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02108184 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1987-03-09
Investment thesis
Looks cheap but ownership + security both unclear — probable value trap.
Why interesting: Headline metrics may be attractive.
Why risky: No PSC visibility combined with multiple live charges; transacting likely slow and expensive.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Dec 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Child day-care activities
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 78-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (73/100, director aged 78). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (48/100).

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Refinance opportunity

4 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 38.7y

25/100
too messy

Structure is too messy for a clean refinance right now — clean up first or expect bespoke terms.

  • · Oldest live charge is 38.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Legal-friction score 48/100 (high).

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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
34 officers (7 active, 34 linked, 30 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
172 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

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

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-12-312024-12-31
Average employees5400

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (88 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-01
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  2. 2025-07-11
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  3. 2025-04-02
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  4. 2025-04-01
    ARTHUR, Charles Peter, Dr resigned
    director
  5. 2025-02-11
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  12. 2025-02-11
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  13. 2025-02-10
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  14. 2025-02-07
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  17. 2025-02-04
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  18. 2025-02-03
    WILLIAMS, David Gareth appointed
    secretary
  19. 2025-02-03
    DAVIES, Christopher Cyril resigned
    director
  20. 2025-02-03
    GREEN, Stephen John resigned
    director
  21. 2024-06-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  22. 2024-01-30
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  23. 2024-01-30
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  24. 2023-09-29
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  25. 2023-08-21
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  26. 2023-08-15
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  27. 2023-08-09
    BROWN, Patricia Anne appointed
    director
  28. 2023-08-09
    DIXON, Paul Henry Joseph appointed
    director
  29. 2023-08-09
    HARRISON, Kathleen Mary appointed
    director
  30. 2023-08-09
    HARTWELL, Moira appointed
    director
  31. 2023-08-09
    SAMATA, Lilian appointed
    director
  32. 2023-05-26
    WAFER, Michael resigned
    director
  33. 2018-06-14
    GREEN, Stephen John appointed
    director
  34. 2018-04-03
    ROBINSON, Frank resigned
    director
  35. 2015-03-31
    MAHONEY, Simon resigned
    director
  36. 2015-03-31
    RHODES, Simon resigned
    director
  37. 2011-04-05
    MARSHALL, Jane resigned
    director
  38. 2010-03-09
    REYNOLDS, Penelope Jane resigned
    director
  39. 2009-05-08
    ROBINSON, Frank appointed
    director
  40. 2009-04-01
    SCANLON, Paul Edward appointed
    director
  41. 2009-04-01
    RHODES, Simon appointed
    director
  42. 2009-02-02
    MAHONEY, Eric Ronald resigned
    secretary
  43. 2008-03-18
    MAHONEY, Simon appointed
    director
  44. 2008-03-18
    MARSHALL, Jane appointed
    director
  45. 2007-03-13
    CASSON, Ann resigned
    director
  46. 2007-03-13
    KAUFMAN, Anthony Laurence, Dr resigned
    director
  47. 2007-03-13
    MARTINDALE, Christina Therase resigned
    director
  48. 2005-03-29
    CASSON, Ann appointed
    director
  49. 2005-01-01
    NORBURY, Duncan Stuart resigned
    director
  50. 2004-11-30
    MORNINGTON, Marilyn Ann resigned
    director
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Owner dependency

65/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • -6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 78 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 78 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med ·
Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated1987-03-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC88910 — Child day-care activities

Registered office

3 South Hunter Street
Liverpool
L1 9JG
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-20
Last: 2025-09-06

Officers (7 active · 27 resigned)

WILLIAMS, David Gareth
secretary · appointed 2025-02-03
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Active
BROWN, Patricia Anne
director · ~75y · appointed 2023-08-09
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Active
DIXON, Paul Henry Joseph
director · ~78y · appointed 2023-08-09
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Active
HARRISON, Kathleen Mary
director · ~75y · appointed 2023-08-09
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Active
HARTWELL, Moira
director · ~78y · appointed 2023-08-09
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Active
SAMATA, Lilian
director · ~74y · appointed 2023-08-09
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Active
SCANLON, Paul Edward
director · ~68y · appointed 2009-04-01
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Active
MAHONEY, Eric Ronald
secretary · appointed 1999-03-01 · resigned 2009-02-02
Resigned
YIP, Stephen Barry Loy
secretary · appointed 1996-05-22 · resigned 1999-03-01
Resigned
YIP, Stephen Barry Loy
secretary · resigned 1996-03-29
Resigned
ARTHUR, Charles Peter, Dr
director · ~65y · appointed 2004-10-06 · resigned 2025-04-01
Resigned
BACKHOUSE, John Edwin
director · ~71y · appointed 1997-10-01 · resigned 2002-03-31
Resigned
BASTERFIELD, Benjamin Henry
director · ~74y · appointed 1999-09-14 · resigned 1999-09-23
Resigned
BIRCHALL, Kevin Vincent
director · ~69y · appointed 1996-06-19 · resigned 1997-10-01
Resigned
BRAITHWAITE, David Jonathan
director · ~67y · appointed 1996-06-19 · resigned 1998-12-31
Resigned
CASSON, Ann
director · ~65y · appointed 2005-03-29 · resigned 2007-03-13
Resigned
DAVIES, Christopher Cyril
director · ~71y · appointed 1993-09-01 · resigned 2025-02-03
Resigned
GREEN, Stephen John
director · ~61y · appointed 2018-06-14 · resigned 2025-02-03
Resigned
HALL, David Ivor
director · ~66y · appointed 1996-05-22 · resigned 1999-09-14
Resigned
KAUFMAN, Anthony Laurence, Dr
director · ~74y · appointed 2000-05-23 · resigned 2007-03-13
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

4
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Co-operative Bank
The Co-Operative Bank PLC
Standard security1 property07/06/199324/05/2003
satisfied
Co-operative Bank
The Co-Operative Bank PLC
Floating charge1 property21/05/199324/05/2003
outstanding
Birmingham Midshires Building Society
Standard security1 property15/05/1989
satisfied
Midland Bank
Midland Bank PLC
Standard security1 property20/11/198723/01/1992
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Recent filings (172 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-05-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-11
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-04-02
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-02-11
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-02-11
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
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resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-02-11
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-02-11
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2025-02-10
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-02-07
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-02-07