BORDERFIELDS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
07045689 · ltd · incorporated 2009-10-15
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
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£1
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (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: strategic trade sale (63/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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 (3 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
51 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £1

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£1
~ YoY
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£1£1£1Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-012024-03-02
Total assets£1£1
Debtors£1£1
Net assets£1£1

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-10-16
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    replacement-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
    officers · RP01AP01
  3. 2024-09-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-10-15
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  5. 2023-10-15
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  6. 2023-08-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-08-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-07-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-11-05
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  10. 2020-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-08-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-12-03
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    THOMPSON, Philip Anthony appointed
    secretary
  14. 2017-12-03
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  15. 2017-12-03
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2017-12-03
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  17. 2017-12-03
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  18. 2017-11-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  19. 2017-11-21
    ➕
    HAMMOND, Andrew Edward appointed
    director
  20. 2017-10-16
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    HARRISON, John Arthur resigned
    director
  21. 2009-11-09
    ➕
    HAMMOND, Jonathan William appointed
    director
  22. 2009-11-09
    ➖
    WILKIN CHAPMAN COMPANY SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  23. 2009-11-09
    ➖
    EKE, Russell John resigned
    director
  24. 2009-11-09
    ➕
    HARRISON, John Arthur appointed
    director
  25. 2009-10-15
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    Company incorporated
    As BORDERFIELDS LIMITED
  26. 2009-10-15
    ➕
    WILKIN CHAPMAN COMPANY SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  27. 2009-10-15
    ➕
    EKE, Russell John appointed
    director

Owner dependency

76/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple 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.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 17 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

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

Group structure

Phoenix Farm Group Limited holds 25-50% — a significant corporate investor but not a controlling parent.

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Phoenix Farm Group Limited
Corporate parent
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BORDERFIELDS LIMITED
This company · 07045689

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Phoenix Farm Group Limited
Corporate entity
——sig. influencesignificant influence26/02/2023
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Hammond Food Oils Limitedceased 26/02/2023· 75-100% shares

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
Incorporated2009-10-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

New Farm Mansfield Road
Redhill
Nottingham
Nottinghamshire
NG5 8PB

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-03-01
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-29
Last: 2025-10-15

Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)

THOMPSON, Philip Anthony→
secretary · appointed 2017-12-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HAMMOND, Andrew Edward→
director · ~53y · appointed 2017-11-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HAMMOND, Jonathan William→
director · ~55y · appointed 2009-11-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WILKIN CHAPMAN COMPANY SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2009-10-15 · resigned 2009-11-09
Resigned
EKE, Russell John→
director · ~59y · appointed 2009-10-15 · resigned 2009-11-09
Resigned
HARRISON, John Arthur→
director · ~53y · appointed 2009-11-09 · resigned 2017-10-16
Resigned

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Recent filings (51 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-26
replacement-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
officers · RP01AP01
2025-10-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-15
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2023-10-15
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-10-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-08-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-08-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-28
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2020-11-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-19