BOSTON LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-11-03 (in 6mo)
Last made up 2025-10-20
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£730K
-85.3% lowest in 4 filed years
Net assets
£17M
+5.1% highest in 4 filed years
Employees
137
-6.2% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£1M
+380.8% first positive since 2023
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Technology median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-02-29 | 2021-02-28 | 2022-02-28 | 2023-02-28 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £72,676,913 | £72,269,932 | £53,985,638 | £65,935,127 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | £3,376,280 | £2,527,908 | -£2,687 | £1,197,122 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £2,702,795 | £2,045,217 | -£422,180 | £1,185,404 | |
| Net profit | — | — | £2,282,465 | £1,800,007 | -£342,421 | £889,053 | |
| Cash | — | — | £987,298 | £1,509,023 | £4,956,234 | £729,544 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | £14,587,361 | £16,523,392 | £16,885,451 | £17,412,069 | |
| Net assets | — | — | £13,640,557 | £15,648,790 | £16,123,286 | £16,941,447 | |
| Equity | £10,321,271 | £11,358,092 | £13,640,557 | £15,648,790 | £16,123,286 | £16,941,447 | |
| Average employees | — | — | 123 | 132 | 146 | 137 | |
| Wages | — | — | £5,103,876 | £6,141,255 | £5,844,905 | £6,848,456 |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2020-02-29 | 2021-02-28 | 2022-02-28 | 2023-02-28 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | 4.6% | 3.5% | -0.0% | 1.8% | |
| Net margin | — | — | 3.1% | 2.5% | -0.6% | 1.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 23.1% | 15.3% | -0.0% | 6.9% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 1.55x | 1.54x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | 4.74x | 4.72x | -0.01x | 31.05x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Audit & accounting basis
- 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.”
Group structure
- BOSTON LIMITED · parent
- Boston Server & Storage Solutions GmBH 100%
- Escape Technology Limited 100%
- Escape Technology GmbH 100%
- Boston IT Solutions Australia Pty Ltd 100%
- Boston IT Solutions South Africa 100%
- Boston Server Solutions Private Limited 100%
- Boston France SARL 100%
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 and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. 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
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2023-10-13 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2023-10-13 MA Memorandum articles
| 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 |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.
Year-on-year
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
+22.1%
£53,985,638 £65,935,127
-
Cash
-85.3%
£4,956,234 £729,544
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Net assets
+5.1%
£16,123,286 £16,941,447
highest in 4 filed years
-
Employees
-6.2%
146 137
-
Operating profit
+44,652.4%
-£2,687 £1,197,122
first positive since 2023
-
Profit before tax
+380.8%
-£422,180 £1,185,404
first positive since 2023
-
Wages
+17.2%
£5,844,905 £6,848,456
highest in 4 filed years
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. Periods don't have to be exactly 12 months apart — a long or short period (typical around incorporation or year-end changes) will distort the comparison. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers