GP NURSERIES LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC122008 · ltd · incorporated 1989-12-20
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
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£-28.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Landscape service activities
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 77/100. Strong seller-intent signal (93/100, director aged 83). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
3 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 36.1y
35/100
too messy
Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.
- · Oldest live charge is 36.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: high (82/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
92 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
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 · accounting standard not declaredNegative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £28,779
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
-£29k
~ YoY
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-28.8k | £-28.8k |
| Net assets | £-28.8k | £-28.8k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
1 signal 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
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-06-28📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2018-06-28📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2018-06-28🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2018-06-28🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2018-06-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-08-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2016-09-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2015-10-23📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-09-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2014-10-09📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2000-07-01➕GILCHRIST, James Taylor appointeddirector
- 1999-02-15🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Lanarkshire Development Agency
- 1998-01-27🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
- 1993-11-01➕GILCHRIST, James Taylor appointedsecretary
- 1993-11-01➖ELLIOTT, Adolfine resignedsecretary
- 1993-11-01➖ELLIOTT, Adolfine resigneddirector
- 1993-11-01➖GILCHRIST, James Taylor resigneddirector
- 1992-08-07🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 1990-04-04🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Barclays Mercantile Highland Finance LTD
- 1989-12-20🏢Company incorporatedAs GP NURSERIES LIMITED
Owner dependency
91/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 26 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 83 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
96/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 83 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 26 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 36 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
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
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr James Taylor Gilchrist Individual · British · DOB 05/1969 · age 57 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
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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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1989-12-20
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC81300 — Landscape service activities
Registered office
The Pleasance
Kirkfieldbank
Lanark
ML11 9TG
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-15
Last: 2025-10-01
Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)
GILCHRIST, James Taylor→
Activesecretary · appointed 1993-11-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
GILCHRIST, James Taylor→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2000-07-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ELLIOTT, Adolfine→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 1993-11-01
ELLIOTT, Adolfine→
Resigneddirector · ~87y · resigned 1993-11-01
GILCHRIST, James Taylor→
Resigneddirector · ~57y · resigned 1993-11-01
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Mortgages & charges
3
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Lanarkshire Development Agency | Bond & floating charge | 1 property | 15/02/1999 | 28/06/2018 | |
| satisfied | Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company | Floating charge | 1 property | 27/01/1998 | 28/06/2018 | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Mercantile Highland Finance LTD | Floating charge | 1 property | 04/04/1990 | 07/08/1992 |
Recent filings (92 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-09-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-09-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-10-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-06-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2018-11-05