BOSOMWORTH GLASS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04823841 · ltd · incorporated 2003-07-07
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 22.4y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Sept 2025
Net worth
£504.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 23110
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (63/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 22.4y

65/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Oldest live charge is 22.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (3 active, 8 linked, 3 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
69 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £504,484
Net assets shrinking
Down £30,291 YoY
Cash YoY
-1%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£486k
↓ 1.5% YoY
Net Worth
£504k
↓ 5.7% YoY
Current Assets
£538k
↑ 4.4% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£108k£215k£323k£430k£538kSept 2024Sept 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-09-302024-09-30
Total assets£514.3k£549.2k
Current assets£538.0k£515.3k
Cash£485.8k£493.0k
Debtors£48.6k£15.0k
Net assets£504.5k£534.8k

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
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-02-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-12-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-09-27
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    capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
    capital · SH10
  7. 2021-09-27
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    capital · SH08
  8. 2021-09-27
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  9. 2021-09-27
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  10. 2020-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-12-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-11-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-07-21
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  15. 2017-07-21
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  16. 2016-11-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2015-08-01
    ➕
    BOSOMWORTH, Emma appointed
    director
  18. 2014-09-30
    ➕
    BOSOMWORTH, Emma appointed
    secretary
  19. 2014-09-30
    ➖
    BOSOMWORTH, Bernard Harry resigned
    secretary
  20. 2004-11-26
    ➕
    BOSOMWORTH, Bernard Harry appointed
    secretary
  21. 2004-11-26
    ➖
    BOSOMWORTH, Patricia Ann resigned
    secretary
  22. 2004-11-26
    ➖
    BOSOMWORTH, Patricia Ann resigned
    director
  23. 2004-01-19
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
  24. 2003-07-07
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    Company incorporated
    As BOSOMWORTH GLASS LIMITED
  25. 2003-07-07
    ➕
    BOSOMWORTH, Kevin Michael appointed
    director
  26. 2003-07-07
    ➕
    BOSOMWORTH, Patricia Ann appointed
    secretary
  27. 2003-07-07
    ➕
    WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  28. 2003-07-07
    ➖
    WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  29. 2003-07-07
    ➕
    BOSOMWORTH, Patricia Ann appointed
    director
  30. 2003-07-07
    ➕
    WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  31. 2003-07-07
    ➖
    WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

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.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "BOSOMWORTH" — 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.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple 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 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

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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Kevin Michael Bosomworth
Individual · British · DOB 04/1978 · age 48
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Emma Bosomworthceased 06/04/2016· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated2003-07-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC23110 — SIC 23110

Registered office

Medina House, 2 Station Avenue
Bridlington
East Yorkshire
YO16 4LZ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-21
Last: 2025-07-07

Officers (3 active · 5 resigned)

BOSOMWORTH, Emma→
secretary · appointed 2014-09-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BOSOMWORTH, Emma→
director · ~46y · appointed 2015-08-01
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Active
BOSOMWORTH, Kevin Michael→
director · ~48y · appointed 2003-07-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BOSOMWORTH, Bernard Harry→
secretary · appointed 2004-11-26 · resigned 2014-09-30
Resigned
BOSOMWORTH, Patricia Ann→
secretary · appointed 2003-07-07 · resigned 2004-11-26
Resigned
WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-07-07 · resigned 2003-07-07
Resigned
BOSOMWORTH, Patricia Ann→
director · ~71y · appointed 2003-07-07 · resigned 2004-11-26
Resigned
WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-07-07 · resigned 2003-07-07
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
HSBC
Hsbc Bank PLC
Debenture1 property19/01/2004—
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Recent filings (69 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-14
capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
capital · SH10
2021-09-27
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2021-09-27
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2021-09-27
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2021-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-23