THE BOTANIST FOUNDATION C.I.C.

🌳Matureactive

SC501767 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2015-03-27

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

—

Upgrade to see

Turnover

—

year to Mar 2025

Net worth

£16.7k

book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

Strong

🔒Generate AI memo →🔒Outreach pack →🔒Corporate story →📑 Reports →Sign in to watch

What this business does

Primary activity: Environmental consulting activities

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 71). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

21 officers (8 active, 21 linked, 17 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

9 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

55 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102

Positive net assets

Net assets £16,706

Net assets shrinking

Down £4,480 YoY

Cash YoY

-21%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£17k

↓ 21% YoY

Net Worth

£17k

↓ 21% YoY

Current Assets

£17k

↓ 21% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

Hover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Total assets	£16.7k	£21.2k
Current assets	£16.7k	£21.2k
Cash	£16.7k	£21.2k
Net assets	£16.7k	£21.2k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (55 events)Click to expand

2026-02-03
📄
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-02-03
📄
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-01-21
➕
BILLETT, Michael, Dr appointed
director
2025-09-09
📄
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-19
📄
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-18
📄
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-09-12
➖
ARCHIBALD, George Anthony resigned
director
2024-09-03
📄
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2024-09-03
📄
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-06-06
➖
SMITH, Katie Alexandra resigned
secretary
2024-06-04
➕
DONALDSON, James Edward appointed
secretary
2024-03-12
📄
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-03-12
📄
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-03-12
📄
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-03-12
📄
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-11-07
📄
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-07
➕
COUGHLIN, Simon Patrick appointed
director
2023-09-07
➕
SMITH, Katie Alexandra appointed
director
2023-09-07
➖
BAKER, Neil William resigned
director
2023-08-23
📄
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-07-31
➖
COUGHLIN, Simon Patrick resigned
director
2023-03-10
➕
SMITH, Katie Alexandra appointed
secretary
2023-03-10
📄
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2022-12-20
📄
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-29
➕
LOGAN, Allan Cameron appointed
director
2022-11-29
➖
REAVEY, Janet Gail resigned
secretary
2022-11-29
📄
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-11-29
📄
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2022-09-15
➖
REAVEY, Janet Gail resigned
director
2022-03-04
📄
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-07
📄
statement-of-companys-objects
change-of-constitution · CC04
2022-02-07
📄
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2021-03-18
➖
COUGHLIN, Simon Patrick resigned
secretary
2021-03-18
➕
REAVEY, Janet Gail appointed
secretary
2019-04-29
➕
REAVEY, Janet Gail appointed
director
2019-04-16
➕
BAKER, Neil William appointed
director
2019-02-13
➕
DONALDSON, James Edward appointed
director
2019-02-13
➕
WEBSTER, David John appointed
director
2019-02-06
➕
ARCHIBALD, George Anthony appointed
director
2018-01-08
➖
REAVEY, Carl Francis resigned
director
2017-12-20
➖
GULLIVER, Mavis resigned
director
2017-12-20
➖
GULLIVER, Richard Leeson, Dr resigned
director
2017-06-02
➖
VANBOCKRIJCK, Steven George resigned
director
2016-04-27
➕
GULLIVER, Mavis appointed
director
2016-02-25
➖
LIABSTRE, Christian resigned
director
2016-02-25
➖
MCEWAN, Jim resigned
director
2015-12-11
➕
GULLIVER, Richard Leeson, Dr appointed
director
2015-03-27
🏢
Company incorporated
As THE BOTANIST FOUNDATION C.I.C.
2015-03-27
➕
TAYLOR, Douglas Adamson appointed
director
2015-03-27
➕
COUGHLIN, Simon Patrick appointed
secretary

Showing most recent 50 of 55 events

Owner dependency

55/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-7 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
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

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Douglas Adamson Taylor Individual · Scottish · DOB 06/1976 · age 50	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence · trust interest	06/04/2016

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

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

Similar companies

Active · Professional services · PA postcode area

Company	Est. value	Turnover	Net worth	Staff	Age	Opp	Director
STEWART SHAW HOLDINGS LIMITED→ SC080687 · est 1982	£1.09M £800.5k–£1.37M	—	—	89	43y	85	75y
WEST HOLIDAYS LIMITED→ SC714316 · est 2021	£74.8k £55.1k–£94.5k	£198.8k	—	300	4y	93	48y
HEWITT ACCOUNT MANAGEMENT LIMITED→ SC693563 · est 2021	£71.3k £52.5k–£90.1k	£28.6k	—	200	5y	84	48y
POD SUBSEA CONTRACTORS LIMITED→ SC666683 · est 2020	£6.8k £5.0k–£8.6k	£4.2k	—	100	5y	86	58y
FORBES LESLIE NETWORK LIMITED→ SC148828 · est 1994	—	—	—	14	32y	83	62y
HEBRIDEAN WHALE AND DOLPHIN TRUST LIMITED→ SC172338 · est 1997 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	29y	83	79y
MACFARLANE YOUNG LIMITED→ SC332280 · est 2007	—	—	£146.8k	—	18y	83	62y
RSVP DESIGN LIMITED→ SC253981 · est 2003	—	—	£31.6k	—	22y	83	71y
STIRLING & MAIR LIMITED→ SC261547 · est 2004	—	—	£184.0k	—	22y	83	61y
ALISTAIR BROWN LIMITED→ SC243272 · est 2003	—	—	£11.0k	—	23y	82	82y
ASCOG LIMITED→ SC244061 · est 2003	—	—	£143.0k	—	23y	82	77y
CASTLETON HOLDINGS LIMITED→ SC246219 · est 2003	—	—	—	0	23y	82	76y

Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →

🔒Tailored diligence questions

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 →

🔒Advanced scoring suite

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

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated2015-03-27

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC74901 — Environmental consulting activities

Registered office

Bruichladdich Distillery

Bruichladdich

Isle Of Islay

PA49 7UN

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-03-21

Last: 2026-03-07