CORYLUS CIC
🚨Distressedactive
SC599459 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2018-06-08
Investment thesis
Attractive distress candidate — real problems but workable structure.
Why interesting: Falling signals but no deal-breakers yet; room for negotiation and turnaround.
Why risky: Signals worsening; needs speed and capital discipline.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jun 2023
Net worth
£-86.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
61/100
Worth a look
What this business does
Primary activity: Botanical and zoological gardens and nature reserve activities
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 61/100 (worth a look), bankability 55/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (70/100)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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
25 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
61/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.
Business quality
50
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £86,911
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£1k
Net Worth
-£87k
Current Assets
£2k
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2023-06-30 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £-35.9k |
| Current assets | £2.0k |
| Cash | £1.0k |
| Debtors | £1.0k |
| Net assets | £-86.9k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-19📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-01-17➖RAMSAY, Kevin Mark resigneddirector
- 2025-06-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-18📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-05-28📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2025-05-27📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2024-08-31📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2024-08-27📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2024-06-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-20📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-11-20📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-11-20📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-04-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-07📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-11-21📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-10-14➕RAMSAY, Kevin Mark appointeddirector
- 2020-06-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-06-08🏢Company incorporatedAs CORYLUS CIC
- 2018-06-08➕MCCARDY, Edward Alexander appointeddirector
- 2018-06-08➕MCDONALD, Craig appointeddirector
- 2018-06-08📄incorporation-community-interest-companyincorporation · CICINC
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome 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 signalLimited 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
1 high ·Accounts overdue
highStatutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.
Evidence: Next due: 2026-03-31
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Edward Alexander Mccardy Individual · Scottish · DOB 02/1980 · age 46 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board controlsig. influence25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · significant influence · trust interest | 08/06/2018 |
Criag Mcdonald Individual · Scottish · DOB 03/1979 · age 47 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board controlsig. influence25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · significant influence · trust interest | 08/06/2018 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2018-06-08
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC91040 — Botanical and zoological gardens and nature reserve activities
Registered office
3 Considine Gardens
Edinburgh
EH8 7DZ
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-03-31OVERDUE
Last made up to: 2024-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-21
Last: 2025-06-07
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
MCCARDY, Edward Alexander→
Activedirector · ~46y · appointed 2018-06-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MCDONALD, Craig→
Activedirector · ~47y · appointed 2018-06-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
RAMSAY, Kevin Mark→
Resigneddirector · ~56y · appointed 2020-10-14 · resigned 2026-01-17
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Recent filings (25 total)
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-18
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-06-18
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-05-28
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-05-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-13
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-08-31
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-08-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-27
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-11-20
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-11-20
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-11-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-26