BORDER BAGUETTES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC255225 · ltd · incorporated 2003-09-03
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 Sept 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
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 (76/100)

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 (2 active, 3 linked, 1 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
54 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
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
82
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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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Sept 2024Sept 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-09-302024-09-30
Average employees111100

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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-06-17
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2024-06-14
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2024-06-14
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2024-05-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-05-13
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2023-04-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-01-11
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2021-06-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-06-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-06-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-06-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2003-09-03
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    Company incorporated
    As BORDER BAGUETTES LIMITED
  17. 2003-09-03
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    WATSON, Sarah Jane appointed
    secretary
  18. 2003-09-03
    ➕
    WATSON, Ian Irvine appointed
    director
  19. 2003-09-03
    ➕
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  20. 2003-09-03
    ➖
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary

Owner dependency

85/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 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

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Ian Irvine Watson
Individual · British · DOB 07/1970 · age 56
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mrs Sarah Jane Watson
Individual · British · DOB 01/1971 · age 55
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2003-09-03
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

8 St Ann's Place
Haddington
East Lothian
EH41 4BS
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-17
Last: 2025-09-03

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

WATSON, Sarah Jane→
secretary · appointed 2003-09-03
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Active
WATSON, Ian Irvine→
director · ~56y · appointed 2003-09-03
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Active
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-09-03 · resigned 2003-09-03
Resigned

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Recent filings (54 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-02-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-12
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-06-17
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-06-14
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-06-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-21
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-05-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-04-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-01-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-08