ABC CHILDCARE LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
04384262 · ltd · incorporated 2002-02-28
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
PursueProperty-backed borrower with a 74-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 74). 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 (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 22.5y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 22.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
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
7 officers (1 active, 7 linked, 1 with DOB)
73
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
70 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
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| Average employees | 1 | 100 |
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
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-30📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-10-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-10-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-12-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-01-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-03-24📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2016-02-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-03-27📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-02-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2009-09-15➖BENNISON, Joseph resignedsecretary
- 2004-12-30➕BENNISON, Joseph appointedsecretary
- 2004-12-30➖MCKINNON, Stuart resignedsecretary
- 2003-12-19🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2003-03-27➖BENNISON, Pauline resignedsecretary
- 2003-03-27➕MCKINNON, Stuart appointedsecretary
- 2003-03-27➖BENNISON, Pauline resigneddirector
- 2002-02-28🏢Company incorporatedAs ABC CHILDCARE LIMITED
- 2002-02-28➕BENNISON, Laurence Joseph appointeddirector
- 2002-02-28➕BENNISON, Pauline appointedsecretary
- 2002-02-28➕TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2002-02-28➖TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2002-02-28➕BENNISON, Pauline appointeddirector
- 2002-02-28➕COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2002-02-28➖COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
100/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
100/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- 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
cleanNo 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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Laurence Joseph Bennison Individual · British · DOB 07/1952 · age 74 | 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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A & B PROPERTIES (NORTH EAST) LIMITED→ 10439030 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| AA PROPERTY (NE) LTD→ 16921474 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AA PROPRIETE LIMITED→ 13774346 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| AA REAL ESTATE (NORTH EAST) LIMITED→ 17062016 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AA RESIDENCES LTD→ 14019494 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| AAYRA CAPITAL LIMITED→ 15965206 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| AB & CK INVESTMENTS LTD→ 15219477 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| AB INVESTMENT GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED→ 16626509 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AB LETTINGS NE LTD→ 15912175 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| AB NORTHERN LIVING LIMITED→ 12279702 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| ABBOTSVALE PROPERTY MAINTENANCE LTD→ 10885612 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| ABDUL 143 PROPERTY LTD→ 12496142 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
8 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
Incorporated2002-02-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Registered office
2 Warreners Barns
Morpeth
Northumberland
NE61 3BX
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-26
Last: 2026-02-12
Officers (1 active · 6 resigned)
BENNISON, Laurence Joseph→
Activedirector · ~74y · appointed 2002-02-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BENNISON, Joseph→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2004-12-30 · resigned 2009-09-15
BENNISON, Pauline→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2002-02-28 · resigned 2003-03-27
MCKINNON, Stuart→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2003-03-27 · resigned 2004-12-30
TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-02-28 · resigned 2002-02-28
BENNISON, Pauline→
Resigneddirector · appointed 2002-02-28 · resigned 2003-03-27
COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-02-28 · resigned 2002-02-28
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 19/12/2003 | — |
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Recent filings (70 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-12
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-01-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-12-24