BOSS LUMBER UK LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
08354936 · ltd · incorporated 2013-01-10
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
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£1.48M
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46730
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
39 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £1,478,992

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£4k
Net Worth
£1.5m
↑ 23% YoY
Current Assets
£1.6m
↓ 68% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£981k£2.0m£2.9m£3.9m£4.9mDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£1.48M£4.83M
Current assets£1.58M£4.90M
Cash£4.0k
Debtors£1.58M
Net assets£1.48M£1.20M

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

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
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-07-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-05-21
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  4. 2024-05-14
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  5. 2024-05-14
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2024-05-13
    CUSATO, Richard Antony resigned
    director
  7. 2023-06-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-09-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-09-09
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2021-11-18
    TAMALSA COMPANIA DE MADERAS SA appointed
    corporate-director
  11. 2021-11-18
    MADERAS DE ULTRAMAR, S.A. resigned
    corporate-director
  12. 2021-11-18
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2021-11-18
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    appoint-corporate-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP02
  14. 2021-07-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2021-02-24
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    change-corporate-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH02
  16. 2020-03-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-08-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2018-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  19. 2017-09-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  20. 2016-06-27
    JIMENEZ-ESPUELAS CALDERON, Jose-Miguel appointed
    director
  21. 2015-08-02
    CUSATO, Richard Antony appointed
    director
  22. 2015-08-02
    WILLIAMS, Cyril Gordon resigned
    director
  23. 2013-01-10
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    Company incorporated
    As BOSS LUMBER UK LIMITED
  24. 2013-01-10
    WILLIAMS, Cyril Gordon appointed
    director
  25. 2013-01-10
    MADERAS DE ULTRAMAR, S.A. appointed
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.

Succession & seller-readiness

41/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Jaime Calderon
Individual · Spanish · DOB 06/1975 · age 51
2550%
25-50% shares21/05/2024
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Richard Antony Cusatoceased 14/05/2024· significant influence

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
Incorporated2013-01-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46730 — SIC 46730

Registered office

Unit 6 Deeside Lane
Sealand
Chester
CH1 6DD
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-23
Last: 2025-12-09

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

JIMENEZ-ESPUELAS CALDERON, Jose-Miguel
director · ~43y · appointed 2016-06-27
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Active
TAMALSA COMPANIA DE MADERAS SA
corporate-director · appointed 2021-11-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CUSATO, Richard Antony
director · ~44y · appointed 2015-08-02 · resigned 2024-05-13
Resigned
WILLIAMS, Cyril Gordon
director · ~57y · appointed 2013-01-10 · resigned 2015-08-02
Resigned
MADERAS DE ULTRAMAR, S.A.
corporate-director · appointed 2013-01-10 · resigned 2021-11-18
Resigned

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Recent filings (39 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-17
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-05-21
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-05-14
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-05-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-20
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-09-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-17
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-11-18
appoint-corporate-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP02
2021-11-18