BOSTON TRADING LIMITED

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11998887 · ltd · incorporated 2019-05-16
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to May 2023
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
53/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed admin-neglect survivor — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 53/100 (worth a look), bankability 45/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (38/100). Current lenders should be on monthly review.

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 (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
27 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
53/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
40
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
46
Multiple red flags — proceed with caution.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0May 2022May 2023

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2023-05-242022-05-31

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
3
filings
  • 3 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-09
    📍
    default-companies-house-service-address-applied-psc
    address · RP10
  2. 2026-03-09
    📍
    default-companies-house-service-address-applied-officer
    address · RP09
  3. 2026-03-09
    📍
    default-companies-house-registered-office-address-applied
    address · RP05
  4. 2025-10-14
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  5. 2025-10-13
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  6. 2025-10-13
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2025-10-13
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  8. 2025-10-13
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2025-10-13
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2025-09-19
    AHMED, Robel appointed
    director
  11. 2025-09-15
    ALIM, Bedirhan Turk resigned
    director
  12. 2024-08-17
    📄
    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  13. 2024-08-06
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  14. 2023-12-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2023-08-05
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  16. 2023-08-01
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  17. 2023-02-26
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  18. 2022-08-03
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  19. 2022-08-02
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  20. 2022-02-22
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  21. 2021-08-04
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  22. 2021-08-03
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  23. 2021-05-15
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  24. 2019-05-16
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BOSTON TRADING LIMITED
  25. 2019-05-16
    ALIM, Bedirhan Turk appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

2 high · 1 low
Accounts overdue
high

Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.

Evidence: Next due: 2025-02-28

Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2025-05-29

Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Robel Mahmod
Individual · Turkish · DOB 11/1993 · age 33
75100%
75-100% shares19/09/2025
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Bedirhan Turk Alimceased 15/09/2025· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2019-05-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

11998887 - COMPANIES HOUSE DEFAULT ADDRESS
Cardiff
CF14 8LH

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2025-02-28OVERDUE
Last made up to: 2023-05-24
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2025-05-29OVERDUE
Last: 2024-05-15

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

AHMED, Robel
director · ~33y · appointed 2025-09-19
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Active
ALIM, Bedirhan Turk
director · ~48y · appointed 2019-05-16 · resigned 2025-09-15
Resigned

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Recent filings (27 total)

default-companies-house-service-address-applied-psc
address · RP10
2026-03-09
default-companies-house-service-address-applied-officer
address · RP09
2026-03-09
default-companies-house-registered-office-address-applied
address · RP05
2026-03-09
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-10-14
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-10-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-13
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-10-13
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-10-13
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-10-13
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-10-13
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2024-08-17
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-08-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-12-31
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-08-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-04