CENTRAL PARK NURSERY LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
04342173 · ltd · incorporated 2001-12-18
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 Sept 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Technical and vocational secondary education
Sector: Education
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. 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 (63/100).
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Refinance opportunity
6 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 24.4y
35/100
too messy
Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.
- · Oldest live charge is 24.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 33/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (75/100)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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
6 charges (6/6 with lender, 6/6 with type)
90
Directors & officers
9 officers (3 active, 9 linked, 5 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
16 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
87 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-09-30 |
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| Average employees | 2700 |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (50 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2026-01-28➕SHEEN, Lisa Marie appointeddirector
- 2026-01-28📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-01-02📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2026-01-02📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2026-01-02📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2026-01-02🔓Charge satisfied #5
- 2026-01-02🔓Charge satisfied #4
- 2025-12-23🔒Charge registered #6Lender: National Westminster Bank Public Limited Company
- 2025-12-18📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2025-03-21📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-03-14🔒Charge registered #5Lender: Santander UK PLC
- 2025-03-03➕DAVIES, Marie Elizabeth appointedsecretary
- 2025-03-03📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2025-02-10📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-02-04📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2025-02-04📄statement-of-companys-objectschange-of-constitution · CC04
- 2025-02-04📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2025-02-04📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-02-04📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-02-04📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2025-02-04📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-02-04📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2025-02-04📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-01-31➕BLYTH, Sarah Jane appointeddirector
- 2025-01-31➖STYLES, Paul Martin resignedsecretary
- 2025-01-31➖DAVIES, Marie Elizabeth resigneddirector
- 2025-01-31➖STYLES, Paul Martin resigneddirector
- 2025-01-31🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Santander UK PLC
- 2025-01-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-13📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2024-12-13🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2024-12-12📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2024-12-12📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2024-12-12🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2024-12-12🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2024-06-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2005-02-11➖STYLES, Hilary Elizabeth resigneddirector
- 2005-02-11🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2002-02-26🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2002-02-14🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2001-12-18🏢Company incorporatedAs CENTRAL PARK NURSERY LIMITED
- 2001-12-18➕STYLES, Paul Martin appointedsecretary
- 2001-12-18➕SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2001-12-18➖SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2001-12-18➕DAVIES, Marie Elizabeth appointeddirector
- 2001-12-18➕STYLES, Hilary Elizabeth appointeddirector
- 2001-12-18➕STYLES, Paul Martin appointeddirector
- 2001-12-18➕INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2001-12-18➖INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
1 med ·Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Group structure
Central Park Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Central Park Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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CENTRAL PARK NURSERY LIMITED
This company · 04342173
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Central Park Holdings Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRANDRULE LIMITED→ 01928977 · est 1985 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 40y | — | — |
| C M NETWORK LIMITED→ 14354038 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| CHARLTON KINGS INFANTS' SCHOOL→ 07689749 · est 2011 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 14y | — | — |
| CHELTENHAM SCHOOL OF COMPLEMENTARY THERAPY & BEAUTY LTD→ 10448014 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| CHELTENHAM TUTORING LTD→ 15386939 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| CHEPSTOW CHILD AND FAMILY THERAPY CENTRE CIC→ 14940066 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| CHESS-MATE HUB LTD→ 15379644 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| CHILDCARE MARKETING LTD→ 12685710 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| CHINESE MEDICAL CENTRE LIMITED→ 03895639 · est 1999 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 26y | — | — |
| CHIPPING CAMPDEN SCHOOL→ 07680770 · est 2011 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 14y | — | — |
| CHISPA CIC→ 15223410 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| CHOSEN HILL SCHOOL→ 07550474 · est 2011 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 15y | — | — |
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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2001-12-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85320 — Technical and vocational secondary education
Registered office
Windsor House
Bayshill Road
Cheltenham
Gloucestershire
GL50 3AT
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-01
Last: 2025-12-18
Officers (3 active · 6 resigned)
DAVIES, Marie Elizabeth→
Activesecretary · appointed 2025-03-03
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BLYTH, Sarah Jane→
Activedirector · ~52y · appointed 2025-01-31
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SHEEN, Lisa Marie→
Activedirector · ~45y · appointed 2026-01-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
STYLES, Paul Martin→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2001-12-18 · resigned 2025-01-31
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2001-12-18 · resigned 2001-12-18
DAVIES, Marie Elizabeth→
Resigneddirector · ~52y · appointed 2001-12-18 · resigned 2025-01-31
STYLES, Hilary Elizabeth→
Resigneddirector · ~66y · appointed 2001-12-18 · resigned 2005-02-11
STYLES, Paul Martin→
Resigneddirector · ~66y · appointed 2001-12-18 · resigned 2025-01-31
INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2001-12-18 · resigned 2001-12-18
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Mortgages & charges
6
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:6 of 6 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank Public Company National Westminster Bank Public Limited Company | A registered charge | 1 property | 23/12/2025 | — | |
| satisfied | Santander Santander UK PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 14/03/2025 | 02/01/2026 | |
| satisfied | Santander Santander UK PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 31/01/2025 | 02/01/2026 | |
| satisfied | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 11/02/2005 | 12/12/2024 | |
| satisfied | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | Legal mortgage | 1 property | 26/02/2002 | 12/12/2024 | |
| satisfied | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 14/02/2002 | 13/12/2024 |
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Recent filings (87 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2026-05-15
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-01-28
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2026-01-02
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2026-01-02
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2026-01-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-18
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2025-12-18
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-03-21
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2025-03-03
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-02-10
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-02-04
statement-of-companys-objects
change-of-constitution · CC04
2025-02-04
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-02-04
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-02-04
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-02-04