BORDER OAK DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

01657744 · ltd · incorporated 1982-08-11

Investment thesis

Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.

Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.

Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

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Opportunity

76/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Construction of other civil engineering projects n.e.c.

Sector: Construction

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 77-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 57/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 77). Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 10 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

28 live charges · 7 lenders · oldest 40.6y

35/100

too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

· Oldest live charge is 40.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 7 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 40/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (58/100)

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

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

28 charges (28/28 with lender, 28/28 with type)

Directors & officers

9 officers (5 active, 9 linked, 8 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

3 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

188 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

76/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 accounts
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (81 events)Click to expand

2026-04-11
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-20
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-04-22
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mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-04-22
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Charge registered #29
Lender: Principality Building Society
2025-04-03
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-13
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mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-02-13
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mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-02-13
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mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-02-06
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Charge registered #28
Lender: Handelsbanken PLC
2025-02-06
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Charge registered #27
Lender: Handelsbanken PLC
2025-02-06
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Charge registered #26
Lender: Handelsbanken PLC
2024-12-19
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-04-15
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-19
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-01-09
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-01-09
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-06-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-05
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-06-05
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officers · TM01
2023-06-02
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GREENE, John David resigned
secretary
2023-06-02
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GREENE, John David resigned
director
2023-02-16
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mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-02-10
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Charge registered #25
Lender: Denton & Co Trustees Limited
2022-06-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-31
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-01-28
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BOUND, Michael Eric resigned
director
2022-01-19
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-01-19
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-08-19
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BRECHTMANN, Edward Charles appointed
director
2021-08-19
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WATKINS, Timothy Daniel appointed
director
2018-04-26
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ALBRIGHT, Benjamin James Pountney appointed
director
2018-04-26
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BRECHTMANN, James Henry appointed
director
2015-04-14
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Charge registered #24
Lender: Svenska Handelsbanken Ab (Publ)
2015-03-31
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Charge satisfied #22
2015-03-31
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Charge satisfied #21
2015-03-31
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Charge satisfied #20
2015-03-31
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Charge satisfied #18
2015-03-31
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Charge satisfied #17
2015-03-31
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Charge satisfied #16
2015-03-31
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Charge satisfied #14
2015-03-31
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Charge satisfied #12
2012-04-26
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Charge satisfied #23
2011-09-16
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Charge satisfied #15
2011-02-07
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Charge registered #23
Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
2011-01-20
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Charge satisfied #19
2010-10-01
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BOUND, Michael Eric appointed
director
2010-06-11
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GREENE, Patricia Susan appointed
director
2010-06-11
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HICKS, Mark resigned
director
2010-06-02
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Charge registered #22
Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
2010-06-02
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Charge registered #21
Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC

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Owner dependency

73/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

-5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 77 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

83/100

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 77 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 44 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med · 1 low

Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern

medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

6 live charges

low

Heavily leveraged with multiple live security positions — understand the capital structure before proceeding.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mrs Patricia Susan Greene Individual · British · DOB 02/1949 · age 77	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · trust interest	06/04/2016

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mr John David Greeneceased 02/06/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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

Incorporated1982-08-11

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC42990 — Construction of other civil engineering projects n.e.c.

Registered office

Wellfield House

Temple Street

Llandrindod Wells

Powys

LD1 5HG

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-03-31

Last made up to: 2025-06-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-01-31

Last: 2026-01-17