X-BORDER CONSULTANTS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC477945 · ltd · incorporated 2014-05-20
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
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year to May 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company 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 (78/100)

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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
36 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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-£26k-£19k-£13k-£6k£1k£8kMay 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Total assets—£-26.4k
Current assets—£8.3k
Net assets—£-26.4k
Average employees100—

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-05-26
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2024-03-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-02-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-11-27
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2021-11-27
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  9. 2021-11-27
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  10. 2021-11-14
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    SMITH, Graham resigned
    director
  11. 2021-05-26
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  12. 2021-05-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-05-24
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  14. 2021-05-10
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    SMITH, Graham appointed
    director
  15. 2020-12-12
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2020-12-12
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  17. 2020-11-30
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    SMITH, Graham resigned
    director
  18. 2020-11-24
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  19. 2020-06-12
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AAMD
  20. 2020-06-02
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    officers · RP04AP01
  21. 2020-04-10
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  22. 2020-04-06
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    SMITH, Linda appointed
    director
  23. 2020-02-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  24. 2014-05-20
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    Company incorporated
    As X-BORDER CONSULTANTS LIMITED
  25. 2014-05-20
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    SMITH, Graham 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 60 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Linda Smith
Individual · British · DOB 10/1966 · age 60
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/11/2021
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Graham Smithceased 06/11/2021· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting

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
Incorporated2014-05-20
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

13 High Street
Inverkeithing
KY11 1NL
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-03
Last: 2025-05-20

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

SMITH, Linda→
director · ~60y · appointed 2020-04-06
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Active
SMITH, Graham→
director · ~41y · appointed 2021-05-10 · resigned 2021-11-14
Resigned
SMITH, Graham→
director · ~41y · appointed 2014-05-20 · resigned 2020-11-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (36 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-02-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-26
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-05-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-02-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-02-28
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-11-27
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-11-27
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-11-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-31
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-05-26