BOOTH FINANCIAL SERVICES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
04916766 · ltd · incorporated 2003-09-30
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jun 2025
Net worth
£121.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified
Sector: Financial & insurance
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 65110Life insurance
  • 65300Pension funding
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (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, 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 (1 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
73 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £121,701

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£122k
↑ 7.9% YoY
Current Assets
£183k
↑ 8.1% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£37k£73k£110k£146k£183kJun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£121.7k£115.8k
Current assets£183.0k£169.3k
Net assets£121.7k£112.8k

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
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-09-25
    ➖
    BOOTH, Maria Anne resigned
    secretary
  3. 2025-09-25
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  4. 2025-01-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-09-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-02-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-12-12
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2022-12-12
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  9. 2022-12-12
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2022-01-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-03-15
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2021-02-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-10-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-10-18
    ➖
    BOOTH, John Michael resigned
    director
  15. 2019-10-18
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2019-02-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-02-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2016-12-20
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  19. 2003-09-30
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BOOTH FINANCIAL SERVICES LIMITED
  20. 2003-09-30
    ➕
    BOOTH, Philip John appointed
    director
  21. 2003-09-30
    ➕
    BOOTH, Maria Anne appointed
    secretary
  22. 2003-09-30
    ➕
    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 2003-09-30
    ➖
    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 2003-09-30
    ➕
    BOOTH, John Michael appointed
    director
  25. 2003-09-30
    ➕
    COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  26. 2003-09-30
    ➖
    COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

100/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "BOOTH" — 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.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Philip John Booth
Individual · British · DOB 04/1978 · age 48
25–50%
—25-50% shares01/07/2016
Mr John Michael Booth
Individual · British · DOB 06/1947 · age 79
25–50%
—25-50% shares01/07/2016

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
Incorporated2003-09-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64999 — Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified

Registered office

Suite 6 Aquarium 101
Lower Anchor Street
Chelmsford
Essex
CM2 0AU
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-09
Last: 2025-09-25

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

BOOTH, Philip John→
director · ~48y · appointed 2003-09-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BOOTH, Maria Anne→
secretary · appointed 2003-09-30 · resigned 2025-09-25
Resigned
TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-09-30 · resigned 2003-09-30
Resigned
BOOTH, John Michael→
director · ~79y · appointed 2003-09-30 · resigned 2019-10-18
Resigned
COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-09-30 · resigned 2003-09-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (73 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-25
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-09-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-02-27
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-12-12
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2022-12-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-12-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-01-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-03-15