ALAN BOSWELL EMPLOYEE BENEFITS LTD

🌳Matureactive

07565859 · ltd · incorporated 2011-03-16

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

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 9.1y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

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Opportunity

82/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other activities auxiliary to financial services, except insurance and pension funding

Sector: Financial & insurance

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

66290Other activities auxiliary to insurance and pension funding

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 78-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (73/100, director aged 78). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 9.1y

70/100

ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

· Oldest live charge is 9.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
· Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (61/100)

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

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)

Directors & officers

10 officers (5 active, 10 linked, 9 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

14 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

58 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

82/100Exceptional

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

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (38 events)Click to expand

2025-10-13
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-11-07
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mortgage · MR01
2024-11-06
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-11-06
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-11-06
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-11-06
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-10-28
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KEY, Sally Marie appointed
director
2024-10-28
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ROBINSON, Antony Warren appointed
director
2024-10-28
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GIBBS, Christopher John resigned
director
2024-10-28
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Charge registered #3
Lender: Alan Charles Boswell
2024-09-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-08-28
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mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-08-28
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Charge satisfied #2
2023-11-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-12-05
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-10-26
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-09-02
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WHITEHEAD, John resigned
director
2021-11-09
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2020-11-02
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-10-23
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-10-16
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2020-01-15
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mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2020-01-09
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
2019-08-09
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2017-11-16
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Charge satisfied #1
2017-03-10
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
2016-11-01
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DREW, Alastair Fitzroy appointed
director
2016-10-31
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DREW, Edward resigned
secretary
2016-10-31
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DREW, Edward Nicholas resigned
director
2015-01-09
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HOLMES, Christopher Lance Mark resigned
director
2011-05-05
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HOLMES, Christopher Lance Mark appointed
director
2011-03-16
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Company incorporated
As ALAN BOSWELL EMPLOYEE BENEFITS LTD
2011-03-16
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BOSWELL, Alan Charles appointed
director
2011-03-16
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PULLIN, John Norman appointed
director
2011-03-16
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DREW, Edward appointed
secretary
2011-03-16
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DREW, Edward Nicholas appointed
director
2011-03-16
➕
GIBBS, Christopher John appointed
director
2011-03-16
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WHITEHEAD, John appointed
director

Owner dependency

80/100

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

-5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "BOSWELL" — strong identity link between founder and business.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 78 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 78 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 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.)

Group structure

Alan Boswell & Company Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Alan Boswell & Company Ltd

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares

ultimate parent

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ALAN BOSWELL EMPLOYEE BENEFITS LTD

This company · 07565859

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
Alan Boswell & Company Ltd Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	75-100% shares · 75-100% voting	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated2011-03-16

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC66190 — Other activities auxiliary to financial services, except insurance and pension funding

Registered office

Prospect House

Rouen Road

Norwich

NR1 1RE

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-03-30

Last: 2026-03-16