CHAPELFIELD CHILDREN'S DAY NURSERY LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
03735923 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1999-03-18
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 May 2025
Net worth
£54.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Pre-primary education
Sector: Education
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
22 officers (4 active, 22 linked, 17 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
109 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
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
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 £54,127
Net assets shrinking
Down £1,802 YoY
Cash YoY
-12%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£169k
↓ 12% YoY
Net Worth
£54k
↓ 3.2% YoY
Current Assets
£170k
↓ 14% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£40k£79k£119k£159k£198kMay 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Total assets£92.4k£90.3k
Current assets£170.1k£198.5k
Cash£169.3k£192.3k
Debtors£785£6.2k
Net assets£54.1k£55.9k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (57 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-20
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  2. 2024-06-12
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  3. 2024-02-23
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  4. 2023-09-05
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  5. 2023-08-20
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    TOBIN, Stella resigned
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  6. 2023-03-10
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  7. 2022-01-19
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  8. 2021-04-21
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  9. 2020-02-07
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  10. 2019-04-04
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  11. 2019-04-04
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  16. 2019-02-27
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  17. 2018-10-10
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    BUSWELL, Rebecca appointed
    director
  18. 2018-10-10
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  19. 2016-11-23
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    ALDRED, Lydia resigned
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  20. 2015-09-18
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    BREWER, Sonya Laccohee resigned
    director
  21. 2015-09-18
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    GRIFFITHS, Lisa resigned
    director
  22. 2015-02-01
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    MOORE, Katie Jane resigned
    secretary
  23. 2015-02-01
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    ALDRED, Lydia appointed
    director
  24. 2015-02-01
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    GRIFFITHS, Lisa appointed
    director
  25. 2013-09-06
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    TOBIN, Stella appointed
    director
  26. 2009-12-31
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    BAXTER, Kelly resigned
    director
  27. 2008-01-01
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    BAXTER, Kelly appointed
    director
  28. 2008-01-01
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    BREWER, Sonya Laccohee appointed
    director
  29. 2007-08-23
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    BYRNE, Emmeline Clare appointed
    director
  30. 2007-08-23
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    MOORE, Katie Jane appointed
    secretary
  31. 2007-08-23
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    BROWN, Joanna Lesley Fauvel resigned
    director
  32. 2007-05-11
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    SILLETT, Louise Ann resigned
    secretary
  33. 2005-05-31
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    HARDY, Karen resigned
    director
  34. 2004-09-09
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    PRESTON, Sara Elizabeth resigned
    secretary
  35. 2004-09-08
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    EMMS, Joy appointed
    director
  36. 2004-09-08
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    HAWKINS, Sara Elizabeth appointed
    director
  37. 2004-09-08
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    SILLETT, Louise Ann appointed
    secretary
  38. 2003-12-23
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    GEARING, George Brian resigned
    director
  39. 2003-05-31
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    BREWER, Sonya Laccohee resigned
    director
  40. 2003-04-25
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    PRESTON, Sara Elizabeth appointed
    secretary
  41. 2003-04-25
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    TURNER, Rachel Charlotte resigned
    secretary
  42. 2003-03-26
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    BROWN, Joanna Lesley Fauvel appointed
    director
  43. 2003-03-26
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    GEARING, George Brian appointed
    director
  44. 2003-03-26
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    HARDY, Karen appointed
    director
  45. 2003-03-26
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    WOODCOCK, Mandy Pauline resigned
    director
  46. 2001-03-21
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    MACDONALD, Carol Jean resigned
    director
  47. 2001-03-02
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    CLARKE, Rachel Anne resigned
    secretary
  48. 2001-03-02
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    TURNER, Rachel Charlotte appointed
    secretary
  49. 2001-01-21
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    WOODCOCK, Mandy Pauline appointed
    director
  50. 2000-03-01
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    HARROLD, Mary Elizabeth 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
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100
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 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 27 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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Joy Emms
Individual · British · DOB 01/1961 · age 65
——sig. influencesignificant influence · firm interest06/04/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated1999-03-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85100 — Pre-primary education

Registered office

Chapelfield Gardens Chapelfield
East, Norwich
Norfolk
NR2 1SF

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-01
Last: 2026-03-18

Officers (4 active · 18 resigned)

BUSWELL, Rebecca→
director · ~38y · appointed 2018-10-10
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Active
BYRNE, Emmeline Clare→
director · ~41y · appointed 2007-08-23
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Active
EMMS, Joy→
director · ~65y · appointed 2004-09-08
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Active
HAWKINS, Sara Elizabeth→
director · ~49y · appointed 2004-09-08
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Active
CLARKE, Rachel Anne→
secretary · appointed 1999-03-18 · resigned 2001-03-02
Resigned
MOORE, Katie Jane→
secretary · appointed 2007-08-23 · resigned 2015-02-01
Resigned
PRESTON, Sara Elizabeth→
secretary · appointed 2003-04-25 · resigned 2004-09-09
Resigned
SILLETT, Louise Ann→
secretary · appointed 2004-09-08 · resigned 2007-05-11
Resigned
TURNER, Rachel Charlotte→
secretary · appointed 2001-03-02 · resigned 2003-04-25
Resigned
ALDRED, Lydia→
director · ~38y · appointed 2015-02-01 · resigned 2016-11-23
Resigned
BAXTER, Kelly→
director · ~45y · appointed 2008-01-01 · resigned 2009-12-31
Resigned
BREWER, Sonya Laccohee→
director · ~58y · appointed 2008-01-01 · resigned 2015-09-18
Resigned
BREWER, Sonya Laccohee→
director · ~58y · appointed 1999-03-18 · resigned 2003-05-31
Resigned
BROWN, Joanna Lesley Fauvel→
director · ~60y · appointed 2003-03-26 · resigned 2007-08-23
Resigned
GEARING, George Brian→
director · ~49y · appointed 2003-03-26 · resigned 2003-12-23
Resigned
GRIFFITHS, Lisa→
director · ~41y · appointed 2015-02-01 · resigned 2015-09-18
Resigned
HARDY, Karen→
director · ~51y · appointed 2003-03-26 · resigned 2005-05-31
Resigned
HARROLD, Mary Elizabeth→
director · ~52y · appointed 1999-03-18 · resigned 2000-03-01
Resigned
MACDONALD, Carol Jean→
director · ~69y · appointed 1999-03-18 · resigned 2001-03-21
Resigned
SMITH, Susan Jane→
director · ~65y · appointed 1999-03-18 · resigned 1999-10-22
Resigned

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Recent filings (109 total)

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2026-04-02
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2025-08-20
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2025-03-27
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2024-06-12
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-18
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accounts · AA
2024-02-23
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officers · TM01
2023-09-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-29
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accounts · AA
2023-03-10
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-28
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accounts · AA
2022-01-19
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accounts · AA
2021-04-21
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2021-04-21
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-08
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accounts · AA
2020-02-07