BORDER VETS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC360960 · ltd · incorporated 2009-06-10
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
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 62-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 77/100. Strong seller-intent signal (65/100, director aged 62). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 8 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
18 live charges · 8 lenders · oldest 16.7y
35/100
too messy
Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.
- · Oldest live charge is 16.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 8 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 40/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (60/100)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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
18 charges (18/18 with lender, 18/18 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
103 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
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
6
filings
- • 6 mortgage
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (65 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-02📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2026-03-02📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2026-03-02📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2026-03-02📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2026-03-02📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2026-03-02📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2026-03-02🔓Charge satisfied #18
- 2026-03-02🔓Charge satisfied #17
- 2026-03-02🔓Charge satisfied #16
- 2026-03-02🔓Charge satisfied #15
- 2026-03-02🔓Charge satisfied #14
- 2026-03-02🔓Charge satisfied #13
- 2025-08-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-11📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-06-11📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-09-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-20📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2023-12-14🔒Charge registered #18Lender: Ares Management Limited (As Security Agent)
- 2023-10-18📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2023-10-12🔒Charge registered #17Lender: Ares Management Limited (As Security Agent for the Beneficiaries)
- 2023-02-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-06📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-07-06📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-07-06📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2021-06-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-14📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-09-12🔒Charge registered #16Lender: Ares Management Limited (As Security Agent for the Beneficiaries)
- 2019-09-12🔒Charge registered #15Lender: Ares Management Limited as Security Agent
- 2018-12-05🔓Charge satisfied #12
- 2018-12-05🔓Charge satisfied #11
- 2018-12-05🔓Charge satisfied #10
- 2018-12-05🔓Charge satisfied #9
- 2018-12-05🔓Charge satisfied #8
- 2018-12-05🔓Charge satisfied #7
- 2018-12-05🔓Charge satisfied #6
- 2018-12-05🔓Charge satisfied #5
- 2018-11-28🔒Charge registered #14Lender: Ares Management Limited as Security Agent for the Beneficiaries
- 2018-11-28🔒Charge registered #13Lender: Ares Management Limited (As Security Agent for the Beneficiaries)
- 2018-04-06🔒Charge registered #12Lender: Ares Management Limited, as Security Agent
- 2018-04-06🔒Charge registered #11Lender: Ares Management Limited, as Security Agent
- 2018-01-23🔒Charge registered #10Lender: Ares Management Limited (As "Security Agent")
- 2018-01-23🔒Charge registered #9Lender: Ares Management Limited as Security Agent
- 2017-02-10➖TAVERNER, Colin resigneddirector
- 2017-01-31➕STANWORTH, Mark appointeddirector
- 2016-09-27🔒Charge registered #8Lender: Ares Management Limited
- 2016-09-27🔒Charge registered #7Lender: Ares Management Limited
- 2016-09-01🔒Charge registered #6Lender: Ares Management Limited
- 2016-09-01🔒Charge registered #5Lender: Ares Management Limited
Showing most recent 50 of 65 events
Owner dependency
66/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
56/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 17 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
Red flags
1 med ·Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Group structure
Ares Management Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Ares Management Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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BORDER VETS LIMITED
This company · SC360960
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ares Management Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 26/10/2016 |
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Ares Management Uk Limitedceased 10/06/2025· board control
- Vetpartners Limitedceased 10/06/2025· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting
- August Equity Llpceased 06/04/2018· board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| TARTAN GOLF INTERNATIONAL LIMITED→ SC086571 · est 1984 | £965.1k £643.4k–£1.29M | — | — | 19 | 42y | 83 | 66y |
