BORDERVIEW LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC193148 · ltd · incorporated 1999-02-04
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 24.3y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒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
82/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 95-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 95). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 3 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
3 live charges · oldest 24.3y
65/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 24.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: high (84/100)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
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (4 active, 8 linked, 6 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
22 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
81 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
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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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-05-31 | 2024-05-31 |
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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
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-13📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-12-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-09📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-06-09📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2022-06-09📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-04-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-02-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-02-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-02-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-09-19📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2016-10-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2009-10-22➕BERKLEY, Delia Lynn appointeddirector
- 2009-06-04➖BERKLEY, Arnold resigneddirector
- 2005-02-09🔒Charge registered #3Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
- 2005-01-02➖BERKLEY, Delia Lynn resigneddirector
- 2002-05-08🔒Charge registered #2Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
- 2002-01-09🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
- 1999-02-05➕BERKLEY, Delia Lynn appointedsecretary
- 1999-02-05➕BERKLEY, Shirley Maureen appointeddirector
- 1999-02-05➕RICHARDSON, Andrew Paul appointeddirector
- 1999-02-05➖REID, Brian resignednominee-secretary
- 1999-02-05➕BERKLEY, Arnold appointeddirector
- 1999-02-05➕BERKLEY, Delia Lynn appointeddirector
- 1999-02-05➖MABBOTT, Stephen resignednominee-director
- 1999-02-04🏢Company incorporatedAs BORDERVIEW LIMITED
- 1999-02-04➕REID, Brian appointednominee-secretary
- 1999-02-04➕MABBOTT, Stephen appointednominee-director
Owner dependency
83/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 27 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 95 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
90/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 95 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 27 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 27 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
- 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
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Andrew Paul Richardson Individual · British · DOB 07/1967 · age 59 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1999-02-04
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
90 Mitchell Street
Glasgow
G1 3NQ
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-18
Last: 2026-02-04
Officers (4 active · 4 resigned)
BERKLEY, Delia Lynn→
Activesecretary · appointed 1999-02-05
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BERKLEY, Delia Lynn→
Activedirector · ~68y · appointed 2009-10-22
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BERKLEY, Shirley Maureen→
Activedirector · ~95y · appointed 1999-02-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
RICHARDSON, Andrew Paul→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 1999-02-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
REID, Brian→
Resignednominee-secretary · appointed 1999-02-04 · resigned 1999-02-05
BERKLEY, Arnold→
Resigneddirector · ~98y · appointed 1999-02-05 · resigned 2009-06-04
BERKLEY, Delia Lynn→
Resigneddirector · ~68y · appointed 1999-02-05 · resigned 2005-01-02
MABBOTT, Stephen→
Resignednominee-director · ~76y · appointed 1999-02-04 · resigned 1999-02-05
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
3
Total charges
3
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Standard security | 1 property | 09/02/2005 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Standard security | 1 property | 08/05/2002 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Standard security | 1 property | 09/01/2002 | — |
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Recent filings (81 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2026-02-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-02-28
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-03-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-15
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-06-09
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2022-06-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-06-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-04-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-05-27