BRIGHT STARS CHILDREN DAY NURSERY LTD.

💤Zombieactive
05949658 · ltd · incorporated 2006-09-28
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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year to Dec 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Pre-primary education
Sector: Education
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 19.7y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 19.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 6 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
61 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
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
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£0Dec 2024Dec 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · IFRS
Metric2025-12-312024-12-31
Average employees18001800

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 address
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-05-19
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2025-04-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-04-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-08-01
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    JOHNSON, Spencer resigned
    director
  6. 2023-08-01
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2023-04-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-06-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-05-13
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    JOHNSON, Spencer appointed
    director
  10. 2022-05-13
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  11. 2021-02-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-05-14
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    MCSWEENY, Maureen resigned
    director
  13. 2020-05-14
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2020-03-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-06-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-06-07
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  17. 2019-06-07
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  18. 2018-12-07
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  19. 2018-12-07
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  20. 2015-04-12
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    JOHNSON, Sharon Marie appointed
    director
  21. 2012-01-19
    ➖
    VIASHIMA, Andrea Elaine resigned
    director
  22. 2012-01-10
    ➖
    JOHNSON, Sharon Marie resigned
    director
  23. 2010-03-22
    ➕
    JOHNSON, Sharon Marie appointed
    director
  24. 2008-10-06
    ➖
    JOHNSON, Sharon Marie resigned
    director
  25. 2007-01-23
    ➕
    JOHNSON, Sharon Marie appointed
    director
  26. 2006-10-19
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
  27. 2006-09-28
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    Company incorporated
    As BRIGHT STARS CHILDREN DAY NURSERY LTD.
  28. 2006-09-28
    ➕
    JOHNSON, Sharon Marie appointed
    secretary
  29. 2006-09-28
    ➕
    MCSWEENY, Maureen appointed
    director
  30. 2006-09-28
    ➕
    VIASHIMA, Andrea Elaine 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

60/100
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.
  • 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Sharon Marie Johnson
Individual · British · DOB 05/1971 · age 55
——sig. influencesignificant influence · firm interest07/06/2019
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Maureen Mcsweenyceased 07/06/2019· 25-50% shares · board control · 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
Incorporated2006-09-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85100 — Pre-primary education

Registered office

Dairy Farmhouse Chorlton Lane
Chorlton
Crewe
CW2 5NF
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-28
Last: 2026-05-14

Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)

JOHNSON, Sharon Marie→
secretary · appointed 2006-09-28
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Active
JOHNSON, Sharon Marie→
director · ~55y · appointed 2015-04-12
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Active
JOHNSON, Sharon Marie→
director · ~55y · appointed 2010-03-22 · resigned 2012-01-10
Resigned
JOHNSON, Sharon Marie→
director · ~55y · appointed 2007-01-23 · resigned 2008-10-06
Resigned
JOHNSON, Spencer→
director · ~57y · appointed 2022-05-13 · resigned 2023-08-01
Resigned
MCSWEENY, Maureen→
director · ~83y · appointed 2006-09-28 · resigned 2020-05-14
Resigned
VIASHIMA, Andrea Elaine→
director · ~65y · appointed 2006-09-28 · resigned 2012-01-19
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
HSBC
Hsbc Bank PLC
Debenture1 property19/10/2006—
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Recent filings (61 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-19
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-05-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-10
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-08-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-01
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-05-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-02-11