ASH HOUSE NURSERY LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
04590896 · ltd · incorporated 2002-11-14
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
£77.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Pre-primary education
Sector: Education
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 4 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
4 live charges · 4 lenders · oldest 13.5y
15/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 13.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 4 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · 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
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
65 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £77,119
Cash YoY
+310%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£68k
↑ 310% YoY
Net Worth
£77k
↑ 86% YoY
Current Assets
£75k
↑ 209% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £79.7k | £125.4k |
| Current assets | £75.4k | £24.4k |
| Cash | £67.7k | £16.5k |
| Debtors | £7.1k | £7.4k |
| Net assets | £77.1k | £41.4k |
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
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-07📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2022-05-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-07📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-04-07📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-04-16📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2020-04-16📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2020-04-16🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2020-04-16🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2020-04-03📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2020-04-02🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Santander UK PLC as Security Trustee
- 2019-12-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-03-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-03-29📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2018-03-29🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Alfandari Private Equities LTD
- 2018-03-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-02-27📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2018-01-17🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Alfandari Private Equities Limited
- 2013-01-04🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2002-11-14🏢Company incorporatedAs ASH HOUSE NURSERY LIMITED
- 2002-11-14➕BEAMAN, Janet appointedsecretary
- 2002-11-14➕TAYLOR, Christine appointeddirector
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 66 — succession pressure is live.
- +No director turnover: Company is 24 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
95/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- 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
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.
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Christine Taylor Individual · British · DOB 02/1960 · age 66 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 14/11/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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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
Incorporated2002-11-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85100 — Pre-primary education
Registered office
Enterprise House The Courtyard, Old Courthouse Road
Bromborough
Wirral
Merseyside
CH62 4UE
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-28
Last: 2025-11-14
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
Active
TAYLOR, Christine→
Activedirector · ~66y · appointed 2002-11-14
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Mortgages & charges
4
Total charges
2
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Santander Santander UK PLC as Security Trustee | A registered charge | 1 property | 02/04/2020 | — | |
| satisfied | Alfandari Private Equities Alfandari Private Equities LTD | A registered charge | 1 property | 29/03/2018 | 16/04/2020 | |
| satisfied | Alfandari Private Equities Alfandari Private Equities Limited | A registered charge | 7 properties | 17/01/2018 | 16/04/2020 | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 04/01/2013 | — |
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Recent filings (65 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-16
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2022-06-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-05-21
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-04-07
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-04-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-16