1ST PLACE CHILDREN AND PARENTS' CENTRE LTD.

🌳Matureactive

05424738 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2005-04-14

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

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

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Opportunity

75/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Pre-primary education

Sector: Education

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

85590Other education n.e.c.
86900Other human health activities

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 66). 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, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

92 officers (13 active, 92 linked, 86 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

253 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

75/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

• 4 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 90 days

filings

• 6 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 9 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (193 events)Click to expand

2026-05-13
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HOWARD, Nicola Francesca resigned
secretary
2026-05-13
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officers · TM02
2026-04-23
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officers · AP01
2026-04-20
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officers · CH01
2026-04-20
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-04-15
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WILKINS, Philip resigned
director
2026-04-14
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officers · TM01
2026-04-13
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SCRIVEN, Jack Rees appointed
director
2026-04-08
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officers · AP03
2026-04-01
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SUGGATE-FRANCIS, Ellen appointed
secretary
2026-03-24
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FRANCIS, Ruth Elizabeth resigned
director
2026-01-29
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officers · AP01
2026-01-14
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officers · AP01
2026-01-04
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accounts · AA
2025-12-16
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BERNARD-MOORE, Kervell appointed
director
2025-12-16
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KRASTEVA, Galina Kirilova appointed
director
2025-12-16
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officers · TM01
2025-12-03
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PAPACLEOVOULOU, Georgia resigned
director
2025-08-19
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NOVOSELOK, Mariia appointed
director
2025-08-19
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officers · AP01
2025-01-28
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officers · AP01
2025-01-21
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EDLIN EDWARD, Deric appointed
director
2024-12-18
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officers · TM01
2024-12-11
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AYOUB, Heba Mohamed resigned
director
2024-10-23
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accounts · AA
2024-03-07
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BACON, Symon David resigned
director
2024-03-07
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-01-25
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officers · TM01
2024-01-25
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officers · TM01
2024-01-23
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TSAI, Wenli resigned
director
2024-01-21
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PEMBERTON, Lornette resigned
director
2023-12-07
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officers · TM01
2023-12-06
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WINTERSHOVEN, Diederik resigned
director
2023-10-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-08
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officers · TM01
2023-09-06
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GROVE, Lucy resigned
director
2023-02-06
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officers · RP04AP01
2023-01-17
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LITTLE, Alice appointed
director
2023-01-17
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NEWMAN, Kathrine Lucy appointed
director
2023-01-17
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TUTTLEBURY, Suzanne Louise appointed
director
2023-01-17
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LLOYD, Nigel Selbert Victor resigned
director
2023-01-17
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MASON, Darren Anthony resigned
director
2023-01-17
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PAPACLEOVOULOU, Georgia appointed
director
2023-01-17
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WINTERSHOVEN, Diederik appointed
director
2022-05-23
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BRAZENER, Lucy resigned
director
2022-05-23
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HESSENBRUCH, Anna Sophia resigned
director
2022-02-23
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PEMBERTON, Lornette appointed
director
2021-09-28
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BUIST, Douglas Edmund resigned
director
2021-01-02
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MAÑANA, Raquel resigned
director
2020-12-14
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AYOUB, Heba Mohamed appointed
director

Showing most recent 50 of 193 events

Owner dependency

55/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-12 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100

Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.

Red flags

1 med ·

4 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: HOWARD, Nicola Francesca resigned 2026-05-13; FRANCIS, Ruth Elizabeth resigned 2026-03-24; PAPACLEOVOULOU, Georgia resigned 2025-12-03

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated2005-04-14

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC85100 — Pre-primary education

Registered office

12 Chumleigh Street

London

SE5 0RN

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-04-20

Last: 2026-04-06