BRIDGEGARDEN LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC284992 · ltd · incorporated 2005-05-18
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 20.0y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to May 2025
Net worth
£192.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed retail with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Strong seller-intent signal (78/100, director aged 67). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 20.0y

50/100
clean up first

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 20.0 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.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
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
62 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £192,552
Cash YoY
+0%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£547
~ YoY
Net Worth
£193k
↑ 7.0% YoY
Current Assets
£947
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£39k£77k£116k£154k£193kMay 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Total assets£192.6k£180.0k
Current assets£947£947
Cash£547£547
Net assets£192.6k£180.0k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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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 (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  2. 2025-01-30
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  3. 2024-02-03
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  4. 2023-01-14
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  5. 2022-01-27
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  6. 2021-06-30
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    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-03-15
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2020-02-28
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    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-02-20
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  10. 2018-02-28
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-01-08
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2017-02-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-04-21
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  14. 2016-02-25
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  15. 2015-05-07
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  16. 2015-01-29
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    accounts · AA
  17. 2007-01-19
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  18. 2006-05-22
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
  19. 2006-05-10
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  20. 2005-05-26
    ➕
    ALI, Surraya appointed
    secretary
  21. 2005-05-26
    ➕
    ALI, Ashraf appointed
    director
  22. 2005-05-26
    ➕
    ALI, Surraya appointed
    director
  23. 2005-05-26
    ➖
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 2005-05-26
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    JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  25. 2005-05-18
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    Company incorporated
    As BRIDGEGARDEN LIMITED
  26. 2005-05-18
    ➕
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  27. 2005-05-18
    ➕
    JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

83/100
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 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

81/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 21 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-03-11

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Ashraf Ali
Individual · British · DOB 03/1963 · age 63
25–50%
—25-50% shares01/04/2017

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
Incorporated2005-05-18
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC47110 — Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating

Registered office

8 Mclaughlan View
Harthill
Shotts
ML7 5SU
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-03-11OVERDUE
Last: 2025-02-25

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

ALI, Surraya→
secretary · appointed 2005-05-26
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Active
ALI, Ashraf→
director · ~63y · appointed 2005-05-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ALI, Surraya→
director · ~67y · appointed 2005-05-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2005-05-18 · resigned 2005-05-26
Resigned
JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2005-05-18 · resigned 2005-05-26
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

3
Total charges
3
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Standard security1 property19/01/2007—
outstanding
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
Standard security1 property22/05/2006—
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Bond & floating charge1 property10/05/2006—
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Recent filings (62 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-03-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-03-22