BOSTON FOOD SERVICES LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
11949048 · ltd · incorporated 2019-04-16
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
£12.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Take-away food shops and mobile food stands
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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: 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
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
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
20 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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £12,679
Net assets shrinking
Down £5,317 YoY
Cash YoY
+18%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£39k
↑ 18% YoY
Net Worth
£13k
↓ 30% YoY
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £14.3k | £19.7k |
| Cash | £39.0k | £32.9k |
| Net assets | £12.7k | £18.0k |
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
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
- 2025-08-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-31📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2021-07-31📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2021-07-09📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2021-01-14📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-01-14📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-01-14📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-12-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-04-16🏢Company incorporatedAs BOSTON FOOD SERVICES LIMITED
- 2019-04-16➕DUFFELL, Jamie Lee appointeddirector
- 2019-04-16➕HILL, Patrick Andrew appointeddirector
- 2019-04-16📄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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Patrick Andrew Hill Individual · British · DOB 08/1980 · age 46 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 16/04/2019 |
Mr Jamie Lee Duffell Individual · English · DOB 05/1989 · age 37 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 16/04/2019 |
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
Incorporated2019-04-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC56103 — Take-away food shops and mobile food stands
Registered office
The Old Post Office
41-43 Market Place
Chippenham
Wiltshire
SN15 3HR
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-29
Last: 2026-04-15
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
DUFFELL, Jamie Lee→
Activedirector · ~37y · appointed 2019-04-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HILL, Patrick Andrew→
Activedirector · ~46y · appointed 2019-04-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Recent filings (20 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-11
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2021-07-31
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2021-07-31
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2021-07-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-01-14