BOLSTER CHILDRENS SERVICES LIMITED
🌿Early-stageactive
14258343 · ltd · incorporated 2022-07-27
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jul 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other residential care activities n.e.c.
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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 (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
11 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
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 | 2025-07-31 | 2024-07-24 |
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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
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (12 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-03📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2024-07-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-02📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2023-10-18📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2023-10-17📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2022-07-27🏢Company incorporatedAs BOLSTER CHILDRENS SERVICES LIMITED
- 2022-07-27➕CLARKE, Austin Vernon appointeddirector
- 2022-07-27➕PIXTON, Carl David appointeddirector
- 2022-07-27➕SHERLOCK, Steven Paul appointeddirector
- 2022-07-27📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
50/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
Succession & seller-readiness
30/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
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
3 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Austin Vernon Clarke Individual · British · DOB 04/1986 · age 40 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 27/07/2022 |
Mr Steven Paul Sherlock Individual · British · DOB 08/1983 · age 43 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 27/07/2022 |
Mr Carl David Pixton Individual · British · DOB 12/1985 · age 41 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 27/07/2022 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2022-07-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC87900 — Other residential care activities n.e.c.
Registered office
223 Church Street
Blackpool
FY1 3PB
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-09
Last: 2025-07-26
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
CLARKE, Austin Vernon→
Activedirector · ~40y · appointed 2022-07-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
PIXTON, Carl David→
Activedirector · ~41y · appointed 2022-07-27
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SHERLOCK, Steven Paul→
Activedirector · ~43y · appointed 2022-07-27
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Recent filings (11 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-04-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-08-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-05
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-07-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-07-02
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-07-02
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-10-18
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-10-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-12
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2022-07-27