A BOOTH PLASTERING CONTRACTORS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
05104020 · ltd · incorporated 2004-04-16
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 Oct 2024
Net worth
£1.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Plastering
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 58). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 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 declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £1,647
Net assets shrinking
Down £1,435 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£2k
↓ 47% YoY
Current Assets
£73k
↓ 19% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£18k£36k£54k£72k£90kOct 2023Oct 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-10-312023-10-31
Total assets£41.0k£51.9k
Current assets£72.7k£89.8k
Net assets£1.6k£3.1k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-10-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-10-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-07-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-07-25
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2021-07-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-10-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-06-18
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2020-06-18
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  10. 2020-06-18
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2019-07-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-07-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-07-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-07-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-05-12
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2010-10-01
    BOOTH, Julie appointed
    director
  17. 2009-04-21
    BOOTHMAN, Julie Ann resigned
    secretary
  18. 2004-05-03
    BOOTH, Antony appointed
    director
  19. 2004-05-03
    BOOTHMAN, Julie Ann appointed
    secretary
  20. 2004-04-16
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    Company incorporated
    As A BOOTH PLASTERING CONTRACTORS LIMITED
  21. 2004-04-16
    HCS SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 2004-04-16
    HCS SECRETARIAL LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 2004-04-16
    HANOVER DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  24. 2004-04-16
    HANOVER DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

99/100
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 "BOOTH" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

76/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
  • 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

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Antony Booth
Individual · British · DOB 09/1968 · age 58
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control01/07/2016

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
Incorporated2004-04-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43310 — Plastering

Registered office

103a High Street
Lees
Oldham
OL4 4LY

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last: 2026-04-16

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

BOOTH, Antony
director · ~58y · appointed 2004-05-03
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Active
BOOTH, Julie
director · ~51y · appointed 2010-10-01
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Active
BOOTHMAN, Julie Ann
secretary · appointed 2004-05-03 · resigned 2009-04-21
Resigned
HCS SECRETARIAL LIMITED
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-04-16 · resigned 2004-04-16
Resigned
HANOVER DIRECTORS LIMITED
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-04-16 · resigned 2004-04-16
Resigned

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Recent filings (59 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-07-27
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-07-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-07-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-10-30
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-06-18
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2020-06-18