BOSTON SAUSAGE

🌳Matureactive
08848849 · private-unlimited · incorporated 2014-01-16
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 11.5y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
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Net worth
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Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Processing and preserving of meat
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 10130SIC 10130
  • 46320Wholesale of meat and meat products
  • 47220Retail sale of meat and meat products in specialised stores
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 78-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (73/100, director aged 78). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

4 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 11.5y

70/100
ready

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 11.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (56/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 4 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (6 active, 6 linked, 6 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
29 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-05-03
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    mortgage · MR04
  2. 2025-05-03
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    mortgage · MR04
  3. 2025-05-03
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    mortgage · MR04
  4. 2025-05-03
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  5. 2025-05-03
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    Charge satisfied #4
  6. 2025-05-03
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    Charge satisfied #3
  7. 2025-05-03
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    Charge satisfied #2
  8. 2025-05-03
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    Charge satisfied #1
  9. 2020-05-21
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2019-09-10
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  11. 2019-08-30
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
  12. 2019-05-10
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2016-05-11
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    annual-return · AR01
  14. 2015-12-03
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    mortgage · MR01
  15. 2015-12-01
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
  16. 2015-05-05
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    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2015-05-05
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    officers · CH01
  18. 2015-05-05
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  19. 2015-05-05
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  20. 2015-04-15
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  21. 2015-03-31
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    mortgage · MR01
  22. 2015-03-25
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
  23. 2015-01-05
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
  24. 2014-01-16
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    Company incorporated
    As BOSTON SAUSAGE
  25. 2014-01-16
    ➕
    MOUNTAIN, Benjamin appointed
    director
  26. 2014-01-16
    ➕
    MOUNTAIN, Daniel appointed
    director
  27. 2014-01-16
    ➕
    MOUNTAIN, Joanna Mary appointed
    director
  28. 2014-01-16
    ➕
    MOUNTAIN, Robert Holland appointed
    director
  29. 2014-01-16
    ➕
    MOUNTAIN, Samuel appointed
    director
  30. 2014-01-16
    ➕
    PALMER, Scott appointed
    director

Owner dependency

63/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • -6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 78 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

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 12 years.
  • 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
medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Robert Holland Mountain
Individual · British · DOB 01/1948 · age 78
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-unlimited
Incorporated2014-01-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC10110 — Processing and preserving of meat

Registered office

Teviot Lodge
65 Sleaford Road
Boston
Lincolnshire
PE21 8EX

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: —
Last made up to: —
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-19
Last: 2026-05-05

Officers (6 active · 0 resigned)

MOUNTAIN, Benjamin→
director · ~51y · appointed 2014-01-16
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Active
MOUNTAIN, Daniel→
director · ~49y · appointed 2014-01-16
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Active
MOUNTAIN, Joanna Mary→
director · ~74y · appointed 2014-01-16
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Active
MOUNTAIN, Robert Holland→
director · ~78y · appointed 2014-01-16
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Active
MOUNTAIN, Samuel→
director · ~47y · appointed 2014-01-16
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Active
PALMER, Scott→
director · ~51y · appointed 2014-01-16
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Active

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Mortgages & charges

4
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
HSBC
Hsbc UK Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property30/08/201903/05/2025
satisfied
HSBC
Hsbc Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property01/12/201503/05/2025
satisfied
HSBC
Hsbc Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property25/03/201503/05/2025
satisfied
HSBC
Hsbc Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property05/01/201503/05/2025

Recent filings (29 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-12
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-05-03
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-05-03
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-05-03
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-05-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-05-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-18
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mortgage · MR01
2019-09-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-05-10
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2019-05-10