BOSWELLS COACH HOUSE LIMITED

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SC412846 · ltd · incorporated 2011-12-08
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£26.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Unlicenced restaurants and cafes
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 74-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 74). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 12.9y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 12.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
44 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £26,670
Net assets shrinking
Down £4,958 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£5k
↑ 128% YoY
Net Worth
£27k
↓ 16% YoY
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—
-£17k-£7k£2k£12k£22k£32kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Cash£4.8k£-17.2k
Net assets£26.7k£31.6k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

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

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-23
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2024-12-23
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2024-10-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-03-27
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  6. 2024-03-27
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    Charge satisfied #1
  7. 2023-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-03-21
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  9. 2022-08-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-08-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-08-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-08-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-08-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-07-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-03-15
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-01-06
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    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2014-05-09
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    HAMMERSLEY, George resigned
    secretary
  18. 2013-06-10
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: West of Scotland Loan Fund
  19. 2013-01-21
    ➕
    HAMMERSLEY, George appointed
    secretary
  20. 2011-12-08
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    Company incorporated
    As BOSWELLS COACH HOUSE LIMITED
  21. 2011-12-08
    ➕
    BOSWELL, Alexandra Elizabeth appointed
    director

Owner dependency

100/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "BOSWELL" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

88/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Alexandra Boswell
Individual · British · DOB 04/1952 · age 74
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2011-12-08
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC56102 — Unlicenced restaurants and cafes

Registered office

Blackfauldhead
Auchinleck Estate
Auchinleck
Ayrshire
KA18 2LR

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-22
Last: 2025-12-08

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

BOSWELL, Alexandra Elizabeth→
director · ~74y · appointed 2011-12-08
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Active
HAMMERSLEY, George→
secretary · appointed 2013-01-21 · resigned 2014-05-09
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
West of Scotland Loan Fund
A registered charge1 property10/06/201327/03/2024

Recent filings (44 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-12-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-12-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-24
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-03-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-20
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2023-03-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-08-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-22