BOYS OWN LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
SC781157 · ltd · incorporated 2023-09-01
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 Sept 2024
Net worth
£4.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 03110
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 89-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 89). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (68/100)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
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
5 filings
60
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
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £4,409
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£4k
Current Assets
£6k
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £4.9k |
| Current assets | £6.5k |
| Net assets | £4.4k |
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
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (7 events)Click to expand
- 2025-05-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-24📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-09-01🏢Company incorporatedAs BOYS OWN LTD
- 2023-09-01➕MACK, Stuart Keith appointedsecretary
- 2023-09-01➕JOHNSTON, Archibald Buchanan appointeddirector
- 2023-09-01➕MACK, Stuart Keith appointeddirector
- 2023-09-01📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
78/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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 age: Director aged approximately 89 — succession pressure is live.
- +Young company: Only 2.6 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
66/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 89 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- 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.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Stuart Keith Mack Individual · Scottish · DOB 12/1990 · age 36 | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control | 01/09/2023 |
Mr Archibald Buchanan Johnston Individual · British · DOB 02/1937 · age 89 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board controlsig. influence25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest | 01/09/2023 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2023-09-01
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC03110 — SIC 03110
Registered office
11 Forth Court
Port Seton
East Lothian
EH32 0TN
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-14
Last: 2025-08-31
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
MACK, Stuart Keith→
Activesecretary · appointed 2023-09-01
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JOHNSTON, Archibald Buchanan→
Activedirector · ~89y · appointed 2023-09-01
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MACK, Stuart Keith→
Activedirector · ~36y · appointed 2023-09-01
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Recent filings (5 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-13
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-01-24
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-09-01