BOXWORTH SERVICES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04447773 · ltd · incorporated 2002-05-27
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
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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified
Sector: Financial & insurance
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. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (56/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
60 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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-03
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    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-03
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-02-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  4. 2023-03-08
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    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-08-17
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    gazette · DISS40
  6. 2022-08-16
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    gazette · GAZ1
  7. 2021-11-03
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    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-02-17
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  9. 2020-02-26
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  10. 2019-03-20
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-01-22
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-04-02
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    officers · AP01
  13. 2017-03-20
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    BAKER, Alison Evelyn appointed
    director
  14. 2016-07-10
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  15. 2016-07-10
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  16. 2015-05-31
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  17. 2015-05-31
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  18. 2002-05-27
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    Company incorporated
    As BOXWORTH SERVICES LIMITED
  19. 2002-05-27
    ➕
    BAKER, Alison Evelyn appointed
    secretary
  20. 2002-05-27
    ➕
    BAKER, Richard Clive Jonathan appointed
    director
  21. 2002-05-27
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    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 2002-05-27
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    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary

Owner dependency

91/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

86/100
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.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Richard Clive Jonathan Baker
Individual · British · DOB 09/1957 · age 69
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
Mrs Alison Evelyn Baker
Individual · British · DOB 12/1958 · age 68
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2002-05-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64999 — Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified

Registered office

Boxworth House High Street
Boxworth
Cambridge
CB23 4LZ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-10
Last: 2025-05-27

Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)

BAKER, Alison Evelyn→
secretary · appointed 2002-05-27
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Active
BAKER, Alison Evelyn→
director · ~68y · appointed 2017-03-20
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Active
BAKER, Richard Clive Jonathan→
director · ~69y · appointed 2002-05-27
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Active
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-05-27 · resigned 2002-05-27
Resigned

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Recent filings (60 total)

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accounts · AA
2026-03-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-08
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-08-17
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2022-08-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-02-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-02-26