MILESTONE GARDEN & LEISURE LIMITED
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 4 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (78/100).
Refinance opportunity
6 live charges · 4 lenders · oldest 20.6y
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 20.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 4 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 35/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
- · Profitable and stable/growing — lender coverage supportable.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-07-31 | 2024-07-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Profit before tax | £75.7k | — |
| Average employees | 55 | 5300 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
4 signals 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
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Corporate timeline (40 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-09-04📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-07-25✏️legacychange-of-name · RP04SH01
- 2025-07-17📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-06-12📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2025-06-12📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2025-06-11📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-06-04📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2025-04-16➕CHARLTON, Leanne Jayne appointeddirector
- 2025-04-16📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-04-16📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2025-04-16📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2025-03-31📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-03-27📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2025-02-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-10📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2024-05-09📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-03-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-06📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2023-08-23📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2023-08-04📄capital-alter-shares-subdivisioncapital · SH02
- 2023-08-04📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2023-08-03📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2023-07-19🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2023-05-01➕YUILL, Gavin Walter appointeddirector
- 2023-04-11➖SPROTT, George Ramsay resignedsecretary
- 2022-05-27🔓Charge satisfied #5
- 2016-10-31➕THORBURN, Jrw Hogg And appointedsecretary
- 2016-10-31➖STARK MAIN & CO LTD resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2016-05-16🔒Charge registered #6Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC
- 2016-03-16🔒Charge registered #5Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC
- 2016-02-25🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC (Trading as Both Clydesdale and Yorkshire Bank) (Company Number SC001111)
- 2016-01-13🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2009-11-03➕STARK MAIN & CO LTD appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2006-04-27🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
- 2006-02-08🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
- 2005-12-23🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Nigel Hall and Another
- 2005-05-27🏢Company incorporatedAs MILESTONE GARDEN & LEISURE LIMITED
- 2005-05-27➕ALLAN, Ross Grainger appointeddirector
- 2005-05-27➕SPROTT, George Ramsay appointedsecretary
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 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
2 med ·Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.
Evidence: 2025-07-25: legacy
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Ross Grainger Allan Individual · British · DOB 03/1967 · age 59 | 50–75% | 50–75% | 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting | 01/06/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
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Officers (4 active · 2 resigned)
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 16/05/2016 | — | |
| satisfied | Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 16/03/2016 | 27/05/2022 | |
| outstanding | Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank PLC (Trading as Both Clydesdale and Yorkshire Bank) (Company Number SC001111) | A registered charge | — | 25/02/2016 | — | |
| outstanding | Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company | Standard security | 1 property | 27/04/2006 | — | |
| satisfied | Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company | Floating charge | 1 property | 08/02/2006 | 19/07/2023 | |
| satisfied | Nigel Hall and Another | Standard security | 1 property | 23/12/2005 | 13/01/2016 |