DARROCH NURSERIES LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
SC763979 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2023-03-28
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
—
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£12.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01250
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 01300SIC 01300
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Deleverage or restructure. Leverage at 100% of assets — consider sale of non-core assets or equity injection. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (4 active, 6 linked, 6 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
14 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £12,053
High leverage
Liabilities are 100% of total assets
Leverage
100%
Liabilities / Total assets
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
—
Net Worth
£12k
↑ 762% YoY
Current Assets
£902
↓ 94% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £13.1k | £15.0k |
| Current assets | £902 | £14.9k |
| Net assets | £12.1k | £1.4k |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 address
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-18📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-12-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-07📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-01-07📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-01-07📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-01-07📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-01-01➕DAVIES, Susan Margaret appointeddirector
- 2024-01-01➕KERR, Sean appointeddirector
- 2023-12-31➖CASSELLS, Lynn Maree resigneddirector
- 2023-12-19📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-12-06➖BAER, Sandra Christine resigneddirector
- 2023-06-29📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-06-29📄withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC09
- 2023-03-28🏢Company incorporatedAs DARROCH NURSERIES LTD
- 2023-03-28➕BADER, Elana Eugenia appointeddirector
- 2023-03-28➕EVANS, Rhian appointeddirector
- 2023-03-28➕BAER, Sandra Christine appointeddirector
- 2023-03-28➕CASSELLS, Lynn Maree appointeddirector
- 2023-03-28📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
48/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
40/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Miss Elana Eugenia Bader Individual · Swiss · DOB 03/1984 · age 42 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 28/03/2023 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2023-03-28
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC01250 — SIC 01250
Registered office
5 South Charlotte Street
South Charlotte Street
Edinburgh
EH2 4AN
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-10
Last: 2026-03-27
Officers (4 active · 2 resigned)
BADER, Elana Eugenia→
Activedirector · ~42y · appointed 2023-03-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
DAVIES, Susan Margaret→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2024-01-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
EVANS, Rhian→
Activedirector · ~42y · appointed 2023-03-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BAER, Sandra Christine→
Resigneddirector · ~43y · appointed 2023-03-28 · resigned 2023-12-06
CASSELLS, Lynn Maree→
Resigneddirector · ~48y · appointed 2023-03-28 · resigned 2023-12-31
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Recent filings (14 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-13
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-01-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-09
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-01-07
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-01-07
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-01-07
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-01-07
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-12-19
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-06-29
withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2023-06-29
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-03-28