SOW 'N GROW CIC

🌿Early-stageactive

SC776460 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2023-07-20

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.

Why now

Window steady · medium confidence

Mixed signals — 1 changes over 30 days, no clear direction yet.

· Filings: 8 → 9

What changed my view

Last 30 days

Picture improved over the last 30 days — 1 positive signal vs 0 negative.

↑Filings: 8 → 9

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Jul 2025

Net worth

£-7.1k

book net assets

Opportunity

76/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other education n.e.c.

Sector: Education

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -49% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

9 filings

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

76/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102

Negative net assets

Liabilities exceed assets by £7,058

Cash draining

Cash down 49% YoY

Cash YoY

-49%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£12k

↓ 49% YoY

Net Worth

-£7k

↓ 553% YoY

Current Assets

£12k

↓ 49% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-07-31	2024-07-31
Total assets	£11.1k	£22.3k
Current assets	£11.5k	£22.7k
Cash	£11.5k	£22.7k
Net assets	£-7.1k	£-1.1k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (13 events)Click to expand

2026-04-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-04
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-08
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JACKSON, Ross appointed
director
2024-07-08
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-06-25
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TRIPLETT, Helen resigned
director
2024-06-25
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-06-25
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-06-25
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-06-24
➕
NORMAN, David Scott appointed
director
2023-07-20
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Company incorporated
As SOW 'N GROW CIC
2023-07-20
➕
DEVINE, Grace appointed
director
2023-07-20
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TRIPLETT, Helen appointed
director
2023-07-20
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incorporation-community-interest-company
incorporation · CICINC

Owner dependency

70/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

+Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.
+Young company: Only 2.9 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.

Red flags

clean

No 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
Ms Grace Devine Individual · Scottish · DOB 12/1961 · age 65	—	25–50%	board control25-50% voting · board control	20/07/2023

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mrs Helen Triplettceased 25/06/2024· 25-50% voting · board control

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

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LITTLE BEEHIVE NURSERY (KIRKCALDY) LTD→ SC378939 · est 2010	—	—	—	2200	16y	83	62y
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NEW PARK EDUCATIONAL TRUST LIMITED→ SC028957 · est 1952 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	73y	83	83y
IDTC LIMITED→ SC307468 · est 2006	—	—	—	100	19y	82	65y
MORE THAN TRAINING LIMITED→ SC307708 · est 2006	—	—	£22.5k	—	19y	82	75y
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EAST NEUK CENTRE TRUST→ SC383368 · est 2010 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	15y	81	78y
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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated2023-07-20

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC85590 — Other education n.e.c.

Registered office

3c Bruce Street

Kinghorn

Burntisland

KY3 9TJ

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-04-30

Last made up to: 2025-07-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-08-02

Last: 2025-07-19

Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)

DEVINE, Grace→

director · ~65y · appointed 2023-07-20

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Active

JACKSON, Ross→

director · ~73y · appointed 2024-07-08

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Active

NORMAN, David Scott→

director · ~52y · appointed 2024-06-24

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Active

TRIPLETT, Helen→

director · ~60y · appointed 2023-07-20 · resigned 2024-06-25

Resigned

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Recent filings (9 total)

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

accounts · AA

2026-04-27

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-07-30

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

accounts · AA

2024-12-04

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-07-29

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

officers · AP01

2024-07-08

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

officers · TM01

2024-06-25

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

persons-with-significant-control · PSC07

2024-06-25

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

officers · AP01

2024-06-25

incorporation-community-interest-company

incorporation · CICINC

2023-07-20