MILK IN A BOX LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
11787668 · ltd · incorporated 2019-01-25
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 Jan 2026
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 38110
Sector: Water supply & waste
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 56290Other food services
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 72/100 (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 (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Company profile
address, 2 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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
16 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2026-01-31 | 2025-01-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 100 | 100 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (12 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-03📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-01-25🏢Company incorporatedAs MILK IN A BOX LTD
- 2019-01-25➕HART, Joseph William appointeddirector
- 2019-01-25➕MOSSES, Paul David appointeddirector
- 2019-01-25📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
63/100
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.
- +No director turnover: Company is 7 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
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 |
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Mr Joseph William Hart Individual · British · DOB 05/1984 · age 42 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 25/01/2019 |
Mr Paul David Mosses Individual · British · DOB 05/1977 · age 49 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 25/01/2019 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| MERSEYMOVERS LTD→ 16585700 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2019-01-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC38110 — SIC 38110
Registered office
5 Church Road South
Liverpool
L25 7RJ
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-10-31
Last made up to: 2026-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-17
Last: 2026-01-03
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
HART, Joseph William→
Activedirector · ~42y · appointed 2019-01-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MOSSES, Paul David→
Activedirector · ~49y · appointed 2019-01-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Recent filings (16 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-11-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-02-04
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2019-10-03