WOODLANDS NURSERY DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED

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SC385820 · ltd · incorporated 2010-09-23
Investment thesis
Property vehicle with leveraged stack — refinance / partial-release angle.
Why interesting: Asset-backed; value largely in underlying property; lender engagement likely possible.
Why risky: Multiple lenders to manage; inter-creditor friction and partial-release cost possible.
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year to Apr 2025
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Development of building projects
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 57/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 67). 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: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

6 live charges · 4 lenders · oldest 14.9y

35/100
too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

  • · Oldest live charge is 14.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 4 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
6 charges (6/6 with lender, 6/6 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 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
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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Apr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Average employees2000

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

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

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Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-26
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  2. 2024-10-03
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  3. 2024-02-19
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  4. 2024-02-08
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    Charge registered #6
    Lender: Allica Bank Limited
  5. 2024-02-07
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  6. 2024-01-26
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    Charge registered #5
    Lender: Allica Bank Limited
  7. 2024-01-11
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  8. 2023-01-10
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  9. 2022-04-22
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  10. 2022-03-17
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  11. 2021-11-03
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  12. 2021-02-01
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  13. 2021-02-01
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  14. 2021-02-01
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  15. 2020-11-19
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  16. 2020-01-23
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  17. 2018-09-12
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  18. 2018-02-15
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  19. 2018-02-13
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Aib Group (UK) PLC
  20. 2018-02-09
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    mortgage · MR01
  21. 2018-02-07
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    Charge satisfied #2
  22. 2018-02-07
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    Charge satisfied #1
  23. 2018-01-31
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    TIVENDALE, William Lindsay appointed
    director
  24. 2018-01-31
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    MCLUCAS, Richard Alexander resigned
    director
  25. 2018-01-31
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    MCLUCAS, Rosie resigned
    director
  26. 2018-01-31
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Aib Group (UK) P.L.C
  27. 2011-10-21
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
  28. 2011-07-12
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
  29. 2011-07-01
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    MCLUCAS, Richard Alexander appointed
    director
  30. 2010-09-23
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    Company incorporated
    As WOODLANDS NURSERY DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED
  31. 2010-09-23
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    THOMSON, Alison appointed
    director
  32. 2010-09-23
    ➕
    MCLUCAS, Rosie appointed
    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 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

79/100
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.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 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.

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr William Lindsay Tivendale
Individual · British · DOB 01/1959 · age 67
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting07/02/2018
Alison Thomson
Individual · British · DOB 04/1966 · age 60
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting01/09/2016
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Richard Alexander Mclucasceased 31/01/2018· 25-50% shares
  • Mrs Rosie Mclucasceased 31/01/2018· 25-50% shares

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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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
Incorporated2010-09-23
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC41100 — Development of building projects

Registered office

The Butts
Houston Road
Houston
Renfrewshire
PA6 7BA

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-06
Last: 2025-09-22

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

THOMSON, Alison→
director · ~60y · appointed 2010-09-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
TIVENDALE, William Lindsay→
director · ~67y · appointed 2018-01-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MCLUCAS, Richard Alexander→
director · ~62y · appointed 2011-07-01 · resigned 2018-01-31
Resigned
MCLUCAS, Rosie→
director · ~67y · appointed 2010-09-23 · resigned 2018-01-31
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

6
Total charges
4
Outstanding
3
Active lenders
Status:Lender:6 of 6 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Allica Bank
Allica Bank Limited
A registered charge—08/02/2024—
outstanding
Allica Bank
Allica Bank Limited
A registered charge1 property26/01/2024—
outstanding
Aib Group (UK)
Aib Group (UK) PLC
A registered charge1 property13/02/2018—
outstanding
Aib Group (UK) P.L.C
A registered charge—31/01/2018—
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Bank of Scotland PLC
Standard security1 property21/10/201107/02/2018
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Bank of Scotland PLC
Floating charge1 property12/07/201107/02/2018
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Recent filings (55 total)

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accounts · AA
2025-11-26
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-25
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-02-19
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-02-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-19
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-04-22
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-03-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-03
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-02-01