| CONFEDERATION OF FOREST INDUSTRIES (UK) LIMITED→ SC034467 · est 1959 | £786.2k £524.1k–£1.05M | — | — | — | 66y | 82 | 72y |
| ESSENTIAL EDINBURGH→ SC343592 · est 2008 | £82.2k £54.8k–£109.6k | — | — | 700 | 18y | 84 | 68y |
| COGENT SSC LIMITED→ SC129351 · est 1991 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 35y | 83 | 59y |
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| OUTDOOR INDUSTRIES ASSOCIATION CIC→ SC366266 · est 2009 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 16y | 83 | 66y |
| SALMON SCOTLAND LTD→ SC152347 · est 1994 | — | — | £188.2k | — | 31y | 83 | 66y |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2009-06-10
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999
Registered office
171 Mayfield Road
Edinburgh
EH9 3AZ
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-24
Last: 2025-06-10
Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)
MALONE, Joanna Clare→
Activedirector · ~52y · appointed 2016-08-31
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STANWORTH, Mark→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2017-01-31
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BROAD, Melanie→
Resigneddirector · ~48y · appointed 2009-06-10 · resigned 2016-08-31
MURPHY, Carla Ann, Dr→
Resigneddirector · ~51y · appointed 2009-06-10 · resigned 2016-08-31
TAVERNER, Colin→
Resigneddirector · ~52y · appointed 2016-08-31 · resigned 2017-02-10
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Mortgages & charges
18
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:18 of 18 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Ares Management (As Security Agent) Ares Management Limited (As Security Agent) | A registered charge | — | 14/12/2023 | 02/03/2026 | |
| satisfied | Ares Management (As Security Agent for the Beneficiaries) Ares Management Limited (As Security Agent for the Beneficiaries) | A registered charge | 1 property | 12/10/2023 | 02/03/2026 | |
| satisfied | Ares Management (As Security Agent for the Beneficiaries) Ares Management Limited (As Security Agent for the Beneficiaries) | A registered charge | 1 property | 12/09/2019 | 02/03/2026 | |
| satisfied | Ares Management as Security Agent Ares Management Limited as Security Agent | A registered charge | — | 12/09/2019 | 02/03/2026 | |
| satisfied | Ares Management as Security Agent for the Beneficiaries Ares Management Limited as Security Agent for the Beneficiaries | A registered charge | — | 28/11/2018 | 02/03/2026 | |
| satisfied | Ares Management (As Security Agent for the Beneficiaries) Ares Management Limited (As Security Agent for the Beneficiaries) | A registered charge | 1 property | 28/11/2018 | 02/03/2026 | |
| satisfied | Ares Management , as Security Agent Ares Management Limited, as Security Agent | A registered charge | — | 06/04/2018 | 05/12/2018 | |
| satisfied | Ares Management , as Security Agent Ares Management Limited, as Security Agent | A registered charge | — | 06/04/2018 | 05/12/2018 | |
| satisfied | Ares Management (As "Security Agent") Ares Management Limited (As "Security Agent") | A registered charge | — | 23/01/2018 | 05/12/2018 | |
| satisfied | Ares Management as Security Agent Ares Management Limited as Security Agent | A registered charge | 1 property | 23/01/2018 | 05/12/2018 | |
| satisfied | Ares Management Ares Management Limited | A registered charge | — | 27/09/2016 | 05/12/2018 | |
| satisfied | Ares Management Ares Management Limited | A registered charge | — | 27/09/2016 | 05/12/2018 | |
| satisfied | Ares Management Ares Management Limited | A registered charge | — | 01/09/2016 | 05/12/2018 | |
| satisfied | Ares Management Ares Management Limited | A registered charge | — | 01/09/2016 | 05/12/2018 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Tsb Scotland PLC | Standard security | 1 property | 15/10/2009 | 25/08/2016 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Tsb Scotland PLC | Standard security | 1 property | 15/10/2009 | 28/07/2016 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Tsb Scotland PLC | Standard security | 1 property | 15/10/2009 | 28/07/2016 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Tsb Scotland PLC | Bond & floating charge | 1 property | 16/09/2009 | 20/07/2016 |
Recent filings (103 total)
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2026-03-02
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2026-03-02
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2026-03-02
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2026-03-02
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2026-03-02
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2026-03-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-08-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-11
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-06-11
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-06-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-03-09
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-12-20
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-10-18