1ST CLASS NURSERY LTD

🌳Matureactive
04817618 · ltd · incorporated 2003-07-02
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 11.5y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2024
Net worth
£34.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Pre-primary education
Sector: Education
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 62-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (65/100, director aged 62). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 11.5y

70/100
ready

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 11.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (73/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (3 active, 8 linked, 4 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
9 connected companies via shared directors
72
Filing history
71 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
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
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £34,153

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£27k
Net Worth
£34k
Current Assets
£521k
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-03-31
Total assets£190.5k
Current assets£520.5k
Cash£26.6k
Debtors£493.6k
Net assets£34.2k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (35 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-19
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  2. 2025-06-17
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  3. 2025-06-17
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  4. 2025-06-17
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    Charge satisfied #2
  5. 2025-06-17
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    Charge satisfied #1
  6. 2025-04-24
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  7. 2025-04-23
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Barclays Security Trustee Limited
  8. 2025-03-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  9. 2024-03-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  10. 2023-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-03-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-12-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-08-20
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2018-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-12-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-07-05
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  18. 2016-12-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  19. 2016-08-04
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  20. 2016-01-29
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
  21. 2014-12-01
    ➕
    JONES, Olawale Ayotunde appointed
    secretary
  22. 2014-12-01
    ➕
    JONES, Moji Sade appointed
    director
  23. 2014-12-01
    ➕
    JONES, Olawale Ayotunde appointed
    director
  24. 2014-12-01
    ➖
    VRAIN, Eric Michel Robert, Mr. resigned
    secretary
  25. 2014-12-01
    ➖
    VRAIN, Eric Michel Robert, Mr. resigned
    director
  26. 2014-12-01
    ➖
    VRAIN, Ruth, Mrs. resigned
    director
  27. 2014-12-01
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
  28. 2009-04-06
    ➕
    VRAIN, Eric Michel Robert, Mr. appointed
    director
  29. 2003-08-05
    ➕
    VRAIN, Eric Michel Robert, Mr. appointed
    secretary
  30. 2003-08-05
    ➕
    VRAIN, Ruth, Mrs. appointed
    director
  31. 2003-07-07
    ➖
    BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  32. 2003-07-04
    ➖
    BRIGHTON SECRETARY LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  33. 2003-07-02
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 1ST CLASS NURSERY LTD
  34. 2003-07-02
    ➕
    BRIGHTON SECRETARY LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  35. 2003-07-02
    ➕
    BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

74/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

61/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 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
medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Group structure

Kid Inc Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Kid Inc Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
⬇
1ST CLASS NURSERY LTD
This company · 04817618

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
Kid Inc Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2003-07-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85100 — Pre-primary education

Registered office

Toll Bar Cottage High Lane
Burscough
Ormskirk
L40 7SN
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-21
Last: 2025-06-07

Officers (3 active · 5 resigned)

JONES, Olawale Ayotunde→
secretary · appointed 2014-12-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
JONES, Moji Sade→
director · ~60y · appointed 2014-12-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
JONES, Olawale Ayotunde→
director · ~62y · appointed 2014-12-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
VRAIN, Eric Michel Robert, Mr.→
secretary · appointed 2003-08-05 · resigned 2014-12-01
Resigned
BRIGHTON SECRETARY LTD→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-07-02 · resigned 2003-07-04
Resigned
VRAIN, Eric Michel Robert, Mr.→
director · ~76y · appointed 2009-04-06 · resigned 2014-12-01
Resigned
VRAIN, Ruth, Mrs.→
director · ~73y · appointed 2003-08-05 · resigned 2014-12-01
Resigned
BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LTD→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-07-02 · resigned 2003-07-07
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

3
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Barclays
Barclays Security Trustee Limited
A registered charge—23/04/2025—
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Bank PLC
A registered charge—29/01/201617/06/2025
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Bank PLC
A registered charge—01/12/201417/06/2025
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Recent filings (71 total)

change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-09-19
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-06-17
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-06-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-09
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-04-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-06