BRYANTS NURSERIES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
00640145 · ltd · incorporated 1959-10-22
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 17.8y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01130
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 46220SIC 46220
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 72-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 72). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · oldest 17.8y

65/100
clean up first

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 17.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
12 officers (3 active, 12 linked, 9 with DOB)
85
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
139 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
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Average employees39003700

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-10-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-10-14
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2021-10-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-09-28
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2021-09-24
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    BRYANT, Jemma Annette resigned
    director
  9. 2021-01-13
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2020-11-11
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    BRYANT, Charles resigned
    director
  11. 2020-09-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-08-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-02-12
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  14. 2019-02-12
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    Charge satisfied #1
  15. 2018-10-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-04-11
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    officers · AP01
  17. 2018-04-06
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    COTTON, Stephanie appointed
    director
  18. 2017-09-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2017-02-07
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    address · AD02
  20. 2012-07-18
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    BRYANT, Michael William Daniel resigned
    director
  21. 2009-10-07
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    BRYANT, Jemma Annette appointed
    director
  22. 2009-02-27
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
  23. 2008-08-28
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    BRYANT, Ian Paul resigned
    director
  24. 2008-08-28
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
  25. 2007-03-22
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    BRYANT, William Daniel resigned
    director
  26. 2004-09-08
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    BRYANT, Richard John appointed
    secretary
  27. 2004-09-08
    ➖
    BRYANT, Charles resigned
    secretary
  28. 2001-02-22
    ➕
    BRYANT, Charles appointed
    secretary
  29. 2001-02-05
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    BRYANT, Peggy Doreen resigned
    secretary
  30. 2001-02-05
    ➖
    BRYANT, Peggy Doreen resigned
    director
  31. 1998-10-29
    ➖
    BRYANT, Mavis Irene resigned
    director
  32. 1959-10-22
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BRYANTS NURSERIES LIMITED

Owner dependency

88/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "BRYANT" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

76/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 72 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 67 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Bryants Nurseries Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Bryants Nurseries Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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BRYANTS NURSERIES LIMITED
This company · 00640145

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
Bryants Nurseries Holdings Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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

🔒Co-director network graph

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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1959-10-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01130 — SIC 01130

Registered office

Bryants Nurseries Limited Water Lane
Bovingdon
Hemel Hempstead
Hertfordshire
HP3 0NA

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-03
Last: 2026-01-20

Officers (3 active · 9 resigned)

BRYANT, Richard John→
secretary · appointed 2004-09-08
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Active
BRYANT, Richard John→
director · ~72y
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Active
COTTON, Stephanie→
director · ~43y · appointed 2018-04-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BRYANT, Charles→
secretary · appointed 2001-02-22 · resigned 2004-09-08
Resigned
BRYANT, Peggy Doreen→
secretary · resigned 2001-02-05
Resigned
BRYANT, Charles→
director · ~100y · resigned 2020-11-11
Resigned
BRYANT, Ian Paul→
director · ~69y · resigned 2008-08-28
Resigned
BRYANT, Jemma Annette→
director · ~46y · appointed 2009-10-07 · resigned 2021-09-24
Resigned
BRYANT, Mavis Irene→
director · ~98y · resigned 1998-10-29
Resigned
BRYANT, Michael William Daniel→
director · ~75y · resigned 2012-07-18
Resigned
BRYANT, Peggy Doreen→
director · ~102y · resigned 2001-02-05
Resigned
BRYANT, William Daniel→
director · ~105y · resigned 2007-03-22
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
Debenture1 property27/02/2009—
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
Mortgage1 property28/08/200812/02/2019
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Recent filings (139 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-03
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-10-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-06
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-09-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-19
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-01-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-09-04