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 material changes in the last 90 days.

Last 180 days

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

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

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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