BOALLOY INDUSTRIES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
05886571 · ltd · incorporated 2006-07-25
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45310
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company 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 (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
7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 3 with DOB)
79
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31

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
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-16
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  3. 2024-07-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-07-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-09-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-06-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-10-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-09-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-02-28
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2018-06-26
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  11. 2018-06-26
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  12. 2018-06-26
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2018-06-26
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2018-06-26
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  15. 2018-06-26
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  16. 2018-05-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-09-19
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    legacy
    miscellaneous · RP04CS01
  18. 2009-12-11
    PICKERING, Craig appointed
    secretary
  19. 2009-12-11
    PICKERING, Angela Mary appointed
    director
  20. 2009-12-11
    STOBART, Edward resigned
    secretary
  21. 2009-12-11
    STOBART, Edward resigned
    director
  22. 2006-07-25
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    Company incorporated
    As BOALLOY INDUSTRIES LIMITED
  23. 2006-07-25
    PICKERING, Craig appointed
    director
  24. 2006-07-25
    STOBART, Edward appointed
    secretary
  25. 2006-07-25
    SECRETARIAL APPOINTMENTS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 2006-07-25
    SECRETARIAL APPOINTMENTS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  27. 2006-07-25
    STOBART, Edward appointed
    director
  28. 2006-07-25
    CORPORATE APPOINTMENTS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  29. 2006-07-25
    CORPORATE APPOINTMENTS 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.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

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 20 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 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 Craig Pickering
Individual · British · DOB 07/1970 · age 56
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mrs Angela Mary Pickering
Individual · British · DOB 02/1973 · age 53
2550%
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
Incorporated2006-07-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45310 — SIC 45310

Registered office

Boalloy Industries Ltd
Radnor Park Industrial Estate
Congleton
Cheshire
CW12 4QA
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-08
Last: 2025-07-25

Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)

PICKERING, Craig
secretary · appointed 2009-12-11
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Active
PICKERING, Angela Mary
director · ~53y · appointed 2009-12-11
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Active
PICKERING, Craig
director · ~56y · appointed 2006-07-25
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Active
STOBART, Edward
secretary · appointed 2006-07-25 · resigned 2009-12-11
Resigned
SECRETARIAL APPOINTMENTS LIMITED
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2006-07-25 · resigned 2006-07-25
Resigned
STOBART, Edward
director · ~72y · appointed 2006-07-25 · resigned 2009-12-11
Resigned
CORPORATE APPOINTMENTS LIMITED
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2006-07-25 · resigned 2006-07-25
Resigned

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Recent filings (74 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-01
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-01-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-10-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-09-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-07-25