NEWBYRES NURSERY LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC503909 · ltd · incorporated 2015-04-21
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£3.88M
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other education n.e.c.
Sector: Education
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (75/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
13 connected companies via shared directors
84
Filing history
41 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
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £3,884,000

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£15k
Net Worth
£3.9m
Current Assets
£4.9m
Current Liabilities
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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-31
Total assets£3.91M
Current assets£4.94M
Cash£15.0k
Net assets£3.88M

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

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

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-04
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  2. 2025-09-04
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2025-09-03
    ➕
    MCCANDLESS, Christopher Andrew appointed
    director
  4. 2025-09-03
    ➖
    CREASER, Cheryl Jayne resigned
    director
  5. 2025-09-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-09-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-01-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-12-01
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  9. 2023-12-01
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  10. 2023-06-13
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2023-06-02
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  12. 2023-06-02
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  13. 2023-06-02
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  14. 2023-06-02
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2023-06-02
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2023-06-02
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  17. 2023-06-02
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  18. 2023-05-23
    ➕
    MULLER, Matthew Peter appointed
    director
  19. 2023-05-23
    ➕
    CREASER, Cheryl Jayne appointed
    director
  20. 2023-05-23
    ➖
    SCRIMGEOUR, David Reid resigned
    director
  21. 2023-05-23
    ➖
    SCRIMGEOUR, Melanie Ruth resigned
    director
  22. 2022-09-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  23. 2022-01-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  24. 2021-01-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  25. 2018-04-01
    ➕
    SCRIMGEOUR, David Reid appointed
    director
  26. 2015-04-21
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    Company incorporated
    As NEWBYRES NURSERY LIMITED
  27. 2015-04-21
    ➕
    SCRIMGEOUR, Melanie Ruth appointed
    director

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.

Succession & seller-readiness

36/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Busy Bees Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Busy Bees Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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NEWBYRES NURSERY LIMITED
This company · SC503909

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Busy Bees Holdings Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control23/05/2023
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr David Scrimgeourceased 23/05/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
  • Mrs Melanie Ruth Scrimgeourceased 23/05/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control

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

🔒Co-director network graph

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Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2015-04-21
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC85590 — Other education n.e.c.

Registered office

1 Lochside Place
Edinburgh
EH12 9DF
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-05
Last: 2026-04-21

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

MCCANDLESS, Christopher Andrew→
director · ~48y · appointed 2025-09-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MULLER, Matthew Peter→
director · ~51y · appointed 2023-05-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CREASER, Cheryl Jayne→
director · ~49y · appointed 2023-05-23 · resigned 2025-09-03
Resigned
SCRIMGEOUR, David Reid→
director · ~57y · appointed 2018-04-01 · resigned 2023-05-23
Resigned
SCRIMGEOUR, Melanie Ruth→
director · ~49y · appointed 2015-04-21 · resigned 2023-05-23
Resigned

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Recent filings (41 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-24
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-09-04
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-09-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-23
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-12-01
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2023-12-01
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-06-13
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2023-06-02
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-06-02
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-06-02
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-06-02