BORDERLAND TOURS LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
SC787808 · ltd · incorporated 2023-11-01
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Nov 2024
Net worth
£7.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of tourist guides
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.
Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (71/100)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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
7 filings
60
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
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £7,920
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£8k
Current Assets
£178
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-11-30 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £7.0k |
| Current assets | £178 |
| Net assets | £7.9k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (8 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-01📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2025-09-30📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2025-09-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-10📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-11-01🏢Company incorporatedAs BORDERLAND TOURS LTD
- 2023-11-01➕REYNOLDS, Katrina Mary appointeddirector
- 2023-11-01➕REYNOLDS, William Paul appointeddirector
- 2023-11-01📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
71/100
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.
- +Young company: Only 2.5 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Katrina Mary Reynolds Individual · British · DOB 07/1973 · age 53 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 01/11/2023 |
Mr William Paul Reynolds Individual · British · DOB 05/1971 · age 55 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 01/11/2023 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| 2247 LTD.→ 07146955 · est 2010 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 16y | — | — |
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| BERWICK & DISTRICT RUGBY FOOTBALL FOUNDATION→ 05233736 · est 2004 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 21y | — | — |
| BERWICK FILM AND MEDIA ARTS FESTIVAL→ 05622380 · est 2005 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 20y | — | — |
| BERWICK UPON TWEED (GOSWICK) GOLF CLUB LIMITED→ 16560179 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BERWICK UPON TWEED SAILING CLUB LIMITED→ 14985230 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| BERWICK-UPON-TWEED PRESERVATION TRUST→ 01912075 · est 1985 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 40y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2023-11-01
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC79901 — Activities of tourist guides
Registered office
Three Wells
Allanton
Duns
TD11 3JZ
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-14
Last: 2025-10-31
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
REYNOLDS, Katrina Mary→
Activedirector · ~53y · appointed 2023-11-01
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REYNOLDS, William Paul→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2023-11-01
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Recent filings (7 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-05
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-10-01
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-09-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-14
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-11-10
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-11-01