BRAID HILLS SHOP LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC177390 · ltd · incorporated 1997-07-18
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 28.9y old — refinance window within 12 months
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Operation of sports facilities
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (73/100, director aged 70). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · oldest 28.9y

85/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 28.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 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, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (4 active, 7 linked, 5 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
16 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
85 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
83/100Exceptional
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
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-08
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    capital · SH08
  3. 2025-04-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-04-03
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  5. 2025-04-03
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  6. 2025-04-03
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  7. 2025-04-03
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  8. 2025-04-03
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  9. 2025-04-02
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  10. 2025-04-02
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  11. 2025-03-27
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    LE SUEUR, Gary De Vinchelez appointed
    director
  12. 2025-03-27
    ➕
    LE SUEUR, Richard De Vinchelez appointed
    director
  13. 2025-03-27
    ➖
    BLACKADDERS LLP resigned
    corporate-secretary
  14. 2025-03-27
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  15. 2025-03-21
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  16. 2025-03-21
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    Charge satisfied #2
  17. 2025-02-12
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  18. 2025-02-12
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    Charge satisfied #1
  19. 2024-07-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2023-07-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2022-07-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  22. 2021-09-05
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  23. 2021-09-01
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    FORMAN, Robert Crawford Banks resigned
    director
  24. 2021-06-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  25. 2020-07-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  26. 2014-10-30
    ➕
    BLACKADDERS LLP appointed
    corporate-secretary
  27. 2014-10-30
    ➖
    MESSRS MCKAY & NORWELL WS resigned
    corporate-secretary
  28. 1997-09-02
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  29. 1997-08-07
    ➕
    YOUNG, Marie Concepta appointed
    director
  30. 1997-07-31
    ➕
    YOUNG, Ian David appointed
    director
  31. 1997-07-31
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  32. 1997-07-18
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    Company incorporated
    As BRAID HILLS SHOP LIMITED
  33. 1997-07-18
    ➕
    MESSRS MCKAY & NORWELL WS appointed
    corporate-secretary
  34. 1997-07-18
    ➕
    FORMAN, Robert Crawford Banks appointed
    director

Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 29 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100
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 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 29 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

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

Hyskeir Holdings Limited holds majority control (50-75%). Likely parent but not wholly-owned.

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Hyskeir Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 50-75% shares · board control
majority
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BRAID HILLS SHOP LIMITED
This company · SC177390

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Hyskeir Holdings Limited
Corporate entity
50–75%
50–75%board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control27/03/2025
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Ian David Youngceased 27/03/2025· 50-75% shares
  • Mrs Marie Concepta Youngceased 27/03/2025· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated1997-07-18
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC93110 — Operation of sports facilities

Registered office

91 Liberton Drive
Edinburgh
Midlothian
EH16 6NS

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-31
Last made up to: 2025-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-01
Last: 2025-07-18

Officers (4 active · 3 resigned)

LE SUEUR, Gary De Vinchelez→
director · ~56y · appointed 2025-03-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LE SUEUR, Richard De Vinchelez→
director · ~54y · appointed 2025-03-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
YOUNG, Ian David→
director · ~64y · appointed 1997-07-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
YOUNG, Marie Concepta→
director · ~70y · appointed 1997-08-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BLACKADDERS LLP→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2014-10-30 · resigned 2025-03-27
Resigned
MESSRS MCKAY & NORWELL WS→
corporate-secretary · appointed 1997-07-18 · resigned 2014-10-30
Resigned
FORMAN, Robert Crawford Banks→
director · ~78y · appointed 1997-07-18 · resigned 2021-09-01
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Standard security1 property02/09/199721/03/2025
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Bond & floating charge1 property31/07/199712/02/2025

Recent filings (85 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-21
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2025-04-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-07
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2025-04-03
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-04-03
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-04-03
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-04-03
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-04-03
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-04-02
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-04-02
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-03-27
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-03-21
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-02-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-26