BOZEDOWN ALPACAS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
05103115 · ltd · incorporated 2004-04-15
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
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£27.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01490
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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
7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
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
74 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
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 £27,565

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£10k
Net Worth
£28k
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—
£0£6k£11k£17k£22k£28kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Cash£10.3k—
Net assets£27.6k—
Average employees—300

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-04-30
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2023-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-04-24
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-without-name-date
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2023-04-21
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2022-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-12-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-12-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-08-08
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  12. 2019-08-07
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  13. 2019-08-07
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  14. 2019-06-03
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2018-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-04-17
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  17. 2010-05-17
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    MORPHY, Claire Elizabeth appointed
    director
  18. 2010-05-17
    ➖
    WHITEHEAD, Kenneth John resigned
    director
  19. 2010-05-17
    ➖
    WHITEHEAD, Pamela Joy resigned
    director
  20. 2004-04-15
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    Company incorporated
    As BOZEDOWN ALPACAS LIMITED
  21. 2004-04-15
    ➕
    SMITH, Mary Jo appointed
    secretary
  22. 2004-04-15
    ➕
    SMITH, Mary-Jo appointed
    director
  23. 2004-04-15
    ➕
    DMCS SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  24. 2004-04-15
    ➖
    DMCS SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  25. 2004-04-15
    ➕
    WHITEHEAD, Kenneth John appointed
    director
  26. 2004-04-15
    ➕
    WHITEHEAD, Pamela Joy appointed
    director
  27. 2004-04-15
    ➕
    DMCS DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  28. 2004-04-15
    ➖
    DMCS DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

68/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

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 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

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 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 22 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
Mrs Claire Morphy
Individual · British · DOB 02/1974 · age 52
50–75%
25–50%50-75% shares · 50-75% voting13/09/2017
Mrs Mary Jo Smith
Individual · British,Canadian · DOB 10/1978 · age 48
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting15/04/2017

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
Incorporated2004-04-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01490 — SIC 01490

Registered office

Bozedown Farm Hardwick Road
Whitchurch-On-Thames
Reading
Berkshire
RG8 7QY

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-21
Last: 2026-04-07

Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)

SMITH, Mary Jo→
secretary · appointed 2004-04-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MORPHY, Claire Elizabeth→
director · ~52y · appointed 2010-05-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SMITH, Mary-Jo→
director · ~48y · appointed 2004-04-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DMCS SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2004-04-15 · resigned 2004-04-15
Resigned
WHITEHEAD, Kenneth John→
director · ~81y · appointed 2004-04-15 · resigned 2010-05-17
Resigned
WHITEHEAD, Pamela Joy→
director · ~79y · appointed 2004-04-15 · resigned 2010-05-17
Resigned
DMCS DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2004-04-15 · resigned 2004-04-15
Resigned

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Recent filings (74 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-30
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-04-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-18
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-without-name-date
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-04-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-21
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-04-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-17