BRAIDBAR NURSERIES LLP

💤Zombieactive
SO301330 · llp · incorporated 2007-05-09
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
—
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (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 (77/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, no SIC, incorporation date
80
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
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
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
53 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
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
80
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
—
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees2200

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 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
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-05-17
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  3. 2024-10-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-05-13
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    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  5. 2024-03-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-06-22
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  7. 2022-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-06-07
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  9. 2022-05-20
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnership
    persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC01
  10. 2022-05-20
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnership
    persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC01
  11. 2022-05-20
    📄
    withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement-limited-liability-partnership
    persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC09
  12. 2022-01-20
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement-limited-liability-partnership
    persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC08
  13. 2021-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-10-26
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnership
    persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC07
  15. 2021-10-26
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    termination-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-termination-date
    officers · LLTM01
  16. 2021-08-08
    ➖
    MCCALLUM, Ann Willeen resigned
    llp-designated-member
  17. 2021-07-06
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  18. 2021-01-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2020-07-23
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  20. 2019-09-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2019-05-23
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  22. 2019-03-05
    📄
    change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-date
    officers · LLCH01
  23. 2018-07-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  24. 2018-07-25
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  25. 2018-07-18
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    appoint-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-appointment-date
    officers · LLAP01
  26. 2018-07-18
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    appoint-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-appointment-date
    officers · LLAP01
  27. 2017-11-06
    ➕
    CRUICKSHANK, Gillian Fiona appointed
    llp-designated-member
  28. 2017-11-06
    ➕
    CUTHBERTSON, Susanne Kathleen appointed
    llp-designated-member
  29. 2017-10-06
    ➖
    MCCALLUM, William Potter resigned
    llp-designated-member
  30. 2007-05-09
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    Company incorporated
    As BRAIDBAR NURSERIES LLP
  31. 2007-05-09
    ➕
    MCCALLUM, Ann Willeen appointed
    llp-designated-member
  32. 2007-05-09
    ➕
    MCCALLUM, William Potter appointed
    llp-designated-member

Owner dependency

50/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

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

Succession & seller-readiness

40/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ms Gillian Fiona Cruickshank
Individual · British · DOB 05/1966 · age 60
——sig. influencesignificant influence19/05/2022
Mrs Susanne Kathleen Cuthbertson
Individual · British · DOB 07/1964 · age 62
——sig. influencesignificant influence19/05/2022
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mrs Ann Willeen Mccallumceased 08/08/2021· 25-50% voting
  • Mr William Potter Mccallumceased 06/11/2017· 25-50% voting

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typellp
Incorporated2007-05-09
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC—

Registered office

505 Mearns Road
Newton Mearns
Glasgow
G77 6RS
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-23
Last: 2025-05-09

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

CRUICKSHANK, Gillian Fiona→
llp-designated-member · ~60y · appointed 2017-11-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CUTHBERTSON, Susanne Kathleen→
llp-designated-member · ~62y · appointed 2017-11-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MCCALLUM, Ann Willeen→
llp-designated-member · ~88y · appointed 2007-05-09 · resigned 2021-08-08
Resigned
MCCALLUM, William Potter→
llp-designated-member · ~91y · appointed 2007-05-09 · resigned 2017-10-06
Resigned

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Recent filings (53 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2025-05-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2024-05-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2023-06-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2022-06-07
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnership
persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC01
2022-05-20
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnership
persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC01
2022-05-20
withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement-limited-liability-partnership
persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC09
2022-05-20
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement-limited-liability-partnership
persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC08
2022-01-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-22
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnership
persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC07
2021-10-26
termination-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-termination-date
officers · LLTM01
2021-10-26