BODMIN NURSERY LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
11712003 · ltd · incorporated 2018-12-05
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 7.0y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£903.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01300
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 7.0y
70/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 7.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)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
75
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
19 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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £903,065
Cash YoY
+46%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£509k
↑ 46% YoY
Net Worth
£903k
↑ 16% YoY
Current Assets
£724k
↑ 36% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £949.2k | £834.3k |
| Current assets | £724.4k | £532.9k |
| Cash | £508.9k | £348.1k |
| Debtors | £5.5k | £4.6k |
| Net assets | £903.1k | £780.6k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-02📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2024-10-02🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2023-12-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-05📄accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AAMD
- 2020-12-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-03-13📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2019-11-18📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2019-11-13🔒Charge registered #2Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2019-07-03📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2019-07-03🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 2018-12-05🏢Company incorporatedAs BODMIN NURSERY LIMITED
- 2018-12-05➕LAWLOR, Linda Jayne appointeddirector
- 2018-12-05➕LAWLOR, Mark Martin Robert appointeddirector
- 2018-12-05📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
79/100
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 61 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 8 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
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 61. 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.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Linda Jayne Lawlor Individual · British · DOB 12/1965 · age 61 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 05/12/2018 |
Mr Mark Martin Robert Lawlor Individual · Irish · DOB 11/1966 · age 60 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 05/12/2018 |
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
Typeltd
Incorporated2018-12-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01300 — SIC 01300
Registered office
Laveddon Mill
Laninval Hill
Bodmin
Cornwall
PL30 5JU
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-18
Last: 2025-12-04
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
LAWLOR, Linda Jayne→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2018-12-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
LAWLOR, Mark Martin Robert→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2018-12-05
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 13/11/2019 | — | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 03/07/2019 | 02/10/2024 |
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Recent filings (19 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-09
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-10-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-17
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2021-01-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-05
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2020-03-13