BG GARDEN CENTRE LIMITED
🌱Startupactive
16510919 · ltd · incorporated 2025-06-11
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
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01300
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 47760SIC 47760
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 0.8y
50/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Newest facility, 0.8 years old — likely still in initial term.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (61/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 2 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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
14 connected companies via shared directors
87
Filing history
16 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
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 officers
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 1 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
- 2026-07-20📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-11-26📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2025-10-31📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2025-10-31📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2025-10-06📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-10-03🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland International Limited (Acting Through Its Guernsey Branch) as Security Agent
- 2025-08-12📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-08-12📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2025-07-31📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-07-31📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-07-31📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-07-31📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-07-31📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-07-25➕MCDONALD, Neil appointeddirector
- 2025-07-25➕ROPER, Alan appointeddirector
- 2025-07-25➖TOPPING, Edward Peter resigneddirector
- 2025-07-25➖TOPPING, Guy resigneddirector
- 2025-07-01📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2025-06-30📄withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC09
- 2025-06-11🏢Company incorporatedAs BG GARDEN CENTRE LIMITED
- 2025-06-11➕TOPPING, Edward Peter appointeddirector
- 2025-06-11➕TOPPING, Guy appointeddirector
- 2025-06-11📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
78/100
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.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
- +Young company: Only 1.1 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
56/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
1 med ·2 director resignations in last 12 months
mediumMultiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.
Evidence: TOPPING, Edward Peter resigned 2025-07-25; TOPPING, Guy resigned 2025-07-25
Group structure
B.Grange Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
B.Grange Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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BG GARDEN CENTRE LIMITED
This company · 16510919
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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
B.Grange Holdings Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 25/07/2025 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Barton Grange Holdings Limitedceased 25/07/2025· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2025-06-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01300 — SIC 01300
Registered office
Brambridge Park Garden Centre Kiln Lane
Brambridge
Eastleigh
Hampshire
SO50 6HT
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: —
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-14
Last: 2026-04-30
Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
MCDONALD, Neil→
Activedirector · ~42y · appointed 2025-07-25
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Active
TOPPING, Edward Peter→
Resigneddirector · ~65y · appointed 2025-06-11 · resigned 2025-07-25
TOPPING, Guy→
Resigneddirector · ~61y · appointed 2025-06-11 · resigned 2025-07-25
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland International Limited (Acting Through Its Guernsey Branch) as Security Agent | A registered charge | 1 property | 03/10/2025 | — |
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Recent filings (16 total)
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-07-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-01
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-11-26
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-10-31
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-10-31
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-10-06
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-08-12
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2025-08-12
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-07-31
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-07-31
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-07-31
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-07-31
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-07-31
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2025-07-01
withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2025-06-30