BOVEY SOUTHWEST LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04845089 · ltd · incorporated 2003-07-24
Investment thesis
Unencumbered property vehicle — clean asset-backed target with refinance headroom.
Why interesting: Property-holding entity with no live charges; straightforward asset-backed case.
Why risky: Values depend on title and valuation; property-specific market exposure.
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Turnover
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year to Oct 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Freight transport by road
Sector: Transportation & storage
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 68209Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
  • 77320Renting and leasing of construction and civil engineering machinery and equipment
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. 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, 3 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
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
77 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Oct 2024Oct 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-10-312024-10-31
Average employees200-200

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-07-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-11-28
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  4. 2024-10-15
    ➕
    PUTT, William Thomas appointed
    director
  5. 2024-03-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-02-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-03-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-07-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-04-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-05-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-07-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-11-22
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  13. 2017-11-22
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    change-of-name-notice
    change-of-name · CONNOT
  14. 2017-02-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-04-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2003-07-24
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    Company incorporated
    As BOVEY SOUTHWEST LIMITED
  17. 2003-07-24
    ➕
    PUTT, Jacquline appointed
    secretary
  18. 2003-07-24
    ➕
    PUTT, William Francis appointed
    director
  19. 2003-07-24
    ➕
    THEYDON SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  20. 2003-07-24
    ➖
    THEYDON SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  21. 2003-07-24
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    THEYDON NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  22. 2003-07-24
    ➖
    THEYDON NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

84/100
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 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

26/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — PUTT, William Thomas (same surname) appointed 2024-10-15. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
  • 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.
  • 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 William Francis Putt
Individual · British · DOB 11/1965 · age 61
50–75%
50–75%board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control06/04/2016
Mrs Jacqueline Putt
Individual · British · DOB 08/1966 · age 60
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2003-07-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC49410 — Freight transport by road

Registered office

Springside
Two Mile Oak
Newton Abbot
Devon
TQ12 6DE

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-31
Last made up to: 2025-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-19
Last: 2026-04-05

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

PUTT, Jacquline→
secretary · appointed 2003-07-24
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Active
PUTT, William Thomas→
director · ~31y · appointed 2024-10-15
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Active
PUTT, William Francis→
director · ~61y · appointed 2003-07-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
THEYDON SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-07-24 · resigned 2003-07-24
Resigned
THEYDON NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-07-24 · resigned 2003-07-24
Resigned

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Recent filings (77 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-07-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-09
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-02-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-07-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-04-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-08