CHURCH HOUSE DAY NURSERY LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04452981 · ltd · incorporated 2002-05-31
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 13.8y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£135.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
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 74/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 13.8y

85/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 13.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (84/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
11 officers (3 active, 11 linked, 8 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
25 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
84 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
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
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £135,776

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£136k
↑ 191% YoY
Current Assets
£136k
↑ 191% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£27k£54k£81k£109k£136kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£135.8k£46.6k
Current assets£135.8k£46.6k
Net assets£135.8k£46.6k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (42 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-08-12
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2025-08-08
    HOBAN, John resigned
    director
  4. 2024-11-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-09-24
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2023-09-24
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2023-09-18
    ANDERTON, Colin James appointed
    director
  9. 2023-09-18
    ELLIS, Kieron Gordon resigned
    director
  10. 2022-09-22
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  11. 2022-09-22
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  12. 2022-07-07
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2022-06-29
    CROSSWELL, James Nicholas resigned
    director
  14. 2022-06-17
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  15. 2022-06-17
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    Charge satisfied #1
  16. 2022-05-20
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  17. 2022-05-20
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  18. 2022-05-20
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  19. 2022-05-20
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    officers · AP01
  20. 2022-05-20
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  21. 2022-05-20
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  22. 2022-05-20
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  23. 2022-05-20
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  24. 2022-05-20
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  25. 2022-05-20
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  26. 2022-05-19
    KACZMARSKA, Lucy Marie appointed
    director
  27. 2022-05-19
    ROBERTS, Clare Bernadette appointed
    director
  28. 2022-05-19
    SMITH, Clare Louise resigned
    secretary
  29. 2022-05-19
    CROSSWELL, James Nicholas appointed
    director
  30. 2022-05-19
    ELLIS, Kieron Gordon appointed
    director
  31. 2022-05-19
    HOBAN, John appointed
    director
  32. 2022-05-19
    SMITH, Clare Louise resigned
    director
  33. 2020-03-29
    SPENCER, Gwendoline resigned
    director
  34. 2012-10-08
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  35. 2002-05-31
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    Company incorporated
    As CHURCH HOUSE DAY NURSERY LIMITED
  36. 2002-05-31
    SMITH, Clare Louise appointed
    secretary
  37. 2002-05-31
    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  38. 2002-05-31
    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  39. 2002-05-31
    SMITH, Clare Louise appointed
    director
  40. 2002-05-31
    SPENCER, Gwendoline appointed
    director
  41. 2002-05-31
    COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  42. 2002-05-31
    COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

50/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

Succession & seller-readiness

30/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

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

Kids Planet Day Nurseries Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Kids Planet Day Nurseries Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
CHURCH HOUSE DAY NURSERY LIMITED
This company · 04452981

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Kids Planet Day Nurseries Limited
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control19/05/2022
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Ms Clare Louise Smithceased 19/05/2022· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Ms Gwendoline Spencerceased 29/03/2020· 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2002-05-31
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85100 — Pre-primary education

Registered office

231 Higher Lane
Lymm
Cheshire
WA13 0RZ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-13
Last: 2026-05-30

Officers (3 active · 8 resigned)

ANDERTON, Colin James
director · ~49y · appointed 2023-09-18
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Active
KACZMARSKA, Lucy Marie
director · ~40y · appointed 2022-05-19
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Active
ROBERTS, Clare Bernadette
director · ~49y · appointed 2022-05-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SMITH, Clare Louise
secretary · appointed 2002-05-31 · resigned 2022-05-19
Resigned
TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-05-31 · resigned 2002-05-31
Resigned
CROSSWELL, James Nicholas
director · ~44y · appointed 2022-05-19 · resigned 2022-06-29
Resigned
ELLIS, Kieron Gordon
director · ~42y · appointed 2022-05-19 · resigned 2023-09-18
Resigned
HOBAN, John
director · ~74y · appointed 2022-05-19 · resigned 2025-08-08
Resigned
SMITH, Clare Louise
director · ~62y · appointed 2002-05-31 · resigned 2022-05-19
Resigned
SPENCER, Gwendoline
director · ~87y · appointed 2002-05-31 · resigned 2020-03-29
Resigned
COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-05-31 · resigned 2002-05-31
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Debenture1 property08/10/201217/06/2022

Recent filings (84 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-28
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-08-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-12-22
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-09-24
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-09-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-07
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2022-09-22
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2022-09-22
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-07-07
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2022-06-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-30