LITTLE OWLS NURSERY (CARLISLE) LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
05529398 · ltd · incorporated 2005-08-05
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 20.9y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Jan 2026
Net worth
£55.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other education n.e.c.
Sector: Education
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 88910Child day-care activities
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 78/100 (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: strategic trade sale (63/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 20.9y
65/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 20.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
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, 2 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
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 2 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
80 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
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 declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £55,199
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£55k
↑ 464% YoY
Current Assets
£160k
↑ 74% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2026-01-31 | 2025-01-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £110.9k | £62.0k |
| Current assets | £159.9k | £92.2k |
| Net assets | £55.2k | £9.8k |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-10-29📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-10-29📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-07-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-19📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-07-19📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-04-24📍change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD02
- 2023-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-22📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-10-22📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-10-22📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-07-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-08-11📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-06-03📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-05-26📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-05-26📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-05-21➕GRAY, Andrew Kevin appointeddirector
- 2020-01-01➕GRAY, Andrew Kevin appointedsecretary
- 2018-09-25➖MILNER, Garry Robert resignedsecretary
- 2005-09-02🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2005-08-05🏢Company incorporatedAs LITTLE OWLS NURSERY (CARLISLE) LIMITED
- 2005-08-05➕GRAY, Samantha appointeddirector
- 2005-08-05➕MILNER, Garry Robert appointedsecretary
- 2005-08-05➕OCS CORPORATE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2005-08-05➖OCS CORPORATE SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2005-08-05➕OCS DIRECTORS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2005-08-05➖OCS DIRECTORS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
76/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
66/100
Strong succession signalMultiple 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.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- 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
cleanNo 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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Samantha Gray Individual · British · DOB 05/1976 · age 50 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 31/07/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2005-08-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85590 — Other education n.e.c.
Registered office
28 Portland Square
Carlisle
Cumbria
CA1 1PE
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-10-31
Last made up to: 2026-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-28
Last: 2025-07-14
Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)
GRAY, Andrew Kevin→
Activesecretary · appointed 2020-01-01
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GRAY, Andrew Kevin→
Activedirector · ~38y · appointed 2020-05-21
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GRAY, Samantha→
Activedirector · ~50y · appointed 2005-08-05
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MILNER, Garry Robert→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2005-08-05 · resigned 2018-09-25
OCS CORPORATE SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2005-08-05 · resigned 2005-08-05
OCS DIRECTORS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2005-08-05 · resigned 2005-08-05
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 02/09/2005 | — |
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Recent filings (80 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-05-27
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-10-29
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-10-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-19
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-07-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-07-19
change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
address · AD02
2024-04-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-10-22