BORDERLINE TRAVEL LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
08327124 · ltd · incorporated 2012-12-11
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 49320
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company 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 (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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
39 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Apr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Average employees100100

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
5
filings
  • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 capital
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-27
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  2. 2026-01-27
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  3. 2026-01-12
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    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  4. 2026-01-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-11-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-11-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-11-22
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  8. 2023-11-14
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  9. 2023-10-23
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2023-10-23
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  11. 2023-10-23
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  12. 2023-10-21
    BEST, Tracey resigned
    secretary
  13. 2023-10-20
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  14. 2023-10-18
    BEST, John appointed
    director
  15. 2023-10-18
    BEST, Tracey resigned
    director
  16. 2023-01-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2022-02-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2021-01-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2020-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2012-12-11
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BORDERLINE TRAVEL LIMITED
  21. 2012-12-11
    BEST, Tracey appointed
    secretary
  22. 2012-12-11
    BEST, Tracey appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

clean
No 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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr John Best
Individual · British · DOB 01/1969 · age 57
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/12/2025
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr John Bestceased 06/12/2025· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
  • Mrs Tracey Bestceased 31/03/2023· 75-100% shares

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2012-12-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC49320 — SIC 49320

Registered office

Swallow House
Parsons Road
Washington
Tyne & Wear
NE37 1EZ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-21
Last: 2025-12-07

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

BEST, John
director · ~57y · appointed 2023-10-18
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Active
BEST, Tracey
secretary · appointed 2012-12-11 · resigned 2023-10-21
Resigned
BEST, Tracey
director · ~57y · appointed 2012-12-11 · resigned 2023-10-18
Resigned

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Recent filings (39 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-27
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-01-27
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-01-27
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2026-01-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-24
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2023-11-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-14
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-11-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-23
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-10-23
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-10-23