GEORGE BOLTON & SON LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC470148 · ltd · incorporated 2014-02-17
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Feb 2025
Net worth
£202.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Joinery installation
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (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 (79/100)

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
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
26 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
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 declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £202,779

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£203k
↑ 54% YoY
Current Assets
£206k
↑ 44% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£41k£82k£123k£164k£206kFeb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-02-282024-02-28
Total assets£225.0k£161.7k
Current assets£205.6k£143.0k
Net assets£202.8k£131.7k

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 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-11-28
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  3. 2024-03-27
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    address · AD01
  4. 2023-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-02-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-03-18
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2019-11-29
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    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-11-21
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  11. 2017-11-30
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2016-11-30
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-02-19
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    annual-return · AR01
  14. 2015-11-17
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2015-02-18
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    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2014-02-17
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    Company incorporated
    As GEORGE BOLTON & SON LIMITED
  17. 2014-02-17
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    BOLTON, Gary appointed
    director
  18. 2014-02-17
    ➕
    BOLTON, Kerri appointed
    director

Owner dependency

86/100
Critical — business is the founder

The 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 name in company name: Company name contains director surname "BOLTON" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 12 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

49/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 years.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Gary Bolton
Individual · British · DOB 01/1985 · age 41
50–75%
—50-75% shares17/02/2017

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
Incorporated2014-02-17
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC43320 — Joinery installation

Registered office

Ironworks Business Centre Castle Laurie Works,
Bankside
Falkirk
FK2 7XE
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-03
Last: 2026-02-17

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

BOLTON, Gary→
director · ~41y · appointed 2014-02-17
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BOLTON, Kerri→
director · ~42y · appointed 2014-02-17
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Recent filings (26 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-16
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-03-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-02-26
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-03-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-02-20