BOILERS DIRECT (YORKSHIRE) LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
08949108 · ltd · incorporated 2014-03-20
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£-71
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 33190
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 79/100 (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: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (76/100)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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
38 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
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
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £71
Net assets shrinking
Down £6,766 YoY
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
-£71
↓ 101% YoY
Current Assets
£40k
↓ 12% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £639 | £11.6k |
| Current assets | £39.5k | £45.1k |
| Net assets | £-71 | £6.7k |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
3
filings
- • 1 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
4
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-29📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-03-27📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-01-10📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-09-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-02📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-03-02📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-07-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-08📄accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AAMD
- 2022-05-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-07📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-03-28📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2022-03-28📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-03-28📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-03-25➖STURT, Michael Roderick resignedsecretary
- 2021-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-05-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-04-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2014-03-20🏢Company incorporatedAs BOILERS DIRECT (YORKSHIRE) LIMITED
- 2014-03-20➕FRENCH, Matthew John appointeddirector
- 2014-03-20➕GREGORY, Jonathan Mark appointeddirector
- 2014-03-20➕STURT, Michael Roderick appointedsecretary
Owner dependency
66/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
59/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Matthew John French Individual · British · DOB 06/1987 · age 39 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
Mr Jonathan Mark Gregory Individual · British · DOB 09/1968 · age 58 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 19/03/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2014-03-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC33190 — SIC 33190
Registered office
14 Main Street
Gristhorpe
Filey
North Yorkshire
YO14 9PP
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-03
Last: 2026-03-20
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
FRENCH, Matthew John→
Activedirector · ~39y · appointed 2014-03-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
GREGORY, Jonathan Mark→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2014-03-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
STURT, Michael Roderick→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2014-03-20 · resigned 2022-03-25
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Recent filings (38 total)
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-27
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-03-27
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-01-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-20
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-03-02
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-03-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-23
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AAMD
2022-06-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-25
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-04-07