BORDER FOODS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC163524 · ltd · incorporated 1996-02-20
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 Feb 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Strong 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. 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 (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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
11 officers (2 active, 11 linked, 3 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
87 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Feb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-02-282024-02-29
Average employees00

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (36 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-30
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  2. 2026-03-30
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  3. 2025-11-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-07-04
    ➕
    CHRISTIE, Craig John appointed
    secretary
  7. 2023-07-04
    ➕
    CUNNINGHAM, Tina appointed
    director
  8. 2023-07-04
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  9. 2023-07-04
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  10. 2022-12-22
    ➖
    CUNNINGHAM, John Alan resigned
    secretary
  11. 2022-12-21
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    CUNNINGHAM, John Alan resigned
    director
  12. 2022-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-11-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-02-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-04-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-05-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2016-04-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  19. 2016-03-11
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  20. 2010-06-01
    ➕
    CUNNINGHAM, John Alan appointed
    secretary
  21. 2010-05-28
    ➖
    MOIR, Kirstie resigned
    secretary
  22. 2006-03-31
    ➖
    CUNNINGHAM, John resigned
    secretary
  23. 2006-03-31
    ➕
    MOIR, Kirstie appointed
    secretary
  24. 1996-07-20
    ➖
    MCGANN, Rhoda resigned
    secretary
  25. 1996-07-20
    ➖
    MCGAAN, David James resigned
    director
  26. 1996-07-19
    ➕
    CUNNINGHAM, John appointed
    secretary
  27. 1996-07-19
    ➕
    CUNNINGHAM, John Alan appointed
    director
  28. 1996-05-01
    ➕
    MCGANN, Rhoda appointed
    secretary
  29. 1996-05-01
    ➕
    MCGAAN, David James appointed
    director
  30. 1996-03-24
    ➖
    BLP SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  31. 1996-03-24
    ➖
    BLP CREATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  32. 1996-03-24
    ➖
    BLP FORMATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  33. 1996-02-20
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    Company incorporated
    As BORDER FOODS LIMITED
  34. 1996-02-20
    ➕
    BLP SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  35. 1996-02-20
    ➕
    BLP CREATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  36. 1996-02-20
    ➕
    BLP FORMATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

83/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
  • 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 Anthony Cunningham
Individual · British · DOB 03/1960 · age 66
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1996-02-20
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

South Faulds Road
Caldwellside Industrial Estate
Lanark
South Lanarkshire
ML11 7SR

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-24
Last: 2026-03-10

Officers (2 active · 9 resigned)

CHRISTIE, Craig John→
secretary · appointed 2023-07-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CUNNINGHAM, Tina→
director · ~59y · appointed 2023-07-04
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Active
CUNNINGHAM, John Alan→
secretary · appointed 2010-06-01 · resigned 2022-12-22
Resigned
CUNNINGHAM, John→
secretary · appointed 1996-07-19 · resigned 2006-03-31
Resigned
MCGANN, Rhoda→
secretary · appointed 1996-05-01 · resigned 1996-07-20
Resigned
MOIR, Kirstie→
secretary · appointed 2006-03-31 · resigned 2010-05-28
Resigned
BLP SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1996-02-20 · resigned 1996-03-24
Resigned
CUNNINGHAM, John Alan→
director · ~66y · appointed 1996-07-19 · resigned 2022-12-21
Resigned
MCGAAN, David James→
director · ~68y · appointed 1996-05-01 · resigned 1996-07-20
Resigned
BLP CREATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1996-02-20 · resigned 1996-03-24
Resigned
BLP FORMATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1996-02-20 · resigned 1996-03-24
Resigned

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Recent filings (87 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-31
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-03-30
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2026-03-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-11-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-10-31
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2023-07-04
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-07-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-11-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-19