BORDER ESK FENCING LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
05307394 · ltd · incorporated 2004-12-08
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 15.0y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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Net worth
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Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Sawmilling and planing of wood
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
3 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 15.0y
70/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 15.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (77/100)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
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
76 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 1100 | 1100 |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
- 2025-04-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-09📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-12-09📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-09-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-03📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-11-03📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-11-03📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-11-03📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-10-14➕DAVIDSON, Paul appointeddirector
- 2021-10-14➖TWEDDLE, Daniel Robert resigneddirector
- 2021-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-10📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-12-10📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2019-12-09➖DEWHIRST, Louise resignedsecretary
- 2019-12-09📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2019-05-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-05📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2015-11-25🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Cumberland Building Society
- 2015-09-04🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Cumberland Building Society
- 2012-12-05🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2011-05-05🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC
- 2004-12-08🏢Company incorporatedAs BORDER ESK FENCING LIMITED
- 2004-12-08➕DEWHIRST, Nigel appointeddirector
- 2004-12-08➕DEWHIRST, Louise appointedsecretary
- 2004-12-08➕AR CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2004-12-08➖AR CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2004-12-08➕TWEDDLE, Daniel Robert appointeddirector
- 2004-12-08➕AR NOMINEES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2004-12-08➖AR NOMINEES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
68/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
66/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 21 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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Paul Davidson Individual · British · DOB 04/1980 · age 46 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 14/10/2021 |
Mr Nigel Dewhirst Individual · British · DOB 02/1971 · age 55 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Daniel Robert Tweddleceased 14/10/2021· 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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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2004-12-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC16100 — Sawmilling and planing of wood
Registered office
Unit 9 Whitesyke Business Park
Longtown
Carlisle
Cumbria
CA6 5WR
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-10
Last: 2025-10-27
Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)
DAVIDSON, Paul→
Activedirector · ~46y · appointed 2021-10-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
DEWHIRST, Nigel→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2004-12-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
DEWHIRST, Louise→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2004-12-08 · resigned 2019-12-09
AR CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-12-08 · resigned 2004-12-08
TWEDDLE, Daniel Robert→
Resigneddirector · ~42y · appointed 2004-12-08 · resigned 2021-10-14
AR NOMINEES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-12-08 · resigned 2004-12-08
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Mortgages & charges
3
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Cumberland Building Society | A registered charge | 1 property | 25/11/2015 | — | |
| outstanding | Cumberland Building Society | A registered charge | 1 property | 04/09/2015 | — | |
| satisfied | Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 05/05/2011 | 05/12/2012 |
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Recent filings (76 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-12
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-12-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-12-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-14
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-11-03
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-11-03
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-11-03
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-11-03