MID GAVIN NURSERY LIMITED

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SC219812 · ltd · incorporated 2001-06-04
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 24.6y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
£692.7k
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
—
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pursue
Leverage-led grower with a 78-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 78). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 3 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (78/100).

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Refinance opportunity

5 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 24.6y

60/100
clean up first

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 24.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
  • · Profitable and stable/growing — lender coverage supportable.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (72/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
5 charges (5/5 with lender, 5/5 with type)
90
Directors & officers
9 officers (3 active, 9 linked, 4 with DOB)
79
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
71 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Profitable
Profit before tax £99,577

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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Net Worth
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Current Liabilities
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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-31
Turnover£692.7k
Gross profit£637.4k
Operating profit£111.9k
Profit before tax£99.6k
Average employees2100

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (39 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-30
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  2. 2024-10-24
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  3. 2023-09-26
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  4. 2022-10-06
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  5. 2021-05-10
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  6. 2020-10-12
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  7. 2019-06-20
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  8. 2019-06-17
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  9. 2019-06-17
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  10. 2019-03-11
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    LYNCH, Siobhan appointed
    secretary
  11. 2019-03-11
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    RICHARDSON, Julie resigned
    secretary
  12. 2019-03-11
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  13. 2019-03-11
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  14. 2018-08-24
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  15. 2017-09-27
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  16. 2016-10-04
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  17. 2016-06-23
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  18. 2015-06-22
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  19. 2009-03-31
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    Charge registered #5
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC
  20. 2009-03-26
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    Charge satisfied #3
  21. 2009-03-12
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC
  22. 2009-03-11
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    RICHARDSON, Julie appointed
    director
  23. 2009-03-11
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    RICHARDSON, Mary Patricia appointed
    director
  24. 2009-03-11
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    RICHARDSON, Julie appointed
    secretary
  25. 2009-03-11
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    SMITH, Angela resigned
    secretary
  26. 2009-03-11
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    SMITH, Angela resigned
    director
  27. 2009-03-11
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    SMITH, James Laird resigned
    director
  28. 2006-02-14
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    Charge satisfied #2
  29. 2006-02-13
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
  30. 2004-03-12
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
  31. 2001-10-24
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
  32. 2001-06-04
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    Company incorporated
    As MID GAVIN NURSERY LIMITED
  33. 2001-06-04
    ➕
    SMITH, Angela appointed
    secretary
  34. 2001-06-04
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    FIRST SCOTTISH SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  35. 2001-06-04
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    FIRST SCOTTISH SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  36. 2001-06-04
    ➕
    SMITH, Angela appointed
    director
  37. 2001-06-04
    ➕
    SMITH, James Laird appointed
    director
  38. 2001-06-04
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    FIRST SCOTTISH INTERNATIONAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  39. 2001-06-04
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    FIRST SCOTTISH INTERNATIONAL SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

91/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 78 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

89/100
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 78 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 25 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

1 med ·
Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Group structure

Somerset Nursery Services Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Somerset Nursery Services Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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MID GAVIN NURSERY LIMITED
This company · SC219812

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
Somerset Nursery Services Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting06/04/2016

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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8 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
Incorporated2001-06-04
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

6 Fitzroy Place
Glasgow
G3 7RH

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-18
Last: 2025-06-04

Officers (3 active · 6 resigned)

LYNCH, Siobhan→
secretary · appointed 2019-03-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
RICHARDSON, Julie→
director · ~48y · appointed 2009-03-11
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Active
RICHARDSON, Mary Patricia→
director · ~78y · appointed 2009-03-11
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Active
RICHARDSON, Julie→
secretary · appointed 2009-03-11 · resigned 2019-03-11
Resigned
SMITH, Angela→
secretary · appointed 2001-06-04 · resigned 2009-03-11
Resigned
FIRST SCOTTISH SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2001-06-04 · resigned 2001-06-04
Resigned
SMITH, Angela→
director · ~62y · appointed 2001-06-04 · resigned 2009-03-11
Resigned
SMITH, James Laird→
director · ~64y · appointed 2001-06-04 · resigned 2009-03-11
Resigned
FIRST SCOTTISH INTERNATIONAL SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2001-06-04 · resigned 2001-06-04
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

5
Total charges
3
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:5 of 5 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank PLC
Standard security1 property31/03/2009—
outstanding
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank PLC
Floating charge1 property12/03/2009—
satisfied
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
Standard security1 property13/02/200626/03/2009
satisfied
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
Standard security1 property12/03/200414/02/2006
outstanding
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
Floating charge1 property24/10/2001—
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Recent filings (71 total)

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2025-09-30
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2025-06-10
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2024-10-24
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2024-06-10
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2023-09-26
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2023-06-09
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2022-10-06
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2022-06-21
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2021-06-10
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2021-05-10
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2020-10-12
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2020-06-16
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accounts · AA
2019-06-20
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-06-17
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officers · CH01
2019-06-17