BORDERS ORGANIC GARDENERS

🌳Matureactive

SC279474 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2005-02-07

Investment thesis

Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.

Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.

Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.

Why now

Window steady · low confidence

Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.

What changed my view

Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

81/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other education n.e.c.

Sector: Education

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (48/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

41 officers (12 active, 41 linked, 36 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

106 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

81/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (89 events)Click to expand

2026-02-09
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officers · RP01AP01
2026-02-07
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officers · AP01
2026-02-01
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PULLEN, Prue appointed
director
2025-09-05
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accounts · AA
2024-11-05
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officers · AP01
2024-11-05
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officers · AP01
2024-11-04
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accounts · AA
2024-11-02
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DANIELS, Susan Lesley appointed
director
2024-11-02
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VAN BEINUM, Michael Elias, Dr appointed
director
2023-12-14
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officers · AP01
2023-12-13
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BAMKIN, Marianne Ruth, Dr appointed
director
2023-11-30
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accounts · AA
2023-11-06
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officers · TM01
2023-10-28
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MCDOWELL, Ilona resigned
director
2022-12-06
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accounts · AA
2021-11-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-01
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officers · AP01
2021-11-01
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officers · AP01
2021-10-31
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officers · TM01
2021-10-31
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officers · TM01
2021-10-30
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SIMMONS, Jane Mary appointed
director
2021-10-30
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WYLIE, William John appointed
director
2021-10-30
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PULLEN, Prue resigned
director
2021-10-30
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SWALES, Andrew Martin resigned
director
2021-05-26
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officers · AP01
2021-05-14
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ROSS, Catherine Agnes appointed
director
2020-11-17
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accounts · AA
2019-10-31
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accounts · AA
2019-10-20
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SWALES, Andrew Martin appointed
director
2018-02-09
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LINDSAY, Frances Stewart, Dr. resigned
director
2018-01-05
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AMBROSE, Joyce appointed
secretary
2018-01-05
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KNIGHT, Keith Anthony appointed
director
2018-01-05
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LINDSAY, Frances Stewart resigned
secretary
2018-01-05
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MCDOWELL, Ilona appointed
director
2018-01-05
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SWALES, Andrew Martin resigned
director
2017-01-17
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SWALES, Andrew Martin resigned
director
2017-01-01
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SWALES, Andrew Martin appointed
director
2016-11-20
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SWALES, Andrew Martin appointed
director
2016-11-03
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LINDSAY, Frances Stewart, Dr. appointed
director
2015-11-15
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BANYARD, Keith Roy appointed
director
2015-11-15
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BRITAIN, Jennifer Jane, Mrs. resigned
director
2015-11-15
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PULLEN, Ian resigned
director
2014-11-17
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ENO, Sarah Gillian resigned
secretary
2014-11-17
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LINDSAY, Frances Stewart appointed
secretary
2014-11-17
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IRVINE, David Alexander, Dr. resigned
director
2014-11-17
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PULLEN, Prue appointed
director
2013-11-02
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ENO, Sarah Gillian appointed
secretary
2013-11-02
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ENO, Sarah Gillian resigned
director
2013-11-02
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PULLEN, Ian appointed
director
2013-10-01
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DAVISON, Judith, Dr resigned
secretary

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Owner dependency

65/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

-11 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 93 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 93 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean

No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption

Incorporated2005-02-07

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC85590 — Other education n.e.c.

Registered office

Andrew Haddon & Crowe Ws

Solicitors And Estate Agents

3 Oliver Place Hawick

Scottish Borders

TD9 9BG

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-02-21

Last: 2026-02-07