ALAN BOYD CONSULTANTS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
05395927 · ltd · incorporated 2005-03-17
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 8.9y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other human health activities
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 72-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 72). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · oldest 8.9y

85/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 8.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (71/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
56 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-31
Average employees3500

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

4 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
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-15
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AAMD
  2. 2025-10-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-02-10
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2024-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-10-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-08-30
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  8. 2022-08-30
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  9. 2021-10-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-10-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-08-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-11-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-03-04
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  14. 2018-03-01
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    BOYD, Jennifer Mary appointed
    director
  15. 2017-11-08
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  16. 2017-10-20
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
  17. 2017-08-21
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  18. 2017-08-17
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
  19. 2017-08-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2009-10-20
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    BOYD, Diane resigned
    secretary
  21. 2005-03-17
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    Company incorporated
    As ALAN BOYD CONSULTANTS LIMITED
  22. 2005-03-17
    ➕
    BOYD, Alan Keith, Professor appointed
    director
  23. 2005-03-17
    ➕
    BOYD, Diane appointed
    secretary
  24. 2005-03-17
    ➕
    SAME-DAY COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 2005-03-17
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    SAME-DAY COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 2005-03-17
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    WILDMAN & BATTELL LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  27. 2005-03-17
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    WILDMAN & BATTELL 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
  • +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 "BOYD" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

96/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 72 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 21 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.)

Group structure

Boyds International Life Sciences Group Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Boyds International Life Sciences Group Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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ALAN BOYD CONSULTANTS LIMITED
This company · 05395927

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Boyds International Life Sciences Group Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control30/08/2022
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Professor Alan Keith Boydceased 30/08/2022· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2005-03-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC86900 — Other human health activities

Registered office

Electra House Electra Way
Crewe Business Park
Crewe
Cheshire
CW1 6GL
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last: 2026-03-17

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

BOYD, Alan Keith, Professor→
director · ~72y · appointed 2005-03-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BOYD, Jennifer Mary→
director · ~56y · appointed 2018-03-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BOYD, Diane→
secretary · appointed 2005-03-17 · resigned 2009-10-20
Resigned
SAME-DAY COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2005-03-17 · resigned 2005-03-17
Resigned
WILDMAN & BATTELL LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2005-03-17 · resigned 2005-03-17
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
HSBC
Hsbc Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property20/10/2017—
outstanding
HSBC
Hsbc Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property17/08/2017—
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Recent filings (56 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-25
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2026-03-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-22
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-02-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-21
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2022-08-30
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-08-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-19