BOATSIDE INVESTMENTS
🏛️Establishedactive
13124205 · private-unlimited · incorporated 2021-01-11
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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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of venture and development capital companies
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 69). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (61/100)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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
19 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
13 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
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 (11 events)Click to expand
- 2025-04-10📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-02-24📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-06-08📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2021-01-27✏️reregistration-assentchange-of-name · FOA-RR
- 2021-01-27✏️certificate-re-registration-limited-to-unlimitedchange-of-name · CERT3
- 2021-01-27✏️reregistration-private-limited-to-private-unlimited-companychange-of-name · RR05
- 2021-01-27📄re-registration-memorandum-articlesincorporation · MAR
- 2021-01-11🏢Company incorporatedAs BOATSIDE INVESTMENTS
- 2021-01-11➕BLANDFORD, Mark Robert appointeddirector
- 2021-01-11➕BLANDFORD, Sophie May appointeddirector
- 2021-01-11📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
86/100
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 age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 5 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
56/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- 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.)
Group structure
Hay On Wye Investments is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Hay On Wye Investments
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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BOATSIDE INVESTMENTS
This company · 13124205
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Hay On Wye Investments Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 11/01/2021 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeprivate-unlimited
Incorporated2021-01-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64303 — Activities of venture and development capital companies
Registered office
Broad House 1 The Broadway
Old Hatfield
Hatfield
Hertfordshire
AL9 5BG
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: —
Last made up to: —
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-24
Last: 2026-01-10
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
BLANDFORD, Mark Robert→
Activedirector · ~69y · appointed 2021-01-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BLANDFORD, Sophie May→
Activedirector · ~37y · appointed 2021-01-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Recent filings (13 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-13
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-04-10
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-02-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-11
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2023-06-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-18
reregistration-assent
change-of-name · FOA-RR
2021-01-27
certificate-re-registration-limited-to-unlimited
change-of-name · CERT3
2021-01-27
reregistration-private-limited-to-private-unlimited-company
change-of-name · RR05
2021-01-27
re-registration-memorandum-articles
incorporation · MAR
2021-01-27
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2021-01-11