ABC NURSERIES (COVENTRY) LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
04831901 · ltd · incorporated 2003-07-14
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 Jul 2024
Net worth
£-4.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Pre-primary education
Sector: Education
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 21.7y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 21.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
60 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
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
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £4,529

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£2k
Net Worth
-£5k
Current Assets
£24k
Current Liabilities
—
-£5k£1k£7k£13k£18k£24kJul 2023Jul 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-07-312023-07-31
Total assets£8.8k—
Current assets£24.1k—
Cash£2.0k—
Debtors£19.1k—
Net assets£-4.5k—

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

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

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-04-01
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  2. 2024-02-09
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  3. 2023-03-14
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  4. 2022-04-29
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  5. 2021-04-28
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  6. 2020-07-23
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  7. 2019-04-29
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  8. 2018-03-19
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  9. 2017-07-12
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  10. 2017-04-11
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  11. 2016-06-27
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  12. 2016-04-19
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  13. 2015-12-12
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  14. 2015-12-12
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  15. 2015-11-24
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    GINN, Sarah Louise appointed
    director
  16. 2015-11-24
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    PYNER, Margaret Ruth resigned
    director
  17. 2015-10-06
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  18. 2015-09-09
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    MARGETTS, David resigned
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  19. 2015-07-02
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  20. 2004-08-03
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
  21. 2003-07-14
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    Company incorporated
    As ABC NURSERIES (COVENTRY) LIMITED
  22. 2003-07-14
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    PYNER, Margaret Ruth appointed
    secretary
  23. 2003-07-14
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    MARGETTS, David appointed
    director
  24. 2003-07-14
    ➕
    PYNER, Margaret Ruth appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • 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

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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Sarah Louise Ginn
Individual · British · DOB 07/1980 · age 46
75–100%
—75-100% shares01/07/2016

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
Incorporated2003-07-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85100 — Pre-primary education

Registered office

20 Rochester Road
Coventry
CV5 6AD

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-04-30
Last made up to: 2024-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-28
Last: 2025-06-14

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

PYNER, Margaret Ruth→
secretary · appointed 2003-07-14
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Active
GINN, Sarah Louise→
director · ~46y · appointed 2015-11-24
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Active
MARGETTS, David→
director · ~78y · appointed 2003-07-14 · resigned 2015-09-09
Resigned
PYNER, Margaret Ruth→
director · ~75y · appointed 2003-07-14 · resigned 2015-11-24
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
HSBC
Hsbc Bank PLC
Debenture1 property03/08/2004—
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Recent filings (60 total)

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2025-06-20
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2025-04-01
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2024-06-14
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2024-02-09
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2023-07-07
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2023-03-14
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2022-06-27
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2022-04-29
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2021-06-14
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2021-04-28
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2020-07-23
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2020-06-30
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2019-07-03
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2019-04-29
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2018-07-04