BORDERS GOURMET LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC407944 · ltd · incorporated 2011-09-22
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 14.1y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Wholesale of meat and meat products
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
3 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 14.1y
70/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 14.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (62/100)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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 7 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
20 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
86 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (38 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduaryaccounts · AA
- 2025-09-23📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2025-09-23📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2025-09-23📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2024-12-19➖GODFREY, Warren resigneddirector
- 2024-12-19📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-09-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduaryaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-23📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2024-09-23📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2024-09-23📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2024-01-08➕WOOD, Thomas appointeddirector
- 2024-01-08📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-11-30➖BOWIE, Allan Russell resigneddirector
- 2023-11-30📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-10-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduaryaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-04📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2023-10-04📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2023-10-04📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2023-02-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduaryaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-07📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2023-02-07📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2023-02-07📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2022-06-06➕BOWIE, Allan Russell appointeddirector
- 2022-06-06📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-06-06📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-06-03➖CLARK, Nicholas Rodger resigneddirector
- 2020-11-06➖HILL, Alan George resigneddirector
- 2020-11-02➕CLARK, Nicholas Rodger appointeddirector
- 2018-06-11➖GODFREY, Susan Mary resigneddirector
- 2016-12-15🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2013-09-04➕HILL, Alan George appointeddirector
- 2012-11-30🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2012-05-04🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2012-03-05🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Governor & Company of the Bank of Scotland
- 2012-03-01➕GODFREY, Warren appointeddirector
- 2011-09-30➕GODFREY, Wayne appointeddirector
- 2011-09-22🏢Company incorporatedAs BORDERS GOURMET LIMITED
- 2011-09-22➕GODFREY, Susan Mary appointeddirector
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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
59/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
- 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.)
Group structure
Importo Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Importo Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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BORDERS GOURMET LIMITED
This company · SC407944
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Importo Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 30/12/2018 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Browns Food Group Limitedceased 30/12/2018· 75-100% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2011-09-22
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC46320 — Wholesale of meat and meat products
Registered office
Unit 1 Kelloholm Industrial Estate
Greystone Avenue
Kelloholm
DG4 6RB
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-06
Last: 2025-09-22
Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)
GODFREY, Wayne→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2011-09-30
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WOOD, Thomas→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2024-01-08
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BOWIE, Allan Russell→
Resigneddirector · ~62y · appointed 2022-06-06 · resigned 2023-11-30
CLARK, Nicholas Rodger→
Resigneddirector · ~57y · appointed 2020-11-02 · resigned 2022-06-03
GODFREY, Susan Mary→
Resigneddirector · ~67y · appointed 2011-09-22 · resigned 2018-06-11
GODFREY, Warren→
Resigneddirector · ~47y · appointed 2012-03-01 · resigned 2024-12-19
HILL, Alan George→
Resigneddirector · ~59y · appointed 2013-09-04 · resigned 2020-11-06
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Mortgages & charges
3
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Bank of Scotland PLC | Floating charge | 1 property | 30/11/2012 | — | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Bank of Scotland PLC | Standard security | 1 property | 04/05/2012 | 15/12/2016 | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor & Company of the Bank of Scotland | Floating charge | 1 property | 05/03/2012 | — |
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Recent filings (86 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
accounts · AA
2025-09-23
legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2025-09-23
legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2025-09-23
legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2025-09-23
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
accounts · AA
2024-09-23
legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2024-09-23
legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2024-09-23
legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2024-09-23
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-01-08
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-11-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
accounts · AA
2023-10-04
legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2023-10-04