BORDER SPORTS SERVICES LTD
💤Zombieactive
04614700 · ltd · incorporated 2002-12-11
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
£239.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Agents specialised in the sale of other particular products
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueStrong 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 (69/100)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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
56 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
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 102Positive net assets
Net assets £239,719
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£397k
Net Worth
£240k
Current Assets
£569k
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £279.9k |
| Current assets | £568.8k |
| Cash | £396.6k |
| Debtors | £122.1k |
| Net assets | £239.7k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-04📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-12-04📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-11-19📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-09-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-07-30➖THOMPSON, Neil Mark resigneddirector
- 2024-07-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-30📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-04-19➕THOMPSON, Joanna Clare appointeddirector
- 2020-07-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-04-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-08-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-07-03📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2017-07-03📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2017-06-22➖THOMPSON, William resignedsecretary
- 2017-06-22➖THOMPSON, William resigneddirector
- 2003-01-01➕THOMPSON, William appointeddirector
- 2002-12-11🏢Company incorporatedAs BORDER SPORTS SERVICES LTD
- 2002-12-11➕THOMPSON, William appointedsecretary
- 2002-12-11➕THOMPSON, Neil Mark appointeddirector
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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 signalMultiple 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 23 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Joanna Clare Thompson Individual · British · DOB 11/1979 · age 47 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 01/08/2025 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Neil Mark Thompsonceased 30/07/2025· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2002-12-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46180 — Agents specialised in the sale of other particular products
Registered office
41 Greenacres
Wetheral
Carlisle
CA4 8LD
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-21
Last: 2026-04-07
Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)
THOMPSON, Joanna Clare→
Activedirector · ~47y · appointed 2021-04-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
THOMPSON, William→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2002-12-11 · resigned 2017-06-22
THOMPSON, Neil Mark→
Resigneddirector · ~52y · appointed 2002-12-11 · resigned 2025-07-30
THOMPSON, William→
Resigneddirector · ~89y · appointed 2003-01-01 · resigned 2017-06-22
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Recent filings (56 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-07
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-12-04
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-12-04
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-11-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-30
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-04-30