BORDER HOSPITALITY LTD

🌳Matureactive
SC373318 · ltd · incorporated 2010-02-19
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Oct 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Licenced restaurants
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
12 officers (4 active, 12 linked, 11 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
50 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review 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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£0£0£0£0£0£0Oct 2023Oct 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-10-312023-10-31
Average employees00

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
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (38 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-07-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-06-16
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2023-06-16
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  5. 2023-06-16
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2023-06-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-06-04
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    DOWNIE, David Rhoades resigned
    director
  8. 2022-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-04-19
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    MONKHOUSE, Malcolm Greenwood resigned
    director
  10. 2022-04-19
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2021-10-08
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    HUTCHBY, John Frederick resigned
    director
  12. 2021-10-08
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2021-07-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-10-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  18. 2017-06-03
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  19. 2017-06-01
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  20. 2017-06-01
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  21. 2015-10-30
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    CRAIG, Alistair resigned
    director
  22. 2015-10-30
    ➖
    SLANEY, Mark Justin resigned
    director
  23. 2015-08-25
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    BUCHANAN-SMITH, Beppo Robert resigned
    director
  24. 2014-01-01
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    CRAIG, Alistair appointed
    director
  25. 2014-01-01
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    SLANEY, Mark Justin appointed
    director
  26. 2011-10-30
    ➖
    FONS, Michael resigned
    director
  27. 2011-10-30
    ➖
    ISHII, Megumi resigned
    director
  28. 2011-01-04
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    BUCHANAN-SMITH, Beppo Robert appointed
    director
  29. 2010-02-19
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    Company incorporated
    As BORDER HOSPITALITY LTD
  30. 2010-02-19
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    DOCHERTY, Craig appointed
    secretary
  31. 2010-02-19
    ➕
    AIREY, Ian Andrew appointed
    director
  32. 2010-02-19
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    DOCHERTY, Craig appointed
    director
  33. 2010-02-19
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    DOWNIE, Michael Alexander appointed
    director
  34. 2010-02-19
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    DOWNIE, David Rhoades appointed
    director
  35. 2010-02-19
    ➕
    FONS, Michael appointed
    director
  36. 2010-02-19
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    HUTCHBY, John Frederick appointed
    director
  37. 2010-02-19
    ➕
    ISHII, Megumi appointed
    director
  38. 2010-02-19
    ➕
    MONKHOUSE, Malcolm Greenwood appointed
    director

Owner dependency

68/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

58/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-03-05

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr David Rhoades Downie
Individual · British · DOB 01/1951 · age 75
25–50%
—25-50% shares01/01/2017
Mr Craig Docherty
Individual · British · DOB 02/1980 · age 46
25–50%
—25-50% shares01/01/2017

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
Incorporated2010-02-19
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC56101 — Licenced restaurants

Registered office

Queensberry Street
Annan
DG12 5BL

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-03-05OVERDUE
Last: 2025-02-19

Officers (4 active · 8 resigned)

DOCHERTY, Craig→
secretary · appointed 2010-02-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
AIREY, Ian Andrew→
director · ~58y · appointed 2010-02-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DOCHERTY, Craig→
director · ~46y · appointed 2010-02-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DOWNIE, Michael Alexander→
director · ~53y · appointed 2010-02-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BUCHANAN-SMITH, Beppo Robert→
director · ~58y · appointed 2011-01-04 · resigned 2015-08-25
Resigned
CRAIG, Alistair→
director · ~49y · appointed 2014-01-01 · resigned 2015-10-30
Resigned
DOWNIE, David Rhoades→
director · ~75y · appointed 2010-02-19 · resigned 2023-06-04
Resigned
FONS, Michael→
director · ~44y · appointed 2010-02-19 · resigned 2011-10-30
Resigned
HUTCHBY, John Frederick→
director · ~67y · appointed 2010-02-19 · resigned 2021-10-08
Resigned
ISHII, Megumi→
director · ~43y · appointed 2010-02-19 · resigned 2011-10-30
Resigned
MONKHOUSE, Malcolm Greenwood→
director · ~85y · appointed 2010-02-19 · resigned 2022-04-19
Resigned
SLANEY, Mark Justin→
director · ~62y · appointed 2014-01-01 · resigned 2015-10-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (50 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-07-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-07-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-05
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-06-16
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2023-06-16
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-06-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-06-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-10-31
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-04-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-13
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-10-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-07-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-01