BOSTON DIRECT MANAGEMENT UK LTD

💤Zombieactive
05464047 · ltd · incorporated 2005-05-26
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
—
year to Sept 2025
Net worth
£73.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other activities auxiliary to insurance and pension funding
Sector: Financial & insurance
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, 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 (1 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
69 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 £72,981
Cash YoY
+20%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£72k
↑ 20% YoY
Net Worth
£73k
↑ 18% YoY
Current Assets
£80k
↑ 11% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£16k£32k£48k£64k£80kSept 2024Sept 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-09-302024-09-30
Total assets£73.1k£62.1k
Current assets£80.1k£72.4k
Cash£72.4k£60.3k
Debtors£7.7k£12.1k
Net assets£73.0k£62.0k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-11-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-06-07
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    change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
    address · AD02
  4. 2023-10-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-01-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-01-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-01-10
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2021-12-17
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2021-07-09
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  10. 2020-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-06-03
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    change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
    address · AD02
  12. 2020-01-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-01-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-01-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-06-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2014-06-23
    ➖
    BARRETT, James Edward resigned
    secretary
  17. 2011-09-05
    ➖
    BARRETT, Simon Justin resigned
    director
  18. 2007-02-13
    ➕
    BARRETT, Simon Justin appointed
    director
  19. 2005-07-07
    ➕
    VINCENT, Jason Mark appointed
    director
  20. 2005-05-26
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BOSTON DIRECT MANAGEMENT UK LTD
  21. 2005-05-26
    ➕
    BARRETT, James Edward appointed
    secretary
  22. 2005-05-26
    ➕
    SECRETARIAL APPOINTMENTS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 2005-05-26
    ➖
    SECRETARIAL APPOINTMENTS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 2005-05-26
    ➕
    CORPORATE APPOINTMENTS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  25. 2005-05-26
    ➖
    CORPORATE APPOINTMENTS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

85/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 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 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Simon Justin Barrett
Individual · British · DOB 05/1970 · age 56
50–75%
50–75%50-75% shares · 50-75% voting06/04/2016
Mr Jason Mark Vincent
Individual · British · DOB 02/1970 · age 56
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
Incorporated2005-05-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC66290 — Other activities auxiliary to insurance and pension funding

Registered office

Yew Tree Farm
Eagle Barnsdale
Lincoln
LN6 9EA
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-09
Last: 2025-05-26

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

VINCENT, Jason Mark→
director · ~56y · appointed 2005-07-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BARRETT, James Edward→
secretary · appointed 2005-05-26 · resigned 2014-06-23
Resigned
SECRETARIAL APPOINTMENTS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2005-05-26 · resigned 2005-05-26
Resigned
BARRETT, Simon Justin→
director · ~56y · appointed 2007-02-13 · resigned 2011-09-05
Resigned
CORPORATE APPOINTMENTS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2005-05-26 · resigned 2005-05-26
Resigned

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Recent filings (69 total)

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accounts · AA
2026-01-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-07
change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
address · AD02
2024-06-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-21
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-01-10
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-09
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-07-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-18