CLIFFE HOUSE NURSERY SCHOOL
💤Zombieactive
05019560 · private-unlimited · incorporated 2004-01-19
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
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not disclosed
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Pre-primary education
Sector: Education
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: low (54/100)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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
26 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
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
- 2021-04-23📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2021-04-23📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2016-01-20📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-02-10📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2014-01-31📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2013-02-08📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2012-01-30📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2011-02-01📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2010-02-04📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2009-02-09📄legacyannual-return · 363a
- 2008-03-06📄legacyannual-return · 363a
- 2007-02-23📄legacyannual-return · 363s
- 2006-03-22📄legacyannual-return · 363s
- 2005-02-25📄legacyannual-return · 363s
- 2004-03-05📄legacyaccounts · 225
- 2004-01-19🏢Company incorporatedAs CLIFFE HOUSE NURSERY SCHOOL
- 2004-01-19➕WARKUP, Mark Thomas appointedsecretary
- 2004-01-19➕WARKUP, Julie Anne appointeddirector
Owner dependency
90/100
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 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +No director turnover: Company is 22 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
75/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 22 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Mark Thomas Warkup Individual · British · DOB 09/1971 · age 55 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
Mrs Julie Anne Warkup Individual · British · DOB 01/1973 · age 53 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BIZENKO SOCIAL ENTERPRISE LIMITED→ 09032627 · est 2014 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 11y | — | — |
| BRAYTON HEADSTART PRESCHOOL LTD→ 13883056 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| BRITISH AND INTERNATIONAL GOLF GREENKEEPERS ASSOCIATION LIMITED→ 06911065 · est 2009 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 16y | — | — |
| CAELEDRO CONSULTING LTD→ 13109343 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| CENTRE FOR ORTHOPAEDIC RESEARCH AND EDUCATION LIMITED→ 15533821 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| CHT TRAINING GROUP LTD→ 12556442 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| CIE INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION GROUP LIMITED→ 03131867 · est 1995 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 30y | — | — |
| CIRCUS SKILLS YORK CIC→ 11009821 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| CLASSROOM COMPUTING LTD→ 13374994 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| CLERVAUX TRUST HOLDINGS→ 03841399 · est 1999 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 26y | — | — |
| CLIFTON MOOR PRE-SCHOOL→ 07266807 · est 2010 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 15y | — | — |
| CME PROJECTS LTD→ 04501869 · est 2002 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 23y | — | — |
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeprivate-unlimited
Incorporated2004-01-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85100 — Pre-primary education
Registered office
14 Third Avenue
Bridlington
East Yorkshire
YO15 2LP
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: —
Last made up to: —
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-02
Last: 2026-01-19
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
WARKUP, Mark Thomas→
Activesecretary · appointed 2004-01-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WARKUP, Julie Anne→
Activedirector · ~53y · appointed 2004-01-19
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Recent filings (26 total)
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-23
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-24
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-19
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-21
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2021-04-23
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2021-04-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-01-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-01-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2018-01-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2017-01-30
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2016-01-20
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2015-02-10
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2014-01-31