ABC NURSERY & PRE SCHOOL LTD

💤Zombieactive
04297980 · ltd · incorporated 2001-10-03
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
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year to Nov 2024
Net worth
£84.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Primary education
Sector: Education
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
8 officers (2 active, 8 linked, 3 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
66 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £83,984
Net assets shrinking
Down £58,553 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£84k
↓ 41% YoY
Current Assets
£68k
↓ 44% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£29k£57k£86k£114k£143kNov 2023Nov 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-11-302023-11-30
Total assets£86.3k£144.9k
Current assets£67.9k£122.2k
Net assets£84.0k£142.5k

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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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-04-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  2. 2024-07-25
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  3. 2023-07-23
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  4. 2022-08-23
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  5. 2021-06-22
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  6. 2020-04-10
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  7. 2019-06-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  8. 2018-08-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2017-09-10
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    officers · TM02
  10. 2017-09-08
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    BHAMBRA, Gurdip Singh resigned
    secretary
  11. 2017-09-07
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    GHERGHI,, Ioana appointed
    secretary
  12. 2017-09-07
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    officers · AP03
  13. 2017-07-24
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-07-07
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    address · AD01
  15. 2016-03-13
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2015-08-27
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  17. 2015-08-22
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    annual-return · AR01
  18. 2007-11-30
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    GHERGHI, Ioana appointed
    director
  19. 2007-11-30
    ➕
    BHAMBRA, Gurdip Singh appointed
    secretary
  20. 2007-11-30
    ➖
    SABEL, Susan resigned
    secretary
  21. 2007-11-30
    ➖
    SABEL, David resigned
    director
  22. 2007-11-30
    ➖
    SABEL, Susan resigned
    director
  23. 2001-10-03
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    Company incorporated
    As ABC NURSERY & PRE SCHOOL LTD
  24. 2001-10-03
    ➕
    SABEL, Susan appointed
    secretary
  25. 2001-10-03
    ➕
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 2001-10-03
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    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  27. 2001-10-03
    ➕
    SABEL, David appointed
    director
  28. 2001-10-03
    ➕
    SABEL, Susan appointed
    director
  29. 2001-10-03
    ➕
    INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  30. 2001-10-03
    ➖
    INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

85/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
  • 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ms Ioana Gherghi
Individual · British · DOB 08/1978 · age 48
75–100%
—75-100% 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
Incorporated2001-10-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85200 — Primary education

Registered office

C/O Eastcourt House
33a Stradbroke Drive
Chigwell
Essex
IG7 5RB
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-04
Last: 2025-05-21

Officers (2 active · 6 resigned)

GHERGHI,, Ioana→
secretary · appointed 2017-09-07
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Active
GHERGHI, Ioana→
director · ~48y · appointed 2007-11-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BHAMBRA, Gurdip Singh→
secretary · appointed 2007-11-30 · resigned 2017-09-08
Resigned
SABEL, Susan→
secretary · appointed 2001-10-03 · resigned 2007-11-30
Resigned
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2001-10-03 · resigned 2001-10-03
Resigned
SABEL, David→
director · ~83y · appointed 2001-10-03 · resigned 2007-11-30
Resigned
SABEL, Susan→
director · ~69y · appointed 2001-10-03 · resigned 2007-11-30
Resigned
INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2001-10-03 · resigned 2001-10-03
Resigned

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Recent filings (66 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-04-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-08-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2018-09-27