BUSY BEES NURSERY ALTON LTD

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05879586 · ltd · incorporated 2006-07-18
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
—
year to Aug 2025
Net worth
£24.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Pre-primary education
Sector: Education
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 7 total, 7 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
72 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £24,583
Cash YoY
-3%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£12k
↓ 3.2% YoY
Net Worth
£25k
↑ 58% YoY
Current Assets
£26k
↑ 33% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£5k£11k£16k£21k£26kAug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31
Total assets£24.6k£17.8k
Current assets£26.4k£19.9k
Cash£11.7k£12.1k
Debtors£14.7k£7.8k
Net assets£24.6k£15.5k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 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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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-05-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-03-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-05-25
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    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-08-25
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    change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
    address · AD02
  6. 2022-08-25
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    move-registers-to-sail-company-with-new-address
    address · AD03
  7. 2022-05-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-05-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-05-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-04-08
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  11. 2020-03-16
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    address · AD01
  12. 2020-03-16
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  13. 2020-03-16
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  14. 2020-03-16
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  15. 2020-03-16
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  16. 2020-03-16
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    officers · TM01
  17. 2020-03-16
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    officers · TM02
  18. 2020-03-16
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  19. 2019-12-31
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    STICKLAND, Alison Marie resigned
    secretary
  20. 2019-12-31
    ➖
    DUDDRIDGE, Janet Patricia resigned
    director
  21. 2019-12-31
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    STICKLAND, Alison Marie resigned
    director
  22. 2019-07-16
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    PARRATT, Helen appointed
    director
  23. 2018-10-10
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    DUDDRIDGE, Charles Edward resigned
    director
  24. 2006-10-20
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    DUDDRIDGE, Charles Edward appointed
    director
  25. 2006-07-18
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    Company incorporated
    As BUSY BEES NURSERY ALTON LTD
  26. 2006-07-18
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    STICKLAND, Alison Marie appointed
    secretary
  27. 2006-07-18
    ➕
    DUDDRIDGE, Janet Patricia appointed
    director
  28. 2006-07-18
    ➕
    STICKLAND, Alison Marie appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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
Mrs Helen Parratt
Individual · British · DOB 01/1982 · age 44
75–100%
—75-100% shares31/12/2019
6 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Timothy Charles Duddridgeceased 31/12/2019· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Mr Graham Martin Duddridgeceased 31/12/2019· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Mrs Janet Patricia Duddridgeceased 31/12/2019· board control · significant influence
  • Mrs Alison Marie Sticklandceased 31/12/2019· board control · significant influence
  • Mr Charles Edward Duddridgeceased 10/10/2018· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Mrs Pamela Joan Duddridgeceased 29/03/2017· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2006-07-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85100 — Pre-primary education

Registered office

49 Bolle Road
Alton
GU34 1PP
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-08
Last: 2025-08-25

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

PARRATT, Helen→
director · ~44y · appointed 2019-07-16
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Active
STICKLAND, Alison Marie→
secretary · appointed 2006-07-18 · resigned 2019-12-31
Resigned
DUDDRIDGE, Charles Edward→
director · ~83y · appointed 2006-10-20 · resigned 2018-10-10
Resigned
DUDDRIDGE, Janet Patricia→
director · ~59y · appointed 2006-07-18 · resigned 2019-12-31
Resigned
STICKLAND, Alison Marie→
director · ~57y · appointed 2006-07-18 · resigned 2019-12-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (72 total)

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accounts · AA
2025-11-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-08
change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
address · AD02
2022-08-25
move-registers-to-sail-company-with-new-address
address · AD03
2022-08-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-05-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-05-28