KILN HILL PRE-SCHOOL LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
06187080 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2007-03-27
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 Jul 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Primary education
Sector: Education
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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
10 officers (3 active, 10 linked, 9 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
62 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
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
90
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£0Jul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Average employees4400

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-31
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  2. 2025-10-31
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  3. 2025-10-31
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  4. 2025-10-31
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
  5. 2025-10-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2025-10-26
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2025-10-24
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    JOHNSTON, Jade Carolyn appointed
    director
  8. 2025-10-24
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    WILKINSON, Tracy Ellen resigned
    director
  9. 2025-10-24
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    officers · TM01
  10. 2025-02-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  11. 2023-11-21
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  12. 2022-11-15
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  13. 2022-01-26
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  14. 2020-10-27
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-11-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-05-08
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  17. 2019-03-28
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    WILLCOX, Donna resigned
    director
  18. 2018-10-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  19. 2018-05-18
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  20. 2018-04-27
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    RICHARDSON, Trudy Dawn resigned
    director
  21. 2014-08-28
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    ONEILL, Teresa Anne resigned
    director
  22. 2014-08-28
    ➕
    WILLCOX, Donna appointed
    director
  23. 2010-02-22
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    RICHARDSON, Trudy Dawn appointed
    director
  24. 2009-09-01
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    RANDALL, Diane Kirsty appointed
    director
  25. 2009-07-31
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    YOUNGER, Lindsay-Jane resigned
    secretary
  26. 2009-07-31
    ➖
    YOUNGER, Lindsay-Jane resigned
    director
  27. 2008-04-04
    ➖
    FIDDES, Claire Victoria resigned
    director
  28. 2007-03-27
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    Company incorporated
    As KILN HILL PRE-SCHOOL LIMITED
  29. 2007-03-27
    ➕
    JOHNSTON, Lisa Marie appointed
    director
  30. 2007-03-27
    ➕
    YOUNGER, Lindsay-Jane appointed
    secretary
  31. 2007-03-27
    ➕
    FIDDES, Claire Victoria appointed
    director
  32. 2007-03-27
    ➕
    ONEILL, Teresa Anne appointed
    director
  33. 2007-03-27
    ➕
    WILKINSON, Tracy Ellen appointed
    director
  34. 2007-03-27
    ➕
    YOUNGER, Lindsay-Jane appointed
    director

Owner dependency

68/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

43/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
  • 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

3 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Miss Jade Carolyn Johnston
Individual · British · DOB 10/1998 · age 28
—25–50%25-50% voting24/10/2025
Mrs Diane Kirsty Randall
Individual · British · DOB 01/1972 · age 54
—25–50%25-50% voting24/10/2025
Miss Lisa Marie Johnston
Individual · British · DOB 10/1982 · age 44
—25–50%25-50% voting24/10/2025

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2007-03-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85200 — Primary education

Registered office

17 Walkergate
Berwick-Upon-Tweed
Northumberland
TD15 1DJ
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-10
Last: 2026-03-27

Officers (3 active · 7 resigned)

JOHNSTON, Jade Carolyn→
director · ~28y · appointed 2025-10-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
JOHNSTON, Lisa Marie→
director · ~44y · appointed 2007-03-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
RANDALL, Diane Kirsty→
director · ~54y · appointed 2009-09-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
YOUNGER, Lindsay-Jane→
secretary · appointed 2007-03-27 · resigned 2009-07-31
Resigned
FIDDES, Claire Victoria→
director · ~43y · appointed 2007-03-27 · resigned 2008-04-04
Resigned
ONEILL, Teresa Anne→
director · ~51y · appointed 2007-03-27 · resigned 2014-08-28
Resigned
RICHARDSON, Trudy Dawn→
director · ~54y · appointed 2010-02-22 · resigned 2018-04-27
Resigned
WILKINSON, Tracy Ellen→
director · ~54y · appointed 2007-03-27 · resigned 2025-10-24
Resigned
WILLCOX, Donna→
director · ~48y · appointed 2014-08-28 · resigned 2019-03-28
Resigned
YOUNGER, Lindsay-Jane→
director · ~56y · appointed 2007-03-27 · resigned 2009-07-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (62 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-01
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-10-31
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-10-31
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-10-31
withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2025-10-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-27
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-10-26
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-10-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-04