BRAID HILLS SHOP LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC177390 · ltd · incorporated 1997-07-18
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 28.7y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Operation of sports facilities
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (73/100, director aged 70). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 28.7y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 28.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (61/100)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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (4 active, 7 linked, 5 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
16 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
85 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
83/100Exceptional
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
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-08📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2025-04-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-03📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2025-04-03📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2025-04-03📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2025-04-03📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-04-03📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-04-02📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-04-02📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-03-27➕LE SUEUR, Gary De Vinchelez appointeddirector
- 2025-03-27➕LE SUEUR, Richard De Vinchelez appointeddirector
- 2025-03-27➖BLACKADDERS LLP resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2025-03-27📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2025-03-21📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2025-03-21🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2025-02-12📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2025-02-12🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2024-07-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-05📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-09-01➖FORMAN, Robert Crawford Banks resigneddirector
- 2021-06-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-07-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2014-10-30➕BLACKADDERS LLP appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2014-10-30➖MESSRS MCKAY & NORWELL WS resignedcorporate-secretary
- 1997-09-02🔒Charge registered #2Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 1997-08-07➕YOUNG, Marie Concepta appointeddirector
- 1997-07-31➕YOUNG, Ian David appointeddirector
- 1997-07-31🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 1997-07-18🏢Company incorporatedAs BRAID HILLS SHOP LIMITED
- 1997-07-18➕MESSRS MCKAY & NORWELL WS appointedcorporate-secretary
- 1997-07-18➕FORMAN, Robert Crawford Banks appointeddirector
Owner dependency
73/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 29 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
80/100
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 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 29 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- 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
Hyskeir Holdings Limited holds majority control (50-75%). Likely parent but not wholly-owned.
🏛️majority
Hyskeir Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 50-75% shares · board control
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BRAID HILLS SHOP LIMITED
This company · SC177390
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Hyskeir Holdings Limited Corporate entity | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control | 27/03/2025 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Ian David Youngceased 27/03/2025· 50-75% shares
- Mrs Marie Concepta Youngceased 27/03/2025· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1997-07-18
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC93110 — Operation of sports facilities
Registered office
91 Liberton Drive
Edinburgh
Midlothian
EH16 6NS
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-31
Last made up to: 2025-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-01
Last: 2025-07-18
Officers (4 active · 3 resigned)
LE SUEUR, Gary De Vinchelez→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2025-03-27
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LE SUEUR, Richard De Vinchelez→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2025-03-27
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YOUNG, Ian David→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 1997-07-31
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YOUNG, Marie Concepta→
Activedirector · ~70y · appointed 1997-08-07
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BLACKADDERS LLP→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2014-10-30 · resigned 2025-03-27
MESSRS MCKAY & NORWELL WS→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 1997-07-18 · resigned 2014-10-30
FORMAN, Robert Crawford Banks→
Resigneddirector · ~78y · appointed 1997-07-18 · resigned 2021-09-01
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Standard security | 1 property | 02/09/1997 | 21/03/2025 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Bond & floating charge | 1 property | 31/07/1997 | 12/02/2025 |
Recent filings (85 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-21
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2025-04-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-07
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2025-04-03
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-04-03
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-04-03
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-04-03
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-04-03
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-04-02
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-04-02
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-03-27
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-03-21
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-02-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-26