UK Companies House feature
BOSTON LIMITED
Cash
£2M
+52.8% vs 2022
Net assets
£16M
+14.7% vs 2022
Employees
132
+7.3% vs 2022
Profit before tax
£2M
-24.3% vs 2022
Profile
- Company number
- 02771869
- Status
- Active
- Incorporation
- 1992-12-08
- Last accounts made up
- 2024-12-31
- Account category
- FULL
- Primary SIC
- 62090
Net assets
4-year trend · vs UK AI & Enterprise SaaS median
Accounts
4-year trend · latest 2023-02-28
| Metric | Trend | 2020-02-29 | 2021-02-28 | 2022-02-28 | 2023-02-28 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £72,676,913 | £72,269,932 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | £3,376,280 | £2,527,908 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £2,702,795 | £2,045,217 | |
| Net profit | — | — | £2,282,465 | £1,800,007 | |
| Cash | — | — | £987,298 | £1,509,023 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | £14,587,361 | £16,523,392 | |
| Net assets | — | — | £13,640,557 | £15,648,790 | |
| Equity | £10,321,271 | £11,358,092 | £13,640,557 | £15,648,790 | |
| Average employees | — | — | 123 | 132 | |
| Wages | — | — | £5,103,876 | £6,141,255 |
Values shown as filed in iXBRL accounts. — indicates the figure was not present in the extracted filing (either not filed under that concept or absent from the period). About these numbers
Audit & accounting basis
From AI-extracted PDF accounts
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Lewis Golden LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In view of the continuing strong performance of the business the directors are comfortable that the company has the resources it requires to thrive for the foreseeable future. The directors believe that the forecasts are achievable and therefore the company is a going concern for the foreseeable future.”
Subsidiaries
- Boston Server & Storage Solutions GmBH · 100% held · Germany
- Escape Technology Limited · 100% held · UK
- Escape Technology GmbH · 100% held · Germany
- Boston IT Solutions Australia Pty Ltd · 100% held · Australia
- Boston IT Solutions South Africa · 100% held · South Africa
- Boston Server Solutions Private Limited · 100% held · India
- Boston France SARL · 100% held · France
Significant events
- “The company was acquired by the Source Code group of companies on 30 June 2023 and this transaction is expected to continue to accelerate growth plans.”
- “On 30 June 2025 the business and assets of Escape Technology Ltd were acquired by Boston Ltd. The business will continue and will trade as "Boston Ltd t/a Escape Technology".”
- “In February 2025 the Directors made the decision that Escape Technology Limited will cease trading in the near future, with the trade to continue through its Parent Company Boston Limited. The Directors plan for Escape Technology Limited to be liquidated prior to 31 December 2025.”
Auditor / going-concern / subsidiary information is extracted from the PDF version of the latest annual accounts and is not tagged in iXBRL. About these numbers
People
4 active · 12 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATAIENOGHAB, Ata | Director | 2023-07-01 | Sep 1958 | American |
| MCGAUGHEY, Jon Tyler | Director | 2024-07-01 | Apr 1979 | American |
| NAYEE, Manojkumar | Director | 1992-12-16 | May 1963 | British |
| OCHS-PIASECKI, Pamela | Director | 2023-07-01 | Nov 1966 | American |
Show 12 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHAUDRY, Sohail Ali Hamid | Secretary | 1992-12-16 | 1996-02-08 |
| CHAUHAN, Ashok Uttamlal | Secretary | 2016-08-02 | 2019-11-18 |
| TYAGI, Dev Dutt | Secretary | 1996-02-08 | 2016-08-02 |
| APPLETON SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1992-12-08 | 1992-12-16 |
| BOULEAU, Valerie | Director | 2019-11-18 | 2021-04-27 |
| CHAUDRY, Sohail Ali Hamid | Director | 1992-12-16 | 1996-02-08 |
| DE LAUZON, Marie | Director | 2019-11-18 | 2022-08-19 |
| STEINMETZ, Philippe | Director | 2022-08-19 | 2023-06-30 |
| TYAGI, Dev Dutt | Director | 2019-09-03 | 2024-06-30 |
| TYAGI, Dev Dutt | Director | 1992-12-16 | 2016-08-02 |
| WILMOUTH, Alain | Director | 2019-11-18 | 2023-06-30 |
| APPLETON DIRECTORS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1992-12-08 | 1992-12-16 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berry Bidco Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2023-06-30 | Active |
| 2crsi London Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75% | 2019-11-18 | Ceased 2023-06-30 |
| Mr Manojkumar Nayee | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-12-08 | Ceased 2019-11-18 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 148 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2025-10-04 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2025-07-01 | MR05 | mortgage | mortgage charge part both with charge number |
| 2025-07-01 | MR05 | mortgage | mortgage charge part both with charge number |
| 2025-07-01 | MR05 | mortgage | mortgage charge part both with charge number |
| 2025-07-01 | MR05 | mortgage | mortgage charge part both with charge number |
| 2024-11-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2024-10-09 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2024-07-11 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2024-07-03 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2023-11-13 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2023-10-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with updates |
| 2023-10-13 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | resolution |
| 2023-10-13 | MA | incorporation | memorandum articles |
| 2023-10-13 | MR01 | mortgage | mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date |
| 2023-10-09 | MR01 | mortgage | mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date |
| 2023-09-29 | MR01 | mortgage | mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date |
| 2023-09-29 | MR01 | mortgage | mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date |
| 2023-09-28 | MR01 | mortgage | mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date |
| 2023-09-28 | MR01 | mortgage | mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date |
Credit score
Altman Z″ (private-firm) · reference 2023-02-28
3.73
SAFE
Altman Z″
- Working capital / Total assets 0.380 × 6.56 = +2.49
- Retained earnings / Total assets 0.000 × 3.26 = +0.00
- EBIT / Total assets 0.069 × 6.72 = +0.46
- Book equity / Total liabilities 0.740 × 1.05 = +0.78
Bands: > 2.6 safe · 1.1–2.6 grey · < 1.1 distress. Z″ is a public-formula baseline, not a substitute for adverse-data signals (CCJs, charges, gazette notices) — those land in a later pass.
Activity Score
Filings velocity, capital events, officer churn, accounts trajectory