BORDER PIGS LTD
🌳Matureactive
SC528082 · ltd · incorporated 2016-02-26
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 Feb 2026
Net worth
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Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01460
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 74/100 (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 (63/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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 (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
24 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2026-02-28 | 2025-02-28 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 0 | 0 |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-04-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-11-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-06-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-02-15📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2018-02-15📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2017-09-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-04-18📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2016-02-26🏢Company incorporatedAs BORDER PIGS LTD
- 2016-02-26➕MACLEAN, Angela appointedsecretary
- 2016-02-26➕MACLEAN, Angela appointeddirector
- 2016-02-26➕MACLEAN, Colin James appointeddirector
- 2016-02-26📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
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.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
41/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Colin James Maclean Individual · British · DOB 12/1977 · age 49 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
Mrs Angela Maclean Individual · British · DOB 05/1975 · age 51 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| A & J WEBSTER EGGS LIMITED→ 10579912 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| A G BROWNLIE TRADING LTD→ 12044163 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| A. CARMICHAEL (FARMERS) LIMITED→ 00687857 · est 1961 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 65y | — | — |
| A.O.BARBER LIMITED→ 01013398 · est 1971 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 54y | — | — |
| AFS SEED PROCESSING LTD→ 09624629 · est 2015 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
| ALEX DALE LTD→ 06486668 · est 2008 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 18y | — | — |
| ANDREW ROBINSON (FARMS) LIMITED→ 01074395 · est 1972 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 53y | — | — |
| BEAL FARM LIMITED→ 08136569 · est 2012 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 13y | — | — |
| BENNETT AGRONOMY LTD→ 07461508 · est 2010 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 15y | — | — |
| BOAT INVESTMENTS LIMITED→ SC426601 · est 2012 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 13y | — | — |
| BOY ENZO FISHING LTD→ 13430378 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| BURRELL PROPERTY LIMITED→ 16994935 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2016-02-26
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC01460 — SIC 01460
Registered office
North Yard Hutton Castle Barns
Hutton
Berwick Upon Tweed
TD15 1TT
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-11-30
Last made up to: 2026-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-11
Last: 2026-02-25
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
Active
MACLEAN, Angela→
Activedirector · ~51y · appointed 2016-02-26
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MACLEAN, Colin James→
Activedirector · ~49y · appointed 2016-02-26
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Recent filings (24 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-03-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-11-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-07-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-08-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-05-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-04-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-02-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-11-01