BUNNIES DAY CARE LIMITED

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05482942 · ltd · incorporated 2005-06-16
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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Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Pre-primary education
Sector: Education
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 61-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 61). 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 (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (53/100)

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
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 1 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
48 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-04-01
    ➕
    CLEMONS, Lindsey Joyce appointed
    secretary
  3. 2026-04-01
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  4. 2025-04-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-12-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-10-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-10-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-10-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-05-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-06-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-08-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-06-20
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2015-12-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2005-06-16
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    Company incorporated
    As BUNNIES DAY CARE LIMITED
  17. 2005-06-16
    ➕
    WILLIAMS, Ruth appointed
    secretary
  18. 2005-06-16
    ➕
    THOMPSON, David Alexander appointed
    director

Owner dependency

93/100
Critical — business is the founder

The 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 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • 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
Mr David Alexander Thompson
Individual · British · DOB 12/1965 · age 61
75–100%
—75-100% shares01/01/2017

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
Incorporated2005-06-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85100 — Pre-primary education

Registered office

The Old Bakery, Edgar Avenue
Stowmarket
Suffolk
IP14 2EF

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-12-31
Last made up to: 2026-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-13
Last: 2026-03-30

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

CLEMONS, Lindsey Joyce→
secretary · appointed 2026-04-01
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Active
WILLIAMS, Ruth→
secretary · appointed 2005-06-16
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Active
THOMPSON, David Alexander→
director · ~61y · appointed 2005-06-16
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Active

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Recent filings (48 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-05-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-01
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2026-04-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-05-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-13