BOSTON CREATIVE LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
04718884 · ltd · incorporated 2003-04-01
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£58.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 18129
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 67). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (76/100)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
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
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
59 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 · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £58,361
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£58k
↑ 137% YoY
Current Assets
£146k
↓ 1.3% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £59.0k | £25.0k |
| Current assets | £145.5k | £147.4k |
| Net assets | £58.4k | £24.6k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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 (22 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-30📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2024-08-30📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-06-15📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-01-10✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2023-09-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-14📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-03-27📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-03-24➕PATANKAR, Urvashi appointeddirector
- 2023-03-08📄accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AAMD
- 2022-12-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-22📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-08-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-08-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-08-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2003-04-01🏢Company incorporatedAs BOSTON CREATIVE LIMITED
- 2003-04-01➕BOSTON, Claire Elizabeth appointedsecretary
- 2003-04-01➕BOSTON, Julian Colin appointeddirector
- 2003-04-01➕INCORPORATE SECRETARIAT LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2003-04-01➖INCORPORATE SECRETARIAT LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
Owner dependency
98/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "BOSTON" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
86/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. 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 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 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
cleanNo 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 · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Julien Colin Boston Individual · British · DOB 05/1959 · age 67 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 01/04/2017 |
Mrs Urvashi Patankar Individual · British · DOB 03/1976 · age 50 | 50–75% | — | 50-75% shares | 01/04/2023 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2003-04-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC18129 — SIC 18129
Registered office
12 Josiah Drive
Ickenham
Uxbridge
Middlesex
UB10 8FH
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-15
Last: 2026-04-01
Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)
BOSTON, Claire Elizabeth→
Activesecretary · appointed 2003-04-01
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BOSTON, Julian Colin→
Activedirector · ~67y · appointed 2003-04-01
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PATANKAR, Urvashi→
Activedirector · ~50y · appointed 2023-03-24
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INCORPORATE SECRETARIAT LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-04-01 · resigned 2003-04-01
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Recent filings (59 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-04
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2024-08-30
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-08-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-06-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-03
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2024-01-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-14
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-04-14
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-03-27
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AAMD
2023-03-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-09