BUNNY RUN CHILDCARE LIMITED

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04354027 · ltd · incorporated 2002-01-16
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
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£-93.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Pre-primary education
Sector: Education
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 75/100 (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: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · oldest 23.2y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 23.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (1 active, 7 linked, 5 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
85 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
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £93,498

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
-£93k
↑ 23% YoY
Current Assets
£180k
↑ 8.1% YoY
Current Liabilities
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-£121k-£61k-£784£59k£120k£180kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£-63.6k£-89.3k
Current assets£179.7k£166.2k
Net assets£-93.5k£-121.1k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-22
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  2. 2024-12-20
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  5. 2024-10-23
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  6. 2023-12-21
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  7. 2023-01-19
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  8. 2022-07-01
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  9. 2022-07-01
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  10. 2022-06-30
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  11. 2021-12-10
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  12. 2021-01-29
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  13. 2019-12-16
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  15. 2019-10-03
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  16. 2018-12-21
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  17. 2018-09-24
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  18. 2017-06-13
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
  19. 2016-04-26
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    GILL, Dominic Alan appointed
    director
  20. 2016-04-26
    ➖
    OATES, Susan resigned
    secretary
  21. 2016-04-26
    ➖
    OATES, Arthur Eric resigned
    director
  22. 2016-04-26
    ➖
    OATES, Martin Paul resigned
    director
  23. 2016-04-26
    ➖
    OATES, Susan resigned
    director
  24. 2016-03-26
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    Charge satisfied #1
  25. 2012-01-01
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    OATES, Martin Paul appointed
    director
  26. 2003-04-17
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
  27. 2002-01-16
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    Company incorporated
    As BUNNY RUN CHILDCARE LIMITED
  28. 2002-01-16
    ➕
    BREWER, Suzanne appointed
    nominee-secretary
  29. 2002-01-16
    ➖
    BREWER, Suzanne resigned
    nominee-secretary
  30. 2002-01-16
    ➕
    OATES, Susan appointed
    secretary
  31. 2002-01-16
    ➕
    BREWER, Kevin, Dr appointed
    nominee-director
  32. 2002-01-16
    ➖
    BREWER, Kevin, Dr resigned
    nominee-director
  33. 2002-01-16
    ➕
    OATES, Arthur Eric appointed
    director
  34. 2002-01-16
    ➕
    OATES, Susan appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100
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.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 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.)

Group structure

2 corporate shareholders identified. Group structure is distributed.

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Speldhurst Preschool Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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Greenstone Childcare Limited
Corporate parent
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BUNNY RUN CHILDCARE LIMITED
This company · 04354027

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

3 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Speldhurst Preschool Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control26/04/2016
Mr Dominic Alan Gill
Individual · British · DOB 12/1976 · age 50
——sig. influencesignificant influence · firm interest26/04/2016
Greenstone Childcare Limited
Corporate entity
——sig. influencesignificant influence26/04/2016

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
Incorporated2002-01-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85100 — Pre-primary education

Registered office

2 Exeter House Sir Thomas Longley Road
Medway City Estate
Rochester
Kent
ME2 4FE
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-23
Last: 2026-01-09

Officers (1 active · 6 resigned)

GILL, Dominic Alan→
director · ~50y · appointed 2016-04-26
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Active
BREWER, Suzanne→
nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-01-16 · resigned 2002-01-16
Resigned
OATES, Susan→
secretary · appointed 2002-01-16 · resigned 2016-04-26
Resigned
BREWER, Kevin, Dr→
nominee-director · ~74y · appointed 2002-01-16 · resigned 2002-01-16
Resigned
OATES, Arthur Eric→
director · ~79y · appointed 2002-01-16 · resigned 2016-04-26
Resigned
OATES, Martin Paul→
director · ~56y · appointed 2012-01-01 · resigned 2016-04-26
Resigned
OATES, Susan→
director · ~74y · appointed 2002-01-16 · resigned 2016-04-26
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
HSBC
Hsbc Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property13/06/2017—
satisfied
HSBC
Hsbc Bank PLC
Debenture1 property17/04/200326/03/2016
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Recent filings (85 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-20
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-12-13
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-12-13
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2024-10-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-19
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2023-01-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-07-01
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-07-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-10