BODEN FIRE & SECURITY LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
06819382 · ltd · incorporated 2009-02-13
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 12.9y 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
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 33140
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 71129Other engineering activities
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 74/100 (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).
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Refinance opportunity
3 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 12.9y
70/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 12.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (73/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
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
56 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
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
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|
| Average employees | 2900 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
3 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →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 (25 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-16📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2021-03-16🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2021-03-05📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-03-01➕BEAGLEY, Andrew James appointeddirector
- 2020-12-01📄capital-return-purchase-own-sharescapital · SH03
- 2020-11-16📄capital-cancellation-sharescapital · SH06
- 2020-10-27📄second-filing-capital-allotment-sharescapital · RP04SH01
- 2020-10-27📄second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP04CS01
- 2020-10-27📄second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP04CS01
- 2020-10-27📄second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP04CS01
- 2020-10-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-11-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-07-11🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2016-06-14🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 2015-02-12🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 2013-08-12🔒Charge registered #1Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2010-11-25➕BODEN, Stephen Desmond appointeddirector
- 2009-02-13🏢Company incorporatedAs BODEN FIRE & SECURITY LIMITED
- 2009-02-13➕BODEN, Kristie Anne appointeddirector
Owner dependency
83/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "BODEN" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
53/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 17 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
1 med ·Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Kristie Anne Boden Individual · British · DOB 05/1977 · age 49 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 01/06/2016 |
Mr Stephen Desmond Boden Individual · British · DOB 06/1971 · age 55 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · firm interest | 01/06/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2009-02-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC33140 — SIC 33140
Registered office
Unit B1 Woodside Court
Roundswell Business Park
Barnstaple
Devon
EX31 3TJ
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-28
Last: 2025-11-14
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
BEAGLEY, Andrew James→
Activedirector · ~46y · appointed 2021-03-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BODEN, Kristie Anne→
Activedirector · ~49y · appointed 2009-02-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BODEN, Stephen Desmond→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2010-11-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Mortgages & charges
3
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 14/06/2016 | — | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 12/02/2015 | 16/03/2021 | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 12/08/2013 | 11/07/2016 |
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Recent filings (56 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-09
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2021-03-16
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-03-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-25
capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2020-12-01
capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2020-11-16