WILLOW DEN SCOTLAND LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
SC674391 · ltd · incorporated 2020-09-15
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 4.8y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Child day-care activities
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 4.8y
75/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Charge age ~4.8 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 23/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (57/100)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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 6 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
29 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-24📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2024-05-29➖MOONEY, Sarah Sharon resigneddirector
- 2024-05-29📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-03-21➕ABEL, Julia Karen appointeddirector
- 2024-03-21📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-01-22➖FARMER, John Philip resigneddirector
- 2024-01-22📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-12-05📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-12-01➕TENNANT, Cecilia Orr appointeddirector
- 2023-11-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-02📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-11-01➖LE SUEUR, Gary De Vinchelez resigneddirector
- 2023-03-28📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-03-14➖SKINNER, Paula resigneddirector
- 2022-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-28📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-12-21📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2021-11-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-17📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2021-11-16📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-11-15➖INSPIRING SCOTLAND resignedcorporate-director
- 2021-11-15📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2021-06-30📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2021-06-30🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Social Growth Fund 2 LLP
- 2021-05-13📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-05-13📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-05-11➕FARMER, John Philip appointeddirector
- 2021-05-11➕LE SUEUR, Gary De Vinchelez appointeddirector
- 2021-05-11➕SKINNER, Paula appointeddirector
- 2020-09-15🏢Company incorporatedAs WILLOW DEN SCOTLAND LTD
- 2020-09-15➕MOONEY, Sarah Sharon appointeddirector
- 2020-09-15➕INSPIRING SCOTLAND appointedcorporate-director
Owner dependency
66/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
46/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Inspiring Scotland is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Inspiring Scotland
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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WILLOW DEN SCOTLAND LTD
This company · SC674391
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Inspiring Scotland Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 15/09/2020 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2020-09-15
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC88910 — Child day-care activities
Registered office
14 Suite 2
New Mart Road
Edinburgh
EH14 1RL
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-28
Last: 2025-09-14
Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)
ABEL, Julia Karen→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2024-03-21
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TENNANT, Cecilia Orr→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2023-12-01
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FARMER, John Philip→
Resigneddirector · ~58y · appointed 2021-05-11 · resigned 2024-01-22
LE SUEUR, Gary De Vinchelez→
Resigneddirector · ~56y · appointed 2021-05-11 · resigned 2023-11-01
MOONEY, Sarah Sharon→
Resigneddirector · ~65y · appointed 2020-09-15 · resigned 2024-05-29
SKINNER, Paula→
Resigneddirector · ~47y · appointed 2021-05-11 · resigned 2023-03-14
INSPIRING SCOTLAND→
Resignedcorporate-director · appointed 2020-09-15 · resigned 2021-11-15
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Social Growth Fund 2 Social Growth Fund 2 LLP | A registered charge | — | 30/06/2021 | — |
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Recent filings (29 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-10-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-11-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-24
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2024-09-24
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-05-29
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-03-21
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-01-22
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-12-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-11-29
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-11-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-19
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-03-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-27