BORDER GIFTS LIMITED
🌿Early-stageactive
14780910 · ltd · incorporated 2023-04-04
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 47890
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 47910Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet
- 47990Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (76/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 3 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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
8 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
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 accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
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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
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (7 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-04📄accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AAMD
- 2025-01-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-04🏢Company incorporatedAs BORDER GIFTS LIMITED
- 2023-04-04➕MACINTYRE, Adam Colin appointeddirector
- 2023-04-04➕PERCIVAL, Richard Calder appointeddirector
- 2023-04-04📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
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 |
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Mr Adam Colin Macintyre Individual · Scottish · DOB 04/1999 · age 27 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 04/04/2023 |
Mr Richard Calder Percival Individual · English · DOB 07/1997 · age 29 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 04/04/2023 |
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
Incorporated2023-04-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47890 — SIC 47890
Registered office
16 Bowman Street
Carlisle
CA1 2HR
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-19
Last: 2026-04-05
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
MACINTYRE, Adam Colin→
Activedirector · ~27y · appointed 2023-04-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
PERCIVAL, Richard Calder→
Activedirector · ~29y · appointed 2023-04-04
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Recent filings (8 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-02-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-18
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AAMD
2025-01-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-07
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-04-04