97 BOLINGBROKE GROVE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

06297690 · ltd · incorporated 2007-06-29

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 Jun 2025

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 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 68). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

12 officers (5 active, 12 linked, 9 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

2 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

64 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

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Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-06-30	2024-06-30
Average employees	0	400

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

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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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

• 3 officers

Last 180 days

filings

• 3 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (38 events)Click to expand

2026-03-29
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officers · AP01
2026-03-29
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officers · AP01
2026-03-23
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officers · TM01
2026-02-16
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BARRETT, Frederic James appointed
director
2026-02-16
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PENNY, Sarah Rachel appointed
director
2025-11-03
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-07-01
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officers · CH01
2025-02-16
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MARSHALL, Linda Susan resigned
director
2025-02-04
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officers · AP01
2025-02-03
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-01-24
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EDWARDS, Stephen Frederick appointed
director
2025-01-24
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FULTON HAYWARD, Tamara Ashley resigned
director
2024-08-14
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-07-04
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-11-04
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-05-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-07-23
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-07-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-06-12
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-06-10
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2019-07-24
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2019-07-24
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2019-07-24
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2019-05-29
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FULTON HAYWARD, Tamara Ashley appointed
director
2019-05-29
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KELLY, James Bernard resigned
director
2009-10-05
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GORDON, James resigned
secretary
2009-10-05
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GORDON, James resigned
director
2009-10-05
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KELLY, James Bernard appointed
director
2007-06-29
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Company incorporated
As 97 BOLINGBROKE GROVE LIMITED
2007-06-29
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AUSTIN-BALDWIN, Tracey Jane appointed
director
2007-06-29
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LOW, Fergus John appointed
director
2007-06-29
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GORDON, James appointed
secretary
2007-06-29
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TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2007-06-29
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TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2007-06-29
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GORDON, James appointed
director
2007-06-29
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MARSHALL, Linda Susan appointed
director
2007-06-29
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COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director
2007-06-29
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COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
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Owner dependency

65/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

-5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

63/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
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.)

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2007-06-29

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

Leys Manor

Langford Road

Wickham Bishops

Essex

CM8 3JQ

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-03-31

Last made up to: 2025-06-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-07-13

Last: 2025-06-29