BOXFRESH GLOBAL LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

05564731 · ltd · incorporated 2005-09-15

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

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

81/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 99999

Sector: Extraterritorial bodies

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 61-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 61). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (60/100)

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

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

13 officers (3 active, 13 linked, 9 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

17 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

79 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

81/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (41 events)Click to expand

2026-03-02
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accounts · AA
2025-04-14
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-01-09
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change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2024-01-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-07-24
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-07-06
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-07-06
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2023-06-27
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statement-of-companys-objects
change-of-constitution · CC04
2023-01-17
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2022-09-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-11-03
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-11-03
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2021-09-13
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-10-09
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-12-09
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2019-09-11
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2018-09-10
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2016-12-02
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ELLERKER, Marco resigned
director
2015-04-20
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CULLEN, Timothy Edward appointed
secretary
2015-04-20
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CAMPBELL, Patrick James resigned
secretary
2015-04-01
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ELLERKER, Marco appointed
director
2015-04-01
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STOPFORTH, Michael Jon resigned
director
2012-01-31
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STOPFORTH, Michael Jon appointed
director
2012-01-16
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MORRIS, Daniel Ian resigned
director
2008-12-31
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SINCLAIR, Jonathan Stuart resigned
director
2008-12-04
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LONG, Andrew Michael appointed
director
2008-12-04
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BREWSTER, Matthew John resigned
director
2007-12-01
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MORRIS, Daniel Ian appointed
director
2007-11-29
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BREWSTER, Matthew John appointed
director
2007-05-14
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GILL, Stephen Patrick Carlyle resigned
director
2006-09-29
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BAKER, Mark Howard resigned
director
2006-09-29
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GILL, Stephen Patrick Carlyle appointed
director
2005-12-07
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RUBIN, Andrew Keith appointed
director
2005-12-07
➕
SINCLAIR, Jonathan Stuart appointed
director
2005-09-15
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Company incorporated
As BOXFRESH GLOBAL LIMITED
2005-09-15
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CAMPBELL, Patrick James appointed
secretary
2005-09-15
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M W DOUGLAS & COMPANY LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2005-09-15
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M W DOUGLAS & COMPANY LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2005-09-15
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BAKER, Mark Howard appointed
director
2005-09-15
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DOUGLAS NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director
2005-09-15
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DOUGLAS NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

76/100

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 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.

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 61. Early succession window.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 20 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

Pentland Group Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Pentland Group Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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BOXFRESH GLOBAL LIMITED

This company · 05564731

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%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Pentland Group Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	02/11/2021

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Pentland Group Limitedceased 02/11/2021· 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

Incorporated2005-09-15

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

8 Manchester Square

London

W1U 3PH

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-10-31

Last made up to: 2026-01-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-08-22

Last: 2025-08-08

Officers (3 active · 10 resigned)

CULLEN, Timothy Edward→

secretary · appointed 2015-04-20

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Active

LONG, Andrew Michael→

director · ~55y · appointed 2008-12-04

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Active

RUBIN, Andrew Keith→

director · ~61y · appointed 2005-12-07

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

CAMPBELL, Patrick James→

secretary · appointed 2005-09-15 · resigned 2015-04-20

Resigned

M W DOUGLAS & COMPANY LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2005-09-15 · resigned 2005-09-15

Resigned

BAKER, Mark Howard→

director · ~63y · appointed 2005-09-15 · resigned 2006-09-29

Resigned

BREWSTER, Matthew John→

director · ~50y · appointed 2007-11-29 · resigned 2008-12-04

Resigned

ELLERKER, Marco→

director · ~59y · appointed 2015-04-01 · resigned 2016-12-02

Resigned

GILL, Stephen Patrick Carlyle→

director · ~59y · appointed 2006-09-29 · resigned 2007-05-14

Resigned

MORRIS, Daniel Ian→

director · ~64y · appointed 2007-12-01 · resigned 2012-01-16

Resigned

SINCLAIR, Jonathan Stuart→

director · ~64y · appointed 2005-12-07 · resigned 2008-12-31

Resigned

STOPFORTH, Michael Jon→

director · ~46y · appointed 2012-01-31 · resigned 2015-04-01

Resigned

DOUGLAS NOMINEES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2005-09-15 · resigned 2005-09-15

Resigned

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Recent filings (79 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2026-03-02

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-08-11

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2025-04-14

change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended

accounts · AA01

2025-01-09

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-10-21

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2024-01-29

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-10-13

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2023-07-24

resolution

resolution · RESOLUTIONS

2023-07-06

memorandum-articles

incorporation · MA

2023-07-06

statement-of-companys-objects

change-of-constitution · CC04

2023-06-27

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC05

2023-01-17

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-10-13

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2022-09-30

cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC07

2021-11-03