BUDDING ROSE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC255587 · ltd · incorporated 2003-09-09

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

hardening · 12-months

Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.

· Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

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year to Apr 2025

Net worth

£167.6k

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 03110

Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

2 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

61 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Positive net assets

Net assets £167,579

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£168k

↑ 17% YoY

Current Assets

£11k

↓ 7.9% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Metric	2025-04-30	2024-04-30
Total assets	£167.6k	£143.8k
Current assets	£11.4k	£12.3k
Net assets	£167.6k	£143.8k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand

2026-01-21
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2023-01-25
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2022-01-12
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2020-01-17
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2019-01-28
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2003-09-09
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Company incorporated
As BUDDING ROSE LIMITED
2003-09-09
➕
BRUCE, Catherine appointed
secretary
2003-09-09
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BRUCE, Catherine appointed
director
2003-09-09
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BRUCE, Peter appointed
director
2003-09-09
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OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2003-09-09
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OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2003-09-09
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JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director
2003-09-09
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JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

91/100

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.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

86/100

Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

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

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Peter Bruce Individual · British · DOB 05/1961 · age 65	50–75%	50–75%	50-75% shares · 50-75% voting	02/08/2016
Mrs Catherine Bruce Individual · British · DOB 09/1962 · age 64	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	02/08/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company	Est. value	Turnover	Net worth	Staff	Age	Opp	Director
CHRISTIE-ELITE NURSERIES LIMITED→ SC056516 · est 1974 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	51y	—	—
CLUNY HOME FARMS LIMITED→ SC050537 · est 1972 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	53y	—	—
COLDSTREAM SCOTLAND LIMITED→ SC400171 · est 2011 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	14y	—	—
COWIE FARMS LTD.→ SC226333 · est 2001 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	24y	—	—
CRAIGOUR FARM & RAEMOIR STUD LIMITED→ SC132332 · est 1991 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	34y	—	—
CRYSTAL RIVER FISHING COMPANY LIMITED→ SC335301 · est 2007 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	18y	—	—
CUMMING FARMING LTD→ SC728020 · est 2022 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	4y	—	—
CVL FARMS LIMITED→ SC784780 · est 2023 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	2y	—	—
D J FISHING LTD→ SC618781 · est 2019 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	7y	—	—
D K HANS LIMITED→ SC303540 · est 2006 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	19y	—	—
DALES FARMS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED→ SC539053 · est 2016 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	9y	—	—
DAVID JACK LTD→ SC707081 · est 2021 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	4y	—	—

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2003-09-09

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC03110 — SIC 03110

Registered office

28 Broad Street

Peterhead

AB42 1BY

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-01-31

Last made up to: 2025-04-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-09-23

Last: 2025-09-09

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

BRUCE, Catherine→

secretary · appointed 2003-09-09

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Active

BRUCE, Catherine→

director · ~64y · appointed 2003-09-09

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Active

BRUCE, Peter→

director · ~65y · appointed 2003-09-09

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Active

OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-09-09 · resigned 2003-09-09

Resigned

JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-09-09 · resigned 2003-09-09

Resigned

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