RETTIE BORDERS LLP

💤Zombieactive
SO304420 · llp · incorporated 2013-05-03
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 Apr 2024
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (67/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, no SIC, incorporation date
80
Financials
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 1 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
31 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
80
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
—
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-04-30
Average employees300

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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
2
filings
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-06
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnership
    persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC01
  2. 2026-05-06
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  3. 2026-04-14
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-05-06
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  5. 2025-03-12
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-05-03
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  7. 2024-01-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-05-05
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  9. 2023-01-27
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-05-06
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  11. 2022-02-25
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-05-06
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  13. 2021-04-21
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-02-24
    📄
    change-corporate-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-date
    officers · LLCH02
  15. 2020-05-14
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  16. 2020-01-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-09-26
    📄
    termination-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-termination-date
    officers · LLTM01
  18. 2019-09-26
    📄
    appoint-corporate-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-appointment-date
    officers · LLAP02
  19. 2019-09-04
    ➕
    RETTIE & COMPANY LIMITED appointed
    corporate-llp-designated-member
  20. 2019-09-04
    ➖
    PERRIAM, Anthony Hugh resigned
    llp-designated-member
  21. 2019-05-09
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  22. 2019-01-16
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  23. 2018-05-03
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  24. 2018-01-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  25. 2017-05-15
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  26. 2017-02-07
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  27. 2016-05-19
    📄
    annual-return-limited-liability-partnership-with-made-up-date
    annual-return · LLAR01
  28. 2013-05-03
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As RETTIE BORDERS LLP
  29. 2013-05-03
    ➕
    RETTIE PARTNERSHIPS LLP appointed
    corporate-llp-designated-member
  30. 2013-05-03
    ➕
    PERRIAM, Anthony Hugh appointed
    llp-designated-member

Owner dependency

50/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

Succession & seller-readiness

30/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Rettie Partnerships Llp is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Rettie Partnerships Llp
Corporate parent
⬇
RETTIE BORDERS LLP
This company · SO304420

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Rettie Partnerships Llp
Corporate entity
—75–100%75-100% voting06/04/2016
Mr Simon James Rettie
Individual · British · DOB 10/1962 · age 64
——sig. influencesignificant influence · firm interest01/07/2024

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typellp
Incorporated2013-05-03
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC—

Registered office

Deuchrie
Dunbar
East Lothian
EH42 1TG

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-17
Last: 2026-05-03

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

RETTIE & COMPANY LIMITED→
corporate-llp-designated-member · appointed 2019-09-04
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Active
RETTIE PARTNERSHIPS LLP→
corporate-llp-designated-member · appointed 2013-05-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PERRIAM, Anthony Hugh→
llp-designated-member · ~64y · appointed 2013-05-03 · resigned 2019-09-04
Resigned

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Recent filings (31 total)

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnership
persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC01
2026-05-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2026-05-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2025-05-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2024-05-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2023-05-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2022-05-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2021-05-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-21
change-corporate-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-date
officers · LLCH02
2021-02-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2020-05-14