ALDERSYDE NURSERY LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

04441589 · ltd · incorporated 2002-05-17

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 May 2024

Net worth

£196.3k

book net assets

Opportunity

75/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Pre-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 (76/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

6 officers (1 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

58 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

75/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £196,272

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£196k

↑ 29% YoY

Current Assets

£244k

↑ 28% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2024-05-31	2023-05-31
Total assets	£196.3k	£152.0k
Current assets	£244.4k	£190.4k
Net assets	£196.3k	£152.0k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 persons-with-significant-control
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand

2025-12-29
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-12-29
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2025-05-22
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HUBBERT, Ann Patricia resigned
secretary
2025-05-22
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HUBBERT, Ann Patricia resigned
director
2025-05-22
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HUBBERT, Derek resigned
director
2025-05-22
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officers · TM02
2025-05-22
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officers · TM01
2025-05-22
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officers · TM01
2025-03-11
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2024-07-01
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2023-02-28
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2022-03-18
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2021-09-27
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2020-02-28
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2019-02-28
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2018-02-23
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2017-02-28
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2016-02-29
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2002-05-17
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Company incorporated
As ALDERSYDE NURSERY LIMITED
2002-05-17
➕
HUBBERT, Lianne appointed
director
2002-05-17
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HUBBERT, Ann Patricia appointed
secretary
2002-05-17
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SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2002-05-17
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SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2002-05-17
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HUBBERT, Ann Patricia appointed
director
2002-05-17
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HUBBERT, Derek appointed
director
2002-05-17
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INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director
2002-05-17
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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 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100

Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS

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

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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Miss Lianne Hubbert Individual · British · DOB 11/1971 · age 55	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	29/12/2025

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

Incorporated2002-05-17

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC85100 — Pre-primary education

Registered office

Aldersyde, Grange Road

Hartlepool

Cleveland

TS26 0DS

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-05-31

Last made up to: 2024-05-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-12-14

Last: 2025-11-30

Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)

HUBBERT, Lianne→

director · ~55y · appointed 2002-05-17

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

HUBBERT, Ann Patricia→

secretary · appointed 2002-05-17 · resigned 2025-05-22

Resigned

SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-05-17 · resigned 2002-05-17

Resigned

HUBBERT, Ann Patricia→

director · ~91y · appointed 2002-05-17 · resigned 2025-05-22

Resigned

HUBBERT, Derek→

director · ~89y · appointed 2002-05-17 · resigned 2025-05-22

Resigned

INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-05-17 · resigned 2002-05-17

Resigned

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Recent filings (58 total)

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC01

2025-12-29

withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement

persons-with-significant-control · PSC09

2025-12-29

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-12-03

termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM02

2025-05-22

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2025-05-22

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2025-05-22