BORDER HERITAGE LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
03387389 · ltd · incorporated 1997-06-16
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
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year to May 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Video production activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 70). 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 (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)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
6 officers (1 active, 6 linked, 2 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
87 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-05-31 | 2024-05-31 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
- 2025-07-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-07-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-02-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-01-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-07-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-07-04📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-07-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2015-07-05📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2014-08-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2014-07-18📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2013-06-27📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2009-10-31➖ARMSTRONG, Robert resignedsecretary
- 2004-10-19➖BAIRD, Paul Mcdonald resigneddirector
- 2002-01-15➕ARMSTRONG, Robert appointedsecretary
- 2002-01-14➖POTTS, Rodney resignedsecretary
- 2001-03-09➕BAIRD, Paul Mcdonald appointeddirector
- 1997-07-07➕ARMSTRONG, Fiona Kathryne appointeddirector
- 1997-07-07➕POTTS, Rodney appointedsecretary
- 1997-07-07➖SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1997-07-07➖INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
- 1997-06-16🏢Company incorporatedAs BORDER HERITAGE LIMITED
- 1997-06-16➕SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1997-06-16➕INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
100/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 29 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
100/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 29 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 29 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Ms Fiona Kathryne Armstrong Individual · British · DOB 11/1956 · age 70 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 01/06/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1997-06-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC59112 — Video production activities
Registered office
72 Pinecroft
Carlisle
Cumbria
CA3 0DB
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last: 2025-06-16
Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)
ARMSTRONG, Fiona Kathryne→
Activedirector · ~70y · appointed 1997-07-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ARMSTRONG, Robert→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2002-01-15 · resigned 2009-10-31
POTTS, Rodney→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1997-07-07 · resigned 2002-01-14
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1997-06-16 · resigned 1997-07-07
BAIRD, Paul Mcdonald→
Resigneddirector · ~72y · appointed 2001-03-09 · resigned 2004-10-19
INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 1997-06-16 · resigned 1997-07-07
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Recent filings (87 total)
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2024-07-02
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2024-07-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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2023-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
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2023-06-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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2022-06-28
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2022-06-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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2021-06-18
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2021-06-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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2020-07-01
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2020-06-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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2019-06-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
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2019-06-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-02-13