EDWARD BOLER VENTURES LIMITED

🌱Startupactive
15875783 · ltd · incorporated 2024-08-04
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 Aug 2025
Net worth
£-531
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of insurance agents and brokers
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (71/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
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
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
6 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
60
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 · FRS 102
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £531

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£3k
Net Worth
-£531
Current Assets
£3k
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-08-31
Total assets£-531
Current assets£2.6k
Cash£2.6k
Net assets£-531

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (8 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-24
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-12-05
    SMITH, Melissa Kate appointed
    director
  3. 2025-12-05
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  4. 2025-09-24
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2025-09-24
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2024-08-04
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As EDWARD BOLER VENTURES LIMITED
  7. 2024-08-04
    BOLER, Stephen Edward appointed
    director
  8. 2024-08-04
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

78/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "BOLER" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Young company: Only 2.0 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

36/100
Weak signal

Limited 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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Stephen Edward Boler
Individual · British · DOB 11/2002 · age 24
75100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting04/08/2024

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
Incorporated2024-08-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC66220 — Activities of insurance agents and brokers

Registered office

29 Mainwaring Drive
Northwich
CW9 7YY
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-11
Last: 2025-07-28

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

BOLER, Stephen Edward
director · ~24y · appointed 2024-08-04
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Active
SMITH, Melissa Kate
director · ~31y · appointed 2025-12-05
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Active

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Recent filings (6 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-24
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-12-05
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-09-24
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-09-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-28
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2024-08-04