BRIGHT STARTS NURSERY (GREENOCK) LTD

💤Zombieactive

SC379196 · ltd · incorporated 2010-05-26

Investment thesis

Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.

Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.

Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.

🔒Estimated value

—

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Turnover

—

year to Mar 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

70/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.

Sector: Other service activities

Investor take

Pursue

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

Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 77/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 12.8y

15/100

under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

· Oldest live charge is 12.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)

Directors & officers

7 officers (1 active, 7 linked, 6 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared

Director network

7 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

83 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

70/100Strong

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

Some moderate concerns — review flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Average employees	-1700	-2200

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

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

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (41 events)Click to expand

2025-09-03
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certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2025-04-11
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-14
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-03
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-09-03
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-09-03
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-09-03
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-09-03
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-09-03
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-09-03
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mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-09-03
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mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-09-03
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Charge satisfied #3
2024-09-03
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Charge satisfied #2
2024-09-02
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ALI, Aisha appointed
director
2024-09-02
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NEWTON, William resigned
director
2024-09-02
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RANKIN, Cary resigned
director
2024-04-24
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mortgage-alter-floating-charge-with-number
mortgage · 466(Scot)
2024-04-22
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mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-04-20
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mortgage-alter-floating-charge-with-number
mortgage · 466(Scot)
2024-04-17
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accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
accounts · AA
2024-04-17
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legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2024-04-17
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legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2024-04-17
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legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2024-04-15
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Charge registered #3
Lender: Apiary Capital Partners I Investment Gp LLP in Its Capacity as General Partner of Apiary Capital Partners I Investment LP (As Security Trustee)
2023-04-06
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accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
accounts · AA
2023-04-06
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legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2023-04-06
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legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2020-04-01
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NEWTON, William appointed
director
2020-04-01
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SHEEHY, Stuart David resigned
director
2019-07-19
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Santander UK PLC (As Security Trustee)
2019-06-26
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DEVLIN, Mariessa resigned
secretary
2019-06-26
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DEVLIN, Bernard Alexander resigned
director
2019-06-26
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DEVLIN, Mariessa resigned
director
2019-06-26
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RANKIN, Cary appointed
director
2019-06-26
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SHEEHY, Stuart David appointed
director
2019-06-13
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Charge satisfied #1
2013-07-23
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC
2010-05-26
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Company incorporated
As BRIGHT STARTS NURSERY (GREENOCK) LTD
2010-05-26
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DEVLIN, Mariessa appointed
secretary
2010-05-26
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DEVLIN, Bernard Alexander appointed
director
2010-05-26
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DEVLIN, Mariessa appointed
director

Owner dependency

75/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

+Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100

Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS

primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

2 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.

Name changed recently

medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2025-09-03: certificate-change-of-name-company

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Ms Aisha Ali Individual · British · DOB 09/1979 · age 47	75–100%	75–100%	75-100% shares · 75-100% voting	02/09/2024

2 historic (ceased) PSCs

The Devlin Group Limitedceased 02/09/2024· 75-100% shares
Devlin Corporation Ltdceased 04/10/2017· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest

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

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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HOST CONNECT - EDUCATION LTD→ SC847864 · est 2025 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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IMPERIAL LAUNDRY LIMITED→ SC466704 · est 2014 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	12y	—	—
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🔒Tailored diligence questions

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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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2010-05-26

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

21 Pottery Street

Greenock

PA15 2ER

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-06-10

Last: 2025-05-27

Officers (1 active · 6 resigned)

ALI, Aisha→

director · ~47y · appointed 2024-09-02

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

DEVLIN, Mariessa→

secretary · appointed 2010-05-26 · resigned 2019-06-26

Resigned

DEVLIN, Bernard Alexander→

director · ~60y · appointed 2010-05-26 · resigned 2019-06-26

Resigned

DEVLIN, Mariessa→

director · ~50y · appointed 2010-05-26 · resigned 2019-06-26

Resigned

NEWTON, William→

director · ~54y · appointed 2020-04-01 · resigned 2024-09-02

Resigned

RANKIN, Cary→

director · ~50y · appointed 2019-06-26 · resigned 2024-09-02

Resigned

SHEEHY, Stuart David→

director · ~60y · appointed 2019-06-26 · resigned 2020-04-01

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown

		Type	Properties
satisfied	Apiary Capital Partners I Investment Gp in Its Capacity as General Partner of Apiary Capital Partners I Investment LP (As Security Trustee) Apiary Capital Partners I Investment Gp LLP in Its Capacity as General Partner of Apiary Capital Partners I Investment LP (As Security Trustee)	A registered charge	—	15/04/2024	03/09/2024
satisfied	Santander Santander UK PLC (As Security Trustee)	A registered charge	—	19/07/2019	03/09/2024
satisfied	Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank PLC	A registered charge	1 property	23/07/2013	13/06/2019

Recent filings (83 total)

certificate-change-of-name-company

change-of-name · CERTNM

2025-09-03

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-05-27

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2025-04-11

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2025-03-14

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-09-03

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2024-09-03

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC01

2024-09-03

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2024-09-03

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2024-09-03

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2024-09-03

cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC07

2024-09-03

mortgage-satisfy-charge-full

mortgage · MR04

2024-09-03

mortgage-satisfy-charge-full

mortgage · MR04

2024-09-03

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-06-13

mortgage-alter-floating-charge-with-number

mortgage · 466(Scot)

2024-04-24