BORDER TRAVEL HOLDINGS LIMITED

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SC866335 · ltd · incorporated 2025-10-14
Investment thesis
Unencumbered property vehicle — clean asset-backed target with refinance headroom.
Why interesting: Property-holding entity with no live charges; straightforward asset-backed case.
Why risky: Values depend on title and valuation; property-specific market exposure.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Sector: Financial & insurance
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 68209Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 94-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 94). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (57/100)

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

Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
4 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 1 incorporation
  • 1 resolution
  • 1 capital
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (7 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-04
    📄
    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  2. 2025-12-04
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  3. 2025-12-02
    📄
    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  4. 2025-10-14
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BORDER TRAVEL HOLDINGS LIMITED
  5. 2025-10-14
    MCGHIE, Christopher Halliday appointed
    director
  6. 2025-10-14
    MCGHIE, Yiying appointed
    director
  7. 2025-10-14
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

86/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 94 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
  • +Young company: Only 0.5 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 94 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

Red flags

clean
No 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Christopher Halliday Mcghie
Individual · British · DOB 01/1932 · age 94
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control14/10/2025

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
Incorporated2025-10-14
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.

Registered office

15 Castle Street
Dumfries
Dumfries And Galloway
DG1 1BJ
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-14
Last made up to:
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-27
Last:

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

MCGHIE, Christopher Halliday
director · ~94y · appointed 2025-10-14
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Active
MCGHIE, Yiying
director · ~57y · appointed 2025-10-14
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Active

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Recent filings (4 total)

memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-12-04
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-12-04
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-12-02
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2025-10-14