APPLE TREE NURSERY LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC354167 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2009-01-28

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.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

73/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Pre-primary education

Sector: Education

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (46/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

30 officers (6 active, 30 linked, 27 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

91 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

73/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

• 4 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (73 events)Click to expand

2026-01-20
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2026-01-20
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2026-01-06
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officers · CH01
2026-01-06
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officers · TM01
2026-01-05
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THORNTON, Alice Catherine resigned
director
2025-12-29
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2025-01-15
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2024-08-05
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2024-08-01
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MCLACHLAN, Mandy Margaret resigned
director
2023-10-24
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NAIRN, Sarah-Jane appointed
director
2023-10-24
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2023-10-17
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MCMILLAN, Samantha Catherine appointed
director
2023-10-17
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2023-08-30
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2022-08-15
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2021-10-06
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2021-05-25
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JAMISON, Rima resigned
director
2021-05-25
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officers · TM01
2020-10-02
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2020-08-17
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RODGERS, Kylie appointed
director
2020-08-17
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MCINTYRE, Charlotte resigned
director
2020-08-17
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MCQUEEN, Emma resigned
director
2020-08-17
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officers · AP01
2020-08-17
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2020-08-17
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2019-11-14
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MCLAUGHLAN, Kim appointed
director
2019-11-14
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2019-10-30
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BOOTH, Samantha appointed
director
2019-01-31
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FEENEY, Lynsey resigned
director
2019-01-31
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KERMATH, Nuala Frances resigned
director
2019-01-28
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TAYLER, Abigail Karen appointed
secretary
2019-01-21
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LEITCH, Suzanne resigned
secretary
2018-06-08
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JAMISON, Rima appointed
director
2018-01-20
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LEITCH, Suzanne appointed
secretary
2018-01-20
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SLOAN, Aileen resigned
secretary
2018-01-20
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MCQUEEN, Emma resigned
director
2018-01-20
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MUNRO, David resigned
director
2016-11-21
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MCINTYRE, Charlotte appointed
director
2016-11-21
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MCLACHLAN, Mandy Margaret appointed
director
2016-11-21
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MCMILLAN, Denise Helen resigned
director
2016-08-01
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FEENEY, Lynsey appointed
director
2016-07-25
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MACGREGOR, Frances resigned
director
2016-01-18
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HOLLIDAY, Stephen Mark resigned
director
2015-04-16
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MCQUEEN, Emma appointed
director
2015-04-16
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MCQUEEN, Emma appointed
director
2015-01-15
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BLACK, John Allan resigned
director
2013-11-14
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HOLLIDAY, Stephen Mark appointed
director
2013-10-29
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MACDOUGALL, Sinead Louise resigned
director
2013-05-22
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MUNRO, David appointed
director
2012-10-16
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SELKIRK, Emma resigned
director

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Owner dependency

40/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

30/100

Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

Red flags

clean

No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated2009-01-28

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC85100 — Pre-primary education

Registered office

10 Mackinlay Street

Rothesay

Isle Of Bute

Argyll & Bute

PA20 0AY

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-01-24

Last: 2026-01-10