BUTTERFLY NURSERY SCOTLAND

🌳Matureactive

SC448878 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2013-04-30

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

—

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Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Pre-primary education

Sector: Education

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 68). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (47/100)

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

19 officers (6 active, 19 linked, 19 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

55 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 officers

Last 90 days

filings

• 1 officers
• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 officers
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (51 events)Click to expand

2026-04-21
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officers · AP01
2026-04-08
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MCGILL, John Tinney appointed
director
2026-01-28
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accounts · AA
2025-01-15
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KEMP, Christine Andrea appointed
director
2025-01-15
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THOMPSON, Leona Oliver appointed
director
2025-01-15
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MACDONALD, Nicolle resigned
director
2025-01-15
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officers · AP01
2025-01-15
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officers · AP01
2025-01-15
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officers · TM01
2024-09-24
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accounts · AA
2023-10-25
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accounts · AA
2022-11-22
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accounts · AA
2021-12-23
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accounts · AA
2021-04-12
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accounts · AA
2021-01-20
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MCLAREN, Kirsty resigned
director
2021-01-20
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QUINN, Gemma Elizabeth Mary resigned
director
2021-01-20
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officers · TM01
2021-01-20
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officers · TM01
2019-12-11
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accounts · AA
2019-08-14
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CARRIGAN, Kayleigh resigned
director
2019-08-14
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officers · TM01
2019-03-12
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2019-03-12
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officers · AP01
2019-03-08
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officers · AP01
2019-02-27
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MCLINTOCK, Megan appointed
director
2019-02-27
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MACDONALD, Nicolle appointed
director
2019-02-25
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BALLENTYNE, Christine appointed
director
2019-01-18
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accounts · AA
2017-05-19
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WARD, Dean Francis resigned
director
2017-05-08
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MORGAN, Sarah-Jane resigned
director
2017-03-01
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KERNACHAN, Melissa resigned
director
2017-02-01
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MCLAREN, Kirsty appointed
director
2016-11-30
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MCCANN, Victoria appointed
director
2016-11-30
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QUINN, Gemma Elizabeth Mary appointed
director
2016-11-30
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WARD, Dean Francis appointed
director
2016-09-02
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KENT, Gillian resigned
director
2016-08-05
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MCLAREN, Fiona resigned
director
2016-06-13
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KERNACHAN, Melissa appointed
director
2016-06-10
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SINGLETON, Alan Patrick resigned
director
2015-10-01
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SINGLETON, Alan Patrick appointed
director
2015-09-23
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BORLAND, Lyndsey resigned
director
2015-09-23
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BROWN, Kirsteen resigned
director
2015-09-23
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MCLAREN, Fiona appointed
director
2015-09-03
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MORGAN, Sarah-Jane appointed
director
2015-05-06
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CARRIGAN, Kayleigh appointed
director
2015-05-06
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KENT, Gillian appointed
director
2015-05-06
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MCILROY, Nicola Jane resigned
director
2013-04-30
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Company incorporated
As BUTTERFLY NURSERY SCOTLAND
2013-04-30
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BORLAND, Lyndsey appointed
director
2013-04-30
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BROWN, Kirsteen appointed
director

Showing most recent 50 of 51 events

Owner dependency

55/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS

-6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100

Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.

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-limited-exemption

Incorporated2013-04-30

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC85100 — Pre-primary education

Registered office

34 Kilmuir Road

Glasgow

G46 8BQ

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-05-21

Last: 2025-05-07