LITTLE BEEHIVE NURSERY (CUPAR) LTD

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SC814239 · ltd · incorporated 2024-06-21
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
book net assets
Opportunity
65/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Pre-primary education
Sector: Education
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 65/100 (strong), bankability 50/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (45/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 0.7y

50/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Newest facility, 0.7 years old — likely still in initial term.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (58/100)

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
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
10 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
65/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
45
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
59
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • 1 miscellaneous
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 miscellaneous
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 miscellaneous
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (14 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-14
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    legacy
    miscellaneous · RPCH01
  2. 2025-08-01
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  3. 2025-07-29
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
  4. 2025-04-28
    CRAIG, Carol appointed
    director
  5. 2025-04-28
    DAVIDSON, Sandra appointed
    director
  6. 2025-04-28
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2025-04-28
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  8. 2025-04-08
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  9. 2025-04-07
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  10. 2025-03-10
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  11. 2024-06-25
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  12. 2024-06-21
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As LITTLE BEEHIVE NURSERY (CUPAR) LTD
  13. 2024-06-21
    MARTIN, Jennifer Elizabeth appointed
    director
  14. 2024-06-21
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

63/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Young company: Only 1.8 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

40/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.

Red flags

1 high · 1 med ·
Accounts overdue
high

Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-03-21

Name changed recently
medium

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

Evidence: 2024-06-25: certificate-change-of-name-company

Group structure

Hillpark Management Services Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Hillpark Management Services Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
LITTLE BEEHIVE NURSERY (CUPAR) LTD
This company · SC814239

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Hillpark Management Services Limited
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control03/04/2025
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Jennifer Elizabeth Martinceased 03/04/2025· significant influence

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2024-06-21
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC85100 — Pre-primary education

Registered office

F1 The Granary Business Centre
Coal Road
Cupar
Fife
KY15 5YQ
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-03-21OVERDUE
Last made up to:
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-01
Last: 2025-06-17

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

CRAIG, Carol
director · ~59y · appointed 2025-04-28
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Active
DAVIDSON, Sandra
director · ~53y · appointed 2025-04-28
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Active
MARTIN, Jennifer Elizabeth
director · ~62y · appointed 2024-06-21
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Active

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge29/07/2025
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Recent filings (10 total)

legacy
miscellaneous · RPCH01
2026-04-14
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-08-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-17
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-04-28
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-04-28
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2025-04-08
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-04-07
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-03-10
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2024-06-25
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2024-06-21