BOSSS (UK) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04487010 · ltd · incorporated 2002-07-16
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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year to Aug 2025
Net worth
£2.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Educational support services
Sector: Education
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 79-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 79). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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 (3 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
69 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £2,667
Net assets shrinking
Down £24,667 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£3k
↓ 90% YoY
Current Assets
£152k
↓ 36% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£48k£95k£143k£191k£239kAug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31
Total assets£2.7k£27.3k
Current assets£152.4k£238.5k
Net assets£2.7k£27.3k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 address
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 address
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-02
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2026-02-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-04-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-04-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-03-13
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2023-03-10
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    DENTON, Paul Matthew resigned
    director
  7. 2023-03-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-04-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-05-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-06-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-05-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-10-22
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2018-05-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-05-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-07-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2015-09-30
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  17. 2015-09-29
    ➕
    DENTON, Paul Matthew appointed
    director
  18. 2015-05-20
    ➕
    BARFOOT-SAUNT, Victoria Olivia appointed
    director
  19. 2002-07-16
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BOSSS (UK) LIMITED
  20. 2002-07-16
    ➕
    BARFOOT-SAUNT, Victoria Olivia appointed
    secretary
  21. 2002-07-16
    ➕
    ONG, Woon Hong appointed
    director
  22. 2002-07-16
    ➕
    BRISTOL LEGAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 2002-07-16
    ➖
    BRISTOL LEGAL SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 2002-07-16
    ➕
    BOURSE NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  25. 2002-07-16
    ➖
    BOURSE NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

83/100
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 79 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

96/100
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 79 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • 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

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ms Woon Hong Ong
Individual · British · DOB 06/1947 · age 79
50–75%
—50-75% 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
Incorporated2002-07-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85600 — Educational support services

Registered office

C/O The Cousins, Office No 216, Building 1 Chalfont Park
Chalfont St. Peter
Gerrards Cross
Buckinghamshire
SL9 0BG
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-20
Last: 2025-07-06

Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)

BARFOOT-SAUNT, Victoria Olivia→
secretary · appointed 2002-07-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BARFOOT-SAUNT, Victoria Olivia→
director · ~50y · appointed 2015-05-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ONG, Woon Hong→
director · ~79y · appointed 2002-07-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BRISTOL LEGAL SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-07-16 · resigned 2002-07-16
Resigned
DENTON, Paul Matthew→
director · ~50y · appointed 2015-09-29 · resigned 2023-03-10
Resigned
BOURSE NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-07-16 · resigned 2002-07-16
Resigned

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Recent filings (69 total)

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-05-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-27
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-03-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-04-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-05-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-06-18