A B C KINDERGARTEN LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
03186579 · ltd · incorporated 1996-04-16
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£1.26M
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 63-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 63). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 5 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

7 live charges · 5 lenders · oldest 29.9y

35/100
too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

  • · Oldest live charge is 29.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 5 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Legal-friction score 35/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
7 charges (7/7 with lender, 7/7 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
89 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £1,262,270

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£1.3m
↑ 9210% YoY
Current Assets
£645k
↑ 706% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£252k£505k£757k£1.0m£1.3mMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£1.53M£240.1k
Current assets£644.5k£80.0k
Net assets£1.26M£13.6k

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
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (37 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-12-22
    ➖
    POWER SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  5. 2023-12-22
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2023-12-22
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  7. 2023-02-09
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    change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH04
  8. 2023-02-09
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2022-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-12-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-10-14
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    change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH04
  12. 2021-10-11
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2021-01-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-12-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-07-10
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  16. 2019-07-09
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  17. 2018-12-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2016-06-06
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    Charge registered #7
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  19. 2007-02-08
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    Charge satisfied #5
  20. 2007-02-08
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    Charge satisfied #4
  21. 2007-01-31
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    Charge registered #6
    Lender: Commercial First Business Limited
  22. 2007-01-30
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    Charge satisfied #2
  23. 2004-08-26
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    Charge registered #5
    Lender: Heritage Secured Funding Limited
  24. 2004-08-26
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Heritage Secured Funding Limited
  25. 2004-08-25
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    Charge satisfied #3
  26. 2004-08-18
    ➖
    O'CARROLL, Jeffrey John, Dr resigned
    secretary
  27. 2004-08-18
    ➕
    POWER SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  28. 2004-08-14
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    Charge satisfied #1
  29. 2000-08-11
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
  30. 1996-07-08
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Midland Bank PLC
  31. 1996-07-08
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Midland Bank PLC
  32. 1996-04-16
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    Company incorporated
    As A B C KINDERGARTEN LIMITED
  33. 1996-04-16
    ➕
    O'CARROLL, Jeffrey John, Dr appointed
    director
  34. 1996-04-16
    ➕
    OCARROLL, Gisella Lamberio appointed
    director
  35. 1996-04-16
    ➕
    O'CARROLL, Jeffrey John, Dr appointed
    secretary
  36. 1996-04-16
    ➕
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  37. 1996-04-16
    ➖
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary

Owner dependency

76/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 30 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

86/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 30 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 30 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • 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.

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Dr Jeffrey John O' Carroll
Individual · South African · DOB 04/1963 · age 63
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
Ms Gisella O'Carroll
Individual · Portuguese · DOB 07/1968 · age 58
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1996-04-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Lakeside House
16a Cove Road
Fleet
GU51 2RN
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last: 2026-04-16

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

O'CARROLL, Jeffrey John, Dr→
director · ~63y · appointed 1996-04-16
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Active
OCARROLL, Gisella Lamberio→
director · ~58y · appointed 1996-04-16
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Active
O'CARROLL, Jeffrey John, Dr→
secretary · appointed 1996-04-16 · resigned 2004-08-18
Resigned
POWER SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2004-08-18 · resigned 2023-12-22
Resigned
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1996-04-16 · resigned 1996-04-16
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

7
Total charges
2
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:7 of 7 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
A registered charge—06/06/2016—
outstanding
Commercial First Business
Commercial First Business Limited
Deed of legal charge2 properties31/01/2007—
satisfied
Heritage Secured Funding
Heritage Secured Funding Limited
Legal charge1 property26/08/200408/02/2007
satisfied
Heritage Secured Funding
Heritage Secured Funding Limited
Debenture1 property26/08/200408/02/2007
satisfied
HSBC
Hsbc Bank PLC
Debenture1 property11/08/200025/08/2004
satisfied
Midland Bank
Midland Bank PLC
Legal mortgage1 property08/07/199630/01/2007
satisfied
Midland Bank
Midland Bank PLC
Fixed and floating charge1 property08/07/199614/08/2004
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Recent filings (89 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-06
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-12-22
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-01
change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH04
2023-02-09
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-02-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-15
change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH04
2021-10-14