITED resignedcorporate-director
- 2002-02-18➖VINDEX SERVICES LIMITED resignedcorporate-director
Showing most recent 50 of 54 events
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
Succession & seller-readiness
49/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Ch Bolton (Holdings) Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Ch Bolton (Holdings) Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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CH BOLTON LIMITED
This company · 04341625
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ch Bolton (Holdings) Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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🔒Tailored diligence questions
6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →🔒Advanced scoring suite
Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2001-12-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
8th Floor 6 Kean Street
London
WC2B 4AS
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-30
Last: 2025-12-16
Officers (3 active · 17 resigned)
INFRASTRUCTURE MANAGERS LIMITED→
Activecorporate-secretary · appointed 2009-10-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BOND, Josh Callum→
Activedirector · ~35y · appointed 2024-04-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
CAVILL, John Ivor→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2012-04-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ELLIOT, John Christian→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2002-04-12 · resigned 2002-05-02
MACLAY MURRAY & SPENS LLP→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-05-02 · resigned 2009-10-01
MACLAY MURRAY & SPENS LLP→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2001-12-17 · resigned 2002-04-12
ACUTT, Bryan Michael→
Resigneddirector · ~47y · appointed 2016-09-26 · resigned 2024-04-01
CHRISTAKIS, Anastasios→
Resigneddirector · ~53y · appointed 2009-03-19 · resigned 2010-03-05
DARLING, Andrew David→
Resigneddirector · ~65y · appointed 2002-04-12 · resigned 2002-11-11
ELLIOT, John Christian→
Resigneddirector · ~74y · appointed 2002-02-18 · resigned 2008-12-31
EVE, Raymond Anthony→
Resigneddirector · ~68y · appointed 2003-05-28 · resigned 2007-09-24
FULTON, John Alexander→
Resigneddirector · ~78y · appointed 2002-02-18 · resigned 2003-05-21
PERKS, John David George→
Resigneddirector · ~82y · appointed 2004-08-18 · resigned 2009-01-26
PERKS, John David George→
Resigneddirector · ~82y · appointed 2002-11-11 · resigned 2004-07-07
RITCHIE, Alan Campbell→
Resigneddirector · ~59y · appointed 2009-01-26 · resigned 2009-10-14
SAHEB-ZADHA, Faraidon→
Resigneddirector · ~48y · appointed 2010-03-05 · resigned 2012-04-23
SMITH, Martin Timothy→
Resigneddirector · ~59y · appointed 2002-11-11 · resigned 2004-07-06
BIIF CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-director · appointed 2009-03-31 · resigned 2016-09-26
VINDEX LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-director · appointed 2001-12-17 · resigned 2002-02-18
VINDEX SERVICES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-director · appointed 2001-12-17 · resigned 2002-02-18
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Debenture | 1 property | 12/04/2002 | — |
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Recent filings (117 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-23
change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH04
2025-02-20
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-02-19
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2025-02-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-16
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-04-11
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-04-04
change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH04
2024-01-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-17