BORDER FIRE SAFETY SERVICES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC324142 · ltd · incorporated 2007-05-22
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
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£6.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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 (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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
48 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £6,645
Net assets shrinking
Down £6,473 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£7k
↓ 49% YoY
Current Assets
£13k
↓ 35% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£4k£8k£12k£16k£20kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£6.6k£13.1k
Current assets£12.9k£19.9k
Net assets£6.6k£13.1k

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
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-18
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  3. 2024-05-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-07-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-05-13
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2022-05-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-08-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-12-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-07-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-10-03
    ➕
    TAIT, Morag Lesley appointed
    secretary
  11. 2018-10-03
    ➕
    TAIT, Colin appointed
    director
  12. 2018-10-03
    ➖
    FORREST, Anne Elizabeth resigned
    secretary
  13. 2018-10-03
    ➖
    FORREST, Charles Alan resigned
    director
  14. 2018-10-03
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2018-10-03
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  16. 2018-10-03
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  17. 2018-10-03
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  18. 2018-10-03
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  19. 2018-10-03
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  20. 2018-10-03
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  21. 2018-05-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  22. 2007-05-22
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    Company incorporated
    As BORDER FIRE SAFETY SERVICES LIMITED
  23. 2007-05-22
    ➕
    FORREST, Anne Elizabeth appointed
    secretary
  24. 2007-05-22
    ➕
    FORREST, Charles Alan appointed
    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 61 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Morag Lesley Tait
Individual · British · DOB 09/1965 · age 61
25–50%
—25-50% shares04/10/2018
Mr Colin Tait
Individual · British · DOB 07/1965 · age 61
25–50%
—25-50% shares01/10/2018
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Charles Alan Forrestceased 01/10/2018· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated2007-05-22
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC74909 — Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.

Registered office

70 70 Bluebell Drive
Penicuik
Midlothian
EH26 0GZ
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-27
Last: 2025-05-13

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

TAIT, Morag Lesley→
secretary · appointed 2018-10-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
TAIT, Colin→
director · ~61y · appointed 2018-10-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FORREST, Anne Elizabeth→
secretary · appointed 2007-05-22 · resigned 2018-10-03
Resigned
FORREST, Charles Alan→
director · ~70y · appointed 2007-05-22 · resigned 2018-10-03
Resigned

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Recent filings (48 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-13
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-03-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-06
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-05-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-08-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-12-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-07-02