BORDER CROSSING MEDIA HOLDINGS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC308978 · ltd · incorporated 2006-09-21
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Sept 2024
Net worth
£99.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other information technology service activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
55 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £99,668
Net assets shrinking
Down £74,968 YoY
Cash YoY
-22%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£93k
↓ 22% YoY
Net Worth
£100k
↓ 43% YoY
Current Assets
£139k
↓ 37% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£44k£89k£133k£178k£222kSept 2023Sept 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-09-302023-09-30
Total assets£99.7k£174.6k
Current assets£139.4k£222.2k
Cash£93.2k£119.0k
Debtors£46.2k£103.2k
Net assets£99.7k£174.6k

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.

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Recent activity

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Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-30
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  2. 2024-06-17
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  3. 2023-06-30
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  4. 2022-06-30
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  5. 2021-06-30
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  6. 2020-06-26
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  7. 2019-06-30
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  8. 2018-10-16
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    DOUGLAS, William Gavin resigned
    director
  9. 2018-10-16
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  10. 2018-06-26
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  11. 2018-03-25
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  12. 2017-10-09
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  13. 2017-05-09
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    DOUGLAS, William Gavin appointed
    director
  14. 2017-05-09
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  15. 2017-04-25
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  16. 2016-05-25
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  17. 2015-10-19
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  18. 2010-12-09
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    STRINGER, Esther Jane appointed
    director
  19. 2007-01-30
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    GUATELLI, Rachel appointed
    secretary
  20. 2007-01-30
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    ROSHDY, Francois resigned
    secretary
  21. 2007-01-30
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    CHRISTOU, Alexander James resigned
    director
  22. 2006-09-21
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    Company incorporated
    As BORDER CROSSING MEDIA HOLDINGS LIMITED
  23. 2006-09-21
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    ROSHDY, Francois Charles appointed
    director
  24. 2006-09-21
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    ROSHDY, Francois appointed
    secretary
  25. 2006-09-21
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    CHRISTOU, Alexander James appointed
    director

Owner dependency

68/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 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

clean
No 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Francois Charles Roshdy
Individual · British · DOB 06/1981 · age 45
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016
Miss Esther Jane Stringer
Individual · British · DOB 11/1980 · age 46
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting21/07/2017

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
Incorporated2006-09-21
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC62090 — Other information technology service activities

Registered office

4 Waterside House
46 Shore
Edinburgh
EH6 6QU
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-05
Last: 2025-09-21

Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)

GUATELLI, Rachel→
secretary · appointed 2007-01-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ROSHDY, Francois Charles→
director · ~45y · appointed 2006-09-21
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Active
STRINGER, Esther Jane→
director · ~46y · appointed 2010-12-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ROSHDY, Francois→
secretary · appointed 2006-09-21 · resigned 2007-01-30
Resigned
CHRISTOU, Alexander James→
director · ~45y · appointed 2006-09-21 · resigned 2007-01-30
Resigned
DOUGLAS, William Gavin→
director · ~67y · appointed 2017-05-09 · resigned 2018-10-16
Resigned

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Recent filings (55 total)

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2024-10-02
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2024-06-17
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2023-09-25
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2023-06-30
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2022-09-23
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2021-09-28
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2021-06-30
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2020-11-10
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2020-06-26
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2019-10-01
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2019-06-30
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officers · TM01
2018-10-16