HEATHPARK NURSERY LTD.

🌳Matureactive
SC258918 · ltd · incorporated 2003-11-07
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 Aug 2024
Net worth
£689.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Pre-primary education
Sector: Education
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 77/100. Strong seller-intent signal (78/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

4 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 16.4y

35/100
too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

  • · Oldest live charge is 16.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
75
Lenders & charges
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
70 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £689,795
Cash YoY
+14%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£124k
↑ 14% YoY
Net Worth
£690k
↑ 32% YoY
Current Assets
£773k
↑ 36% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£155k£309k£464k£618k£773kAug 2023Aug 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-08-312023-08-31
Total assets£689.8k£521.4k
Current assets£772.9k£567.6k
Cash£124.2k£109.1k
Debtors£648.7k£458.5k
Net assets£689.8k£521.4k

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (37 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-05-29
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  2. 2024-09-05
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  3. 2024-09-05
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    Charge satisfied #4
  4. 2024-05-30
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  5. 2023-05-24
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  6. 2022-05-20
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  7. 2021-05-25
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  8. 2021-02-12
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    mortgage · MR01
  9. 2021-02-04
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    mortgage · MR04
  10. 2021-02-04
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    Charge satisfied #3
  11. 2021-01-29
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Unity Trust Bank PLC
  12. 2020-05-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  13. 2019-05-03
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  14. 2018-05-24
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  15. 2018-03-15
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  16. 2018-02-09
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    mortgage · MR01
  17. 2018-01-30
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Santander UK PLC
  18. 2017-05-05
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  19. 2017-04-05
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    accounts · AA01
  20. 2017-01-25
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  21. 2016-06-24
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    Charge satisfied #2
  22. 2016-06-03
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    Charge satisfied #1
  23. 2016-05-31
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    GRANT, Lyndsay Margaret appointed
    director
  24. 2016-05-31
    ➕
    GRANT, Stephen John appointed
    director
  25. 2016-05-31
    ➖
    MCLAUGHLIN, Marina Agostinelli resigned
    secretary
  26. 2016-05-31
    ➖
    MCLAUGHLIN, John resigned
    director
  27. 2016-05-31
    ➖
    MCLAUGHLIN, Marina Agostinelli resigned
    director
  28. 2016-05-31
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Santander UK PLC
  29. 2009-12-10
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
  30. 2003-11-07
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    Company incorporated
    As HEATHPARK NURSERY LTD.
  31. 2003-11-07
    ➕
    MCLAUGHLIN, Marina Agostinelli appointed
    secretary
  32. 2003-11-07
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    BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  33. 2003-11-07
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    BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  34. 2003-11-07
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    MCLAUGHLIN, John appointed
    director
  35. 2003-11-07
    ➕
    MCLAUGHLIN, Marina Agostinelli appointed
    director
  36. 2003-11-07
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    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  37. 2003-11-07
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    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

81/100
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 65 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100
Strong succession signal

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

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.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 22 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

1 med ·
Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Lyndsay Margaret Grant
Individual · British · DOB 01/1971 · age 55
——sig. influencesignificant influence01/06/2016
Mr Stephen John Grant
Individual · British · DOB 05/1961 · age 65
——sig. influencesignificant influence01/05/2016

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

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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2003-11-07
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC85100 — Pre-primary education

Registered office

37 Victoria Place
Airdrie
ML6 9BU
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-13
Last: 2025-10-30

Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)

GRANT, Lyndsay Margaret→
director · ~55y · appointed 2016-05-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GRANT, Stephen John→
director · ~65y · appointed 2016-05-31
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Active
MCLAUGHLIN, Marina Agostinelli→
secretary · appointed 2003-11-07 · resigned 2016-05-31
Resigned
BRIAN REID LTD.→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-11-07 · resigned 2003-11-07
Resigned
MCLAUGHLIN, John→
director · ~66y · appointed 2003-11-07 · resigned 2016-05-31
Resigned
MCLAUGHLIN, Marina Agostinelli→
director · ~64y · appointed 2003-11-07 · resigned 2016-05-31
Resigned
STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-11-07 · resigned 2003-11-07
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

4
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Unity Trust Bank
Unity Trust Bank PLC
A registered charge—29/01/202105/09/2024
satisfied
Santander
Santander UK PLC
A registered charge—30/01/201804/02/2021
satisfied
Santander
Santander UK PLC
A registered charge—31/05/201624/06/2016
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Bank of Scotland PLC
Floating charge1 property10/12/200903/06/2016

Recent filings (70 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-20
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-09-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-05-25
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2021-02-12
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2021-02-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-05-20