BORDERKNOT LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
01431384 · ltd · incorporated 1979-06-20
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 Jun 2025
Net worth
£14
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Residents property management
Sector: Activities of households
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (58/100).

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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
10 officers (2 active, 10 linked, 7 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
121 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £14

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£14
~ YoY
Current Assets
£14
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£3£6£8£11£14Jun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-06-202024-06-20
Total assets£14£14
Current assets£14£14
Net assets£14£14

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal 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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (36 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-09-08
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2025-07-17
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    change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH04
  4. 2024-10-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-10-14
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    LAUDER, Wilson resigned
    director
  6. 2024-10-14
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2024-10-09
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  8. 2024-03-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-03-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-03-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-11-18
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    THOMAS, Kyle Alex Ley appointed
    director
  12. 2021-11-18
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  13. 2021-10-04
    ➕
    RH SEEL AND CO LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  14. 2021-10-04
    ➖
    STEWART, Christine resigned
    secretary
  15. 2021-10-04
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  16. 2021-10-04
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    appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP04
  17. 2021-09-30
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  18. 2021-09-30
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  19. 2021-09-30
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  20. 2021-09-30
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  21. 2021-09-30
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  22. 2021-09-30
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  23. 2021-09-30
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  24. 2021-09-30
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  25. 2021-08-16
    ➖
    LLOYD, Christopher John resigned
    director
  26. 2012-05-23
    ➕
    LLOYD, Christopher John appointed
    director
  27. 1998-11-06
    ➖
    GREGORY, William Brynly resigned
    director
  28. 1997-01-30
    ➕
    GREGORY, William Brynly appointed
    director
  29. 1997-01-30
    ➕
    LAUDER, Wilson appointed
    director
  30. 1997-01-30
    ➖
    MORGAN, Pamela Ray resigned
    director
  31. 1997-01-30
    ➖
    SHUFFLEBOTHAM, Mari Ann resigned
    director
  32. 1993-10-08
    ➖
    AHEARN, Linda resigned
    secretary
  33. 1993-10-08
    ➕
    STEWART, Christine appointed
    secretary
  34. 1992-07-30
    ➖
    POUPON, Elaine resigned
    director
  35. 1992-07-30
    ➕
    SHUFFLEBOTHAM, Mari Ann appointed
    director
  36. 1979-06-20
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BORDERKNOT LIMITED

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 47 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1979-06-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

8 Cathedral Road
Cardiff
South Glamorgan
CF11 9LJ
Wales

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-20
Last made up to: 2025-06-20
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last: 2026-01-17

Officers (2 active · 8 resigned)

RH SEEL AND CO LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2021-10-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
THOMAS, Kyle Alex Ley→
director · ~36y · appointed 2021-11-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
AHEARN, Linda→
secretary · resigned 1993-10-08
Resigned
STEWART, Christine→
secretary · appointed 1993-10-08 · resigned 2021-10-04
Resigned
GREGORY, William Brynly→
director · ~60y · appointed 1997-01-30 · resigned 1998-11-06
Resigned
LAUDER, Wilson→
director · ~78y · appointed 1997-01-30 · resigned 2024-10-14
Resigned
LLOYD, Christopher John→
director · ~55y · appointed 2012-05-23 · resigned 2021-08-16
Resigned
MORGAN, Pamela Ray→
director · ~86y · resigned 1997-01-30
Resigned
POUPON, Elaine→
director · ~76y · resigned 1992-07-30
Resigned
SHUFFLEBOTHAM, Mari Ann→
director · ~64y · appointed 1992-07-30 · resigned 1997-01-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (121 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-15
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-09-08
change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH04
2025-07-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-21
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-10-14
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2024-10-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-17
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-11-18