BROUGHTON PRE-SCHOOL (PRESTON)
🌳Matureactive
04743797 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2003-04-24
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Pre-primary education
Sector: Education
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 68). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: low (48/100)Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
38 officers (5 active, 38 linked, 32 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
123 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
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (90 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-08-29➖MATTHEWS, Jessica resigneddirector
- 2025-08-29📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-03-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-19📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-06-06➖MOORE, April resigneddirector
- 2024-03-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-20📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-10-20📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-10-20📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-10-20📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-10-20📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-10-20📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-10-20📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-10-20📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-10-01➕BERRY, Amy Joanne appointeddirector
- 2023-10-01➕EASTHAM, Bryan appointeddirector
- 2023-10-01➕EASTHAM, Nicola Jane appointeddirector
- 2023-10-01➕MOUL, Charlotte Jane appointeddirector
- 2023-10-01➖CARROLL, John Daniel resigneddirector
- 2023-10-01➕MATTHEWS, Jessica appointeddirector
- 2023-10-01➖MAYOR, Sarah Louise resigneddirector
- 2023-10-01➕MOORE, April appointeddirector
- 2023-03-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-11📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-06-04➖BEESLEY, Ian resigneddirector
- 2021-03-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-04-09📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2020-04-02➖SUTCLIFFE, Judith resigneddirector
- 2019-07-03➖SAHOTA, Jasmin resigneddirector
- 2019-01-01➕BEESLEY, Ian appointeddirector
- 2019-01-01➕MAYOR, Sarah Louise appointeddirector
- 2018-07-16➖BOARDMAN, Caroline resigneddirector
- 2018-07-16➕CARROLL, John Daniel appointeddirector
- 2018-07-16➕SAHOTA, Jasmin appointeddirector
- 2018-03-31➖STEWART, Emma-Louise resigneddirector
- 2018-03-30➖BURROW, Krisha resignedsecretary
- 2017-06-07➖DUCKETT, Laura resigneddirector
- 2016-09-01➕STEWART, Emma-Louise appointeddirector
- 2014-06-25➕BOARDMAN, Caroline appointeddirector
- 2014-06-25➖DALY, Clara resigneddirector
- 2014-06-25➖GREENHALGH, Joanne resigneddirector
- 2014-04-30➖HARRY, Melanie resignedsecretary
- 2014-04-30➕SUTCLIFFE, Judith appointeddirector
- 2013-07-09➕DALY, Clara appointeddirector
- 2013-07-09➕DUCKETT, Laura appointeddirector
- 2013-07-09➕GREENHALGH, Joanne appointeddirector
- 2013-07-09➖JONES, Victoria resigneddirector
- 2012-07-11➕LATHAM, William Richard appointeddirector
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Owner dependency
63/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- -5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
63/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
- 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.)
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| ARISE EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY LTD→ 14610594 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| ASHTON PSYCHOLOGY LTD→ 10641410 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| AXIA LEARNING ALLIANCE→ 13198416 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| BANGLA SCHOOL CIC→ 16751988 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BEBE’S HIVE CIC→ 16406248 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BLACK GOLD DRIVING SCHOOL LTD→ 15856856 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| BLW COACHING LIMITED→ 16888622 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BRIAR DENE NURSERY SCHOOL LIMITED→ 04067557 · est 2000 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 25y | — | — |
| BRILLIANT MINDS PRESTON LIMITED→ 14366153 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| BRITISH COMMERCIAL VEHICLE MUSEUM TRUST→ 02475754 · est 1990 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 36y | — | — |
| BS & LD ENTERPRISE LTD→ 12412585 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption
Incorporated2003-04-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85100 — Pre-primary education
Registered office
Broughton Pre School The Pavilion King George Vi
Playing Field, Broughton
Preston
Lancs
PR3 5JA
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-08
Last: 2026-04-24
Officers (5 active · 33 resigned)
BERRY, Amy Joanne→
Activedirector · ~37y · appointed 2023-10-01
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EASTHAM, Bryan→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2023-10-01
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EASTHAM, Nicola Jane→
Activedirector · ~42y · appointed 2023-10-01
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LATHAM, William Richard→
Activedirector · ~68y · appointed 2012-07-11
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MOUL, Charlotte Jane→
Activedirector · ~42y · appointed 2023-10-01
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BURROW, Krisha→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2010-06-28 · resigned 2011-07-05
BURROW, Krisha→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2010-06-28 · resigned 2018-03-30
HAFIZ, Fauzia→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2004-07-08 · resigned 2005-09-01
HARRY, Melanie→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2011-07-05 · resigned 2014-04-30
SINGLETON, Justine Ann→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2005-09-01 · resigned 2010-06-28
WILDING, Alison→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2003-04-24 · resigned 2004-07-08
BARKER, Philippa Jane→
Resigneddirector · ~53y · appointed 2008-07-01 · resigned 2009-06-30
BARTON, Christopher David→
Resigneddirector · ~54y · appointed 2005-09-01 · resigned 2006-09-01
BEESLEY, Ian→
Resigneddirector · ~46y · appointed 2019-01-01 · resigned 2021-06-04
BOARDMAN, Caroline→
Resigneddirector · ~47y · appointed 2014-06-25 · resigned 2018-07-16
BURROW, Krisha Ruth→
Resigneddirector · ~51y · appointed 2003-12-01 · resigned 2011-07-05
CARROLL, John Daniel→
Resigneddirector · ~43y · appointed 2018-07-16 · resigned 2023-10-01
DALY, Clara→
Resigneddirector · ~48y · appointed 2013-07-09 · resigned 2014-06-25
DUCKETT, Laura→
Resigneddirector · ~36y · appointed 2013-07-09 · resigned 2017-06-07
FROST, Warren Robert→
Resigneddirector · ~56y · appointed 2004-07-08 · resigned 2005-09-01
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Recent filings (123 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-27
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-08-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-03
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-06-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-04
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-10-20
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-10-20
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-10-20
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
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2023-10-20
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
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2023-10-20
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
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2023-10-20
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-10-20