ALMNERS (CHILDCARE) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
05788057 · ltd · incorporated 2006-04-20
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
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year to Aug 2024
Net worth
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Opportunity
77/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Pre-primary education
Sector: Education
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 5 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

7 live charges · 5 lenders · oldest 19.9y

35/100
too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

  • · Oldest live charge is 19.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 5 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
7 charges (7/7 with lender, 7/7 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 5 total, 5 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
77 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

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Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Aug 2023Aug 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-08-312023-08-31
Average employees73007400

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (37 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-05-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-05-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-10-31
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    second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
    confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
  4. 2023-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-05-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-05-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-01-30
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  8. 2021-01-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-12-01
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  10. 2020-05-02
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    address · AD04
  11. 2020-05-02
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    address · AD04
  12. 2020-05-02
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  13. 2019-07-29
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  14. 2019-07-29
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  15. 2019-03-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-07-05
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    Charge satisfied #5
  17. 2016-07-03
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    Charge satisfied #4
  18. 2016-07-03
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    Charge satisfied #3
  19. 2016-07-03
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    Charge satisfied #2
  20. 2016-06-23
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    Charge registered #7
    Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
  21. 2016-06-23
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    Charge registered #6
    Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
  22. 2016-06-21
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    Charge registered #5
    Lender: Garish Lion Limited
  23. 2012-05-29
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    Charge satisfied #1
  24. 2012-05-25
    ➕
    WATSON, Mark Gerard appointed
    secretary
  25. 2012-05-25
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    WATSON, Alison Mary, Mrs. appointed
    director
  26. 2012-05-25
    ➕
    WATSON, Mark Gerard, Mr. appointed
    director
  27. 2012-05-25
    ➖
    KAPILA, Parveen resigned
    secretary
  28. 2012-05-25
    ➖
    KAPILA, Parveen resigned
    director
  29. 2012-05-25
    ➖
    KAPILA, Renu resigned
    director
  30. 2012-05-25
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Parveen Kapila and Renu Kapila
  31. 2012-05-25
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: The Co-Operative Bank P.L.C.
  32. 2012-05-25
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: The Co-Operative Bank P.L.C.
  33. 2006-06-26
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
  34. 2006-04-20
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    Company incorporated
    As ALMNERS (CHILDCARE) LIMITED
  35. 2006-04-20
    ➕
    KAPILA, Parveen appointed
    secretary
  36. 2006-04-20
    ➕
    KAPILA, Parveen appointed
    director
  37. 2006-04-20
    ➕
    KAPILA, Renu appointed
    director

Owner dependency

81/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

79/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 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

1 med ·
Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr. Mark Gerard Watson
Individual · British · DOB 05/1961 · age 65
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016
Mrs. Alison Mary Watson
Individual · British · DOB 09/1962 · age 64
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Stuart Carrceased 19/07/2019· significant influence · firm interest
  • Mrs Sarah Carrceased 19/07/2019· significant influence · firm interest
  • Ashbridge School Ltdceased 19/07/2019· significant influence

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

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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2006-04-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85100 — Pre-primary education

Registered office

6 The Hydons
Salt Lane
Hydestile
Godalming
GU8 4DD

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-24
Last: 2025-12-10

Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)

WATSON, Mark Gerard→
secretary · appointed 2012-05-25
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Active
WATSON, Alison Mary, Mrs.→
director · ~64y · appointed 2012-05-25
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Active
WATSON, Mark Gerard, Mr.→
director · ~65y · appointed 2012-05-25
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Active
KAPILA, Parveen→
secretary · appointed 2006-04-20 · resigned 2012-05-25
Resigned
KAPILA, Parveen→
director · ~75y · appointed 2006-04-20 · resigned 2012-05-25
Resigned
KAPILA, Renu→
director · ~70y · appointed 2006-04-20 · resigned 2012-05-25
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

7
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:7 of 7 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property23/06/2016—
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property23/06/2016—
satisfied
Garish Lion
Garish Lion Limited
A registered charge1 property21/06/201605/07/2016
satisfied
Parveen Kapila and Renu Kapila
Fixed & floating charge1 property25/05/201203/07/2016
satisfied
Co-operative Bank
The Co-Operative Bank P.L.C.
Legal charge2 properties25/05/201203/07/2016
satisfied
Co-operative Bank
The Co-Operative Bank P.L.C.
Debenture1 property25/05/201203/07/2016
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Debenture1 property26/06/200629/05/2012
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Recent filings (77 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-15
second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2023-10-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-05-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-05-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-02
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2021-01-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-01-29