BORDER CITY GLASS LTD

💤Zombieactive
08464273 · ltd · incorporated 2013-03-27
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 Mar 2024
Net worth
£61.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Manufacture of builders' ware of plastic
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 72-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 72). 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 (72/100)

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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
35 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
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
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 £61,863

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£62k
Current Assets
£137k
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-03-31
Total assets£61.9k
Current assets£137.4k
Net assets£61.9k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-08-14
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    WAITT, Gordon appointed
    director
  3. 2025-08-14
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    WAITT, Deborah Mary resigned
    director
  4. 2025-08-14
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2025-08-14
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  6. 2025-08-14
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    officers · TM01
  7. 2025-08-14
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    officers · AP01
  8. 2025-05-23
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2024-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2023-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-12-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-12-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-01-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-06-02
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2019-12-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-12-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-12-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  18. 2013-03-27
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    Company incorporated
    As BORDER CITY GLASS LTD
  19. 2013-03-27
    ➕
    WAITT, Deborah Mary appointed
    director

Owner dependency

90/100
Critical — business is the founder

The 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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 72 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • 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 Gordon Waitt
Individual · British · DOB 08/1954 · age 72
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Deborah Mary Waittceased 31/03/2025· 25-50% shares

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-03-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC22230 — Manufacture of builders' ware of plastic

Registered office

Suite 1 Telford House Suite 1 Telford House
Warwick Road
Carlisle
Cumbria
CA1 2BT
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-10
Last: 2026-03-27

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

WAITT, Gordon→
director · ~72y · appointed 2025-08-14
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Active
WAITT, Deborah Mary→
director · ~60y · appointed 2013-03-27 · resigned 2025-08-14
Resigned

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Recent filings (35 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-21
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-08-14
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-08-14
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-08-14
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-08-14
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-05-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-07