THE BULB GARDEN LIMITED

🏛️Establishedactive
SC589254 · ltd · incorporated 2018-02-20
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
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£100
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
22 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
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 £100

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£100
~ YoY
Current Assets
£100
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£20£40£60£80£100Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£100£100
Current assets£100£100
Debtors£100£100
Net assets£100£100

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

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-05-08
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  4. 2024-05-07
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  5. 2023-10-18
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2023-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-05-10
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  8. 2023-05-09
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  9. 2022-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-03-19
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  14. 2018-02-20
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    Company incorporated
    As THE BULB GARDEN LIMITED
  15. 2018-02-20
    ➕
    WILSON, Craig Robert appointed
    director
  16. 2018-02-20
    ➕
    WILSON, David William appointed
    director
  17. 2018-02-20
    ➕
    WILSON, Kenneth Thomas appointed
    director
  18. 2018-02-20
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

30/100
Weak signal

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

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

3 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Kenneth Thomas Wilson
Individual · British · DOB 08/1982 · age 44
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control20/02/2018
Mr David William Wilson
Individual · British · DOB 01/1986 · age 40
——sig. influencesignificant influence20/02/2018
Mr Craig Robert Wilson
Individual · British · DOB 07/1984 · age 42
——sig. influencesignificant influence20/02/2018

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
Incorporated2018-02-20
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC47910 — Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet

Registered office

Craigmarloch Nurseries Ltd Glasgow Road
Kilsyth
Glasgow
G65 9BX
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-05
Last: 2026-02-19

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

WILSON, Craig Robert→
director · ~42y · appointed 2018-02-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WILSON, David William→
director · ~40y · appointed 2018-02-20
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Active
WILSON, Kenneth Thomas→
director · ~44y · appointed 2018-02-20
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Active

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Recent filings (22 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-20
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-05-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-07
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-05-07
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-10-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-29
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-05-10
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-05-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-29