CHRISTIAN DAY NURSERIES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04295525 · ltd · incorporated 2001-09-28
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 22.4y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
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year to Sept 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Pre-primary education
Sector: Education
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (50/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 22.4y

65/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Oldest live charge is 22.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 38/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
17 officers (4 active, 17 linked, 13 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
97 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

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

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-09-302024-09-30
Average employees13001200

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal 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 (48 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  2. 2025-05-27
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  3. 2025-01-08
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  4. 2025-01-08
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2025-01-04
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    GROOME, Christopher John resigned
    director
  6. 2024-12-31
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    GRIFFIN, Caroline Louise resigned
    director
  7. 2024-12-15
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    officers · TM01
  8. 2024-12-15
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    officers · TM01
  9. 2024-12-10
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    TATTERSALL, Paula Suzanne resigned
    director
  10. 2024-12-05
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    TATTERSALL, Beryl Josephine resigned
    director
  11. 2024-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  12. 2023-06-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  13. 2023-05-23
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  14. 2023-05-23
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2022-06-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  16. 2021-06-05
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  17. 2020-06-23
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  18. 2019-06-19
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  19. 2018-06-21
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  20. 2017-06-21
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  21. 2015-07-20
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    TATTERSALL, John, Revd Dr resigned
    director
  22. 2010-06-07
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    TYSOE, Debbie resigned
    director
  23. 2010-03-25
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    MAY, Tracey resigned
    director
  24. 2009-04-16
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    TATTERSALL, James Nicholas appointed
    director
  25. 2009-04-16
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    MAY, Tracey appointed
    director
  26. 2009-04-16
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    TATTERSALL, Paula Suzanne appointed
    director
  27. 2009-04-16
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    TYSOE, Debbie appointed
    director
  28. 2008-10-17
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    WALKER, Jessica Valerie resigned
    director
  29. 2004-03-01
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  30. 2004-01-22
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    SUTHERLAND, Ann appointed
    secretary
  31. 2004-01-22
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    GRIFFIN, Caroline Louise resigned
    secretary
  32. 2002-12-17
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    SUTHERLAND, Ann appointed
    director
  33. 2002-12-17
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    TATTERSALL, Beryl Josephine appointed
    director
  34. 2002-12-17
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    TATTERSALL, John, Revd Dr appointed
    director
  35. 2002-10-11
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    BARRETT, Lisa Jane resigned
    director
  36. 2001-11-30
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    LANGAN, Pauline Anne resigned
    director
  37. 2001-09-28
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    Company incorporated
    As CHRISTIAN DAY NURSERIES LIMITED
  38. 2001-09-28
    ➕
    TATTERSALL, Alexandra Christabel appointed
    director
  39. 2001-09-28
    ➕
    GRIFFIN, Caroline Louise appointed
    secretary
  40. 2001-09-28
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    LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  41. 2001-09-28
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    LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  42. 2001-09-28
    ➕
    BARRETT, Lisa Jane appointed
    director
  43. 2001-09-28
    ➕
    GRIFFIN, Caroline Louise appointed
    director
  44. 2001-09-28
    ➕
    GROOME, Christopher John appointed
    director
  45. 2001-09-28
    ➕
    LANGAN, Pauline Anne appointed
    director
  46. 2001-09-28
    ➕
    WALKER, Jessica Valerie appointed
    director
  47. 2001-09-28
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    LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  48. 2001-09-28
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    LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

68/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 25 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 25 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
Miss Alexandra Christabel Tattersall
Individual · British · DOB 02/1971 · age 55
——sig. influencesignificant influence01/07/2016

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

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🔒Tailored diligence questions

6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2001-09-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85100 — Pre-primary education

Registered office

15-17 Belvoir Drive
Barton Seagrave
Kettering
Northamptonshire
NN15 6QZ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-12
Last: 2025-09-28

Officers (4 active · 13 resigned)

SUTHERLAND, Ann→
secretary · appointed 2004-01-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SUTHERLAND, Ann→
director · ~50y · appointed 2002-12-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
TATTERSALL, Alexandra Christabel→
director · ~55y · appointed 2001-09-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
TATTERSALL, James Nicholas→
director · ~54y · appointed 2009-04-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GRIFFIN, Caroline Louise→
secretary · appointed 2001-09-28 · resigned 2004-01-22
Resigned
LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2001-09-28 · resigned 2001-09-28
Resigned
BARRETT, Lisa Jane→
director · ~60y · appointed 2001-09-28 · resigned 2002-10-11
Resigned
GRIFFIN, Caroline Louise→
director · ~62y · appointed 2001-09-28 · resigned 2024-12-31
Resigned
GROOME, Christopher John→
director · ~86y · appointed 2001-09-28 · resigned 2025-01-04
Resigned
LANGAN, Pauline Anne→
director · ~64y · appointed 2001-09-28 · resigned 2001-11-30
Resigned
MAY, Tracey→
director · ~51y · appointed 2009-04-16 · resigned 2010-03-25
Resigned
TATTERSALL, Beryl Josephine→
director · ~81y · appointed 2002-12-17 · resigned 2024-12-05
Resigned
TATTERSALL, John, Revd Dr→
director · ~81y · appointed 2002-12-17 · resigned 2015-07-20
Resigned
TATTERSALL, Paula Suzanne→
director · ~49y · appointed 2009-04-16 · resigned 2024-12-10
Resigned
TYSOE, Debbie→
director · ~54y · appointed 2009-04-16 · resigned 2010-06-07
Resigned
WALKER, Jessica Valerie→
director · ~75y · appointed 2001-09-28 · resigned 2008-10-17
Resigned
LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2001-09-28 · resigned 2001-09-28
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property01/03/2004—
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Recent filings (97 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-27
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-01-08
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-01-08
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-12-15
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-02
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2023-05-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-05-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-27