BRISTON COMMUNITY NURSERY SCHOOL LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

05379895 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2005-03-02

Investment thesis

Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.

Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.

Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.

Opportunity decay

hardening · 12-months

Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.

· Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Aug 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

76/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Pre-primary education

Sector: Education

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

12 officers (3 active, 12 linked, 7 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

73 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

76/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-08-31	2024-08-31
Average employees	2000	1700

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 accounts
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (37 events)Click to expand

2026-04-09
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2025-05-13
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2024-03-20
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2023-03-30
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2022-06-07
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2022-06-07
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2022-06-07
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2022-06-07
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2022-06-01
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MORGAN, Christine Ann appointed
director
2022-05-31
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GOMER, Gillian Mary resigned
director
2022-05-11
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accounts · AA
2021-05-21
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2020-05-22
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2019-05-20
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2018-04-25
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2017-05-22
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2017-03-09
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2017-03-02
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MORGAN, Christine Ann appointed
secretary
2017-03-02
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OLIEFF-WRIGHT, Tamara resigned
secretary
2010-10-14
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OLIEFF-WRIGHT, Tamara appointed
secretary
2010-10-14
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THACKER, Rosaland resigned
secretary
2010-02-21
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LOVE, Debra Jean resigned
director
2009-09-07
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LOCKHART, Samantha Jane resigned
director
2008-12-10
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ANDREWS, Katie Louise appointed
director
2008-12-10
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LOVE, Debra Jean appointed
director
2008-09-30
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LOCKHART, Samantha Jane resigned
secretary
2008-09-30
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THACKER, Rosaland appointed
secretary
2008-09-30
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ABRAHAM, Peter resigned
director
2008-09-30
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GOMER, Gillian Mary appointed
director
2008-06-13
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CHALLINOR, Suzanne Clare resigned
director
2006-09-05
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ABRAHAM, Peter resigned
secretary
2006-09-05
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LOCKHART, Samantha Jane appointed
secretary
2006-09-05
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CHALLINOR, Suzanne Clare appointed
director
2005-03-02
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Company incorporated
As BRISTON COMMUNITY NURSERY SCHOOL LIMITED
2005-03-02
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ABRAHAM, Peter appointed
secretary
2005-03-02
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ABRAHAM, Peter appointed
director
2005-03-02
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LOCKHART, Samantha Jane appointed
director

Owner dependency

68/100

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.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 21 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

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mrs Christine Ann Morgan Individual · British · DOB 12/1970 · age 56	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	01/06/2022
Mrs Katie Louise Andrews Individual · British · DOB 10/1979 · age 47	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	02/03/2017

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mrs Gillian Mary Gomerceased 31/05/2022· significant influence

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

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AURORA LEARNING LIMITED→ 11708750 · est 2018 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	7y	—	—
CHRISTOPHER MEARS LIMITED→ 14951089 · est 2023 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	2y	—	—
CO-OPERATIVE EDUCATION EAST→ 10365323 · est 2016 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	9y	—	—
COASTAL COMPASS LTD→ 17077739 · est 2026 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
COGNITIVE UNION LTD→ 16317012 · est 2025 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	1y	—	—
COLLABORATE TRAINING SERVICES LTD→ 13252754 · est 2021 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	5y	—	—
COMMONWEALTH ASSOCIATION OF SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND MATHEMATICS EDUCATORS→ 05001658 · est 2003 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	22y	—	—
COMMUNICATING MATTERS - ABELS LTD→ 10740314 · est 2017 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	8y	—	—
CONSIGN (NORFOLK) LTD→ 10972910 · est 2017 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	8y	—	—
COQ TRAINING LTD→ 09718426 · est 2015 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	10y	—	—
COREAXIS2 LTD→ 16929722 · est 2025 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
CORVUS EDUCATION TRUST→ 10523505 · est 2016 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	9y	—	—

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated2005-03-02

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC85100 — Pre-primary education

Registered office

The Copeman Centre Hall Street

Briston

Melton Constable

Norfolk

NR24 2LG

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-05-31

Last made up to: 2025-08-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-03-16

Last: 2026-03-02

Officers (3 active · 9 resigned)

MORGAN, Christine Ann→

secretary · appointed 2017-03-02

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Active

ANDREWS, Katie Louise→

director · ~47y · appointed 2008-12-10

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Active

MORGAN, Christine Ann→

director · ~56y · appointed 2022-06-01

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

ABRAHAM, Peter→

secretary · appointed 2005-03-02 · resigned 2006-09-05

Resigned

LOCKHART, Samantha Jane→

secretary · appointed 2006-09-05 · resigned 2008-09-30

Resigned

OLIEFF-WRIGHT, Tamara→

secretary · appointed 2010-10-14 · resigned 2017-03-02

Resigned

THACKER, Rosaland→

secretary · appointed 2008-09-30 · resigned 2010-10-14

Resigned

ABRAHAM, Peter→

director · ~81y · appointed 2005-03-02 · resigned 2008-09-30

Resigned

CHALLINOR, Suzanne Clare→

director · ~55y · appointed 2006-09-05 · resigned 2008-06-13

Resigned

GOMER, Gillian Mary→

director · ~54y · appointed 2008-09-30 · resigned 2022-05-31

Resigned

LOCKHART, Samantha Jane→

director · ~57y · appointed 2005-03-02 · resigned 2009-09-07

Resigned

LOVE, Debra Jean→

director · ~50y · appointed 2008-12-10 · resigned 2010-02-21

Resigned

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Recent filings (73 total)

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2026-04-09

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confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-03-03

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2025-05-13

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confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-03-10

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2024-03-20

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-03-04

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2023-03-30

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-03-06

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2022-06-07

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC01

2022-06-07

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2022-06-07

cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC07

2022-06-07

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2022-05-11

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-03-08

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2021-05-21