ANKERVILLE NURSERY (ALNESS) LTD.

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SC304455 · ltd · incorporated 2006-06-23
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jul 2025
Net worth
£1.27M
book net assets
Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -48% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · oldest 7.6y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 7.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.

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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (5 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
55 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £1,266,897
Cash draining
Cash down 48% YoY
Cash YoY
-48%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£26k
↓ 48% YoY
Net Worth
£1.3m
↑ 3.7% YoY
Current Assets
£234k
↓ 46% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£253k£507k£760k£1.0m£1.3mJul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Total assets£1.30M£1.25M
Current assets£234.0k£430.3k
Cash£26.1k£49.8k
Debtors£207.9k£380.6k
Net assets£1.27M£1.22M

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
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filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
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  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
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  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-21
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  2. 2025-09-29
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  3. 2025-09-01
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    MACRAE, Catriona appointed
    director
  4. 2025-04-23
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  5. 2024-04-26
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  6. 2023-06-25
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  7. 2022-06-16
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    MACRAE, Fiona appointed
    director
  8. 2022-06-16
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  9. 2022-04-27
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  10. 2021-04-28
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  11. 2021-04-20
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  12. 2020-04-20
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  13. 2020-01-25
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  14. 2020-01-08
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  15. 2019-08-01
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    MACRAE, Donald, Mr. appointed
    director
  16. 2019-03-13
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  17. 2018-10-18
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  18. 2018-10-12
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  19. 2018-07-31
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  20. 2018-04-30
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  21. 2017-07-20
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  22. 2006-06-23
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    Company incorporated
    As ANKERVILLE NURSERY (ALNESS) LTD.
  23. 2006-06-23
    ➕
    MACRAE, Donald appointed
    secretary
  24. 2006-06-23
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    MACRAE, Carol appointed
    director
  25. 2006-06-23
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    BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 2006-06-23
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    BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  27. 2006-06-23
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    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  28. 2006-06-23
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    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-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 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

23/100
No succession signal

No meaningful acquirability indicators from public data.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — MACRAE, Catriona (same surname) appointed 2025-09-01. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years.
  • 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Donald Macrae
Individual · British · DOB 01/1961 · age 65
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Carol Macrae
Individual · British · DOB 08/1959 · age 67
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2006-06-23
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

10 Knockbreck Street
Tain
Ross-Shire
IV19 1BJ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-29
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-21
Last: 2025-06-07

Officers (5 active · 2 resigned)

MACRAE, Donald→
secretary · appointed 2006-06-23
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MACRAE, Carol→
director · ~67y · appointed 2006-06-23
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MACRAE, Catriona→
director · ~31y · appointed 2025-09-01
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MACRAE, Donald, Mr.→
director · ~65y · appointed 2019-08-01
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Active
MACRAE, Fiona→
director · ~46y · appointed 2022-06-16
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Active
BRIAN REID LTD.→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2006-06-23 · resigned 2006-06-23
Resigned
STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2006-06-23 · resigned 2006-06-23
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge1 property08/01/2020—
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge—12/10/2018—
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Recent filings (55 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-21
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-16
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-06-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-28
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-04-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-16