D BOYNTON AND SON LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
09975089 · ltd · incorporated 2016-01-28
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
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£8.74M
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01250
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 76-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 76). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
37 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
70
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 102Positive net assets
Net assets £8,738,248
Cash YoY
+54%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£2.8m
↑ 54% YoY
Net Worth
£8.7m
↑ 1.7% YoY
Current Assets
£4.5m
↑ 7.9% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £8.79M | £8.62M |
| Current assets | £4.53M | £4.20M |
| Cash | £2.83M | £1.83M |
| Debtors | £953.0k | £1.13M |
| Net assets | £8.74M | £8.59M |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-28📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2025-12-28📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2025-12-21📄capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-sharescapital · SH10
- 2025-12-21📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2025-11-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-04📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-11-04📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-11-04📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-12📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2022-05-04📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2022-05-04📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2022-01-28📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-01-28📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-12➖BOYNTON, Elizabeth Jane resignedsecretary
- 2019-07-05➕BOYNTON, James David appointeddirector
- 2016-08-03➕BOYNTON, Elizabeth Jane appointedsecretary
- 2016-01-28🏢Company incorporatedAs D BOYNTON AND SON LIMITED
- 2016-01-28➕BOYNTON, Martin David appointeddirector
Owner dependency
96/100
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
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "BOYNTON" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 76 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
71/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 76 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- 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
cleanNo 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 · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Martin David Boynton Individual · British · DOB 09/1950 · age 76 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- The Executors Of Mrs Elizabeth Jane Boyntonceased 12/12/2019· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
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| FAR HEATH FARMING LIMITED→ 13257137 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| FOREST FRESH MUSHROOMS LTD→ 14968968 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| FOY EGGS LTD→ 08045474 · est 2012 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 13y | — | — |
| FREEMAN FORESTRY LTD→ 16480875 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| FRESHFIELDS FRUIT LTD→ 08443633 · est 2013 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 13y | — | — |
| FSFP LIMITED→ 10776900 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| G J LLOYD LTD→ 13178383 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| G&C TREE SURGERY LIMITED→ 16941348 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| GABLE'S LIMITED→ 05476995 · est 2005 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 20y | — | — |
| GAME AND COUNTRY SPORTING LIMITED→ 09880477 · est 2015 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2016-01-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01250 — SIC 01250
Registered office
Arbour Hill Farm
Lincoln Hill
Ross-On-Wye
Herefordshire
HR9 7TH
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-10
Last: 2026-01-27
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
BOYNTON, James David→
Activedirector · ~38y · appointed 2019-07-05
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BOYNTON, Martin David→
Activedirector · ~76y · appointed 2016-01-28
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BOYNTON, Elizabeth Jane→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2016-08-03 · resigned 2019-12-12
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Recent filings (37 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-09
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-12-28
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-12-28
capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
capital · SH10
2025-12-21
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2025-12-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-11-04
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-11-04
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-11-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-20