ACORNS COMMUNITY PRE-SCHOOL LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
06221090 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2007-04-20
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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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Pre-primary education
Sector: Education
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 75-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 75). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (55/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
15 officers (6 active, 15 linked, 14 with DOB)
89
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
70 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (41 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-02-06
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2026-01-30
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    ENNIS, Stephanie resigned
    director
  4. 2025-07-02
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  5. 2025-07-02
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    officers · AP01
  6. 2025-06-27
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    COMFORT, Abbie appointed
    director
  7. 2025-06-27
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    ENNIS, Stephanie appointed
    director
  8. 2025-04-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2024-04-16
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  10. 2023-04-15
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-04-14
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-01-14
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2022-01-06
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    ANGOVE, Grace resigned
    director
  14. 2021-05-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  15. 2020-04-09
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  16. 2019-04-09
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  17. 2018-12-18
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  18. 2018-12-10
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    ATKINS, Sally resigned
    director
  19. 2018-05-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2017-12-18
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  21. 2017-12-12
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    ANGOVE, Grace appointed
    director
  22. 2017-07-19
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    ANGOVE, Grace resigned
    director
  23. 2017-07-19
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  24. 2017-03-27
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    DONNELLY, Kelly-Anne appointed
    director
  25. 2017-03-27
    ➕
    ANGOVE, Grace appointed
    director
  26. 2016-05-13
    ➕
    GAIDA, Elizabeth appointed
    director
  27. 2015-02-02
    ➕
    HAYTER, Tina appointed
    director
  28. 2014-10-23
    ➖
    WAREHAM, Melanie Ann resigned
    director
  29. 2012-10-19
    ➖
    GREENAWAY, Sabrina Karen resigned
    director
  30. 2011-11-25
    ➕
    WAREHAM, Melanie Ann appointed
    director
  31. 2011-11-14
    ➖
    CLARK, Katrina Joannne resigned
    director
  32. 2011-07-19
    ➕
    GREENAWAY, Sabrina Karen appointed
    director
  33. 2010-11-22
    ➕
    ATKINS, Sally appointed
    director
  34. 2010-09-10
    ➖
    CLARKE, Anita Louise resigned
    director
  35. 2009-12-02
    ➕
    CLARK, Katrina Joannne appointed
    director
  36. 2009-06-16
    ➖
    MILBURN, Sheryl resigned
    director
  37. 2008-12-01
    ➕
    CLARKE, Anita Louise appointed
    director
  38. 2008-02-01
    ➕
    MILBURN, Sheryl appointed
    director
  39. 2007-04-20
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    Company incorporated
    As ACORNS COMMUNITY PRE-SCHOOL LIMITED
  40. 2007-04-20
    ➕
    BLAKE, Nicola appointed
    secretary
  41. 2007-04-20
    ➕
    LAMPARD, Jennifer appointed
    director

Owner dependency

65/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • -5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 75 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 75 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • 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

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Elizabeth Gaida
Individual · British · DOB 01/1963 · age 63
——sig. influencesignificant influence01/01/2017

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
Incorporated2007-04-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85100 — Pre-primary education

Registered office

Hanover Hall, Jennings Road
Totton
Southampton
Hampshire
SO40 3BA

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-16
Last: 2026-03-02

Officers (6 active · 9 resigned)

BLAKE, Nicola→
secretary · appointed 2007-04-20
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Active
COMFORT, Abbie→
director · ~42y · appointed 2025-06-27
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Active
DONNELLY, Kelly-Anne→
director · ~46y · appointed 2017-03-27
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Active
GAIDA, Elizabeth→
director · ~63y · appointed 2016-05-13
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Active
HAYTER, Tina→
director · ~41y · appointed 2015-02-02
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Active
LAMPARD, Jennifer→
director · ~75y · appointed 2007-04-20
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Active
ANGOVE, Grace→
director · ~47y · appointed 2017-12-12 · resigned 2022-01-06
Resigned
ANGOVE, Grace→
director · ~47y · appointed 2017-03-27 · resigned 2017-07-19
Resigned
ATKINS, Sally→
director · ~49y · appointed 2010-11-22 · resigned 2018-12-10
Resigned
CLARK, Katrina Joannne→
director · ~55y · appointed 2009-12-02 · resigned 2011-11-14
Resigned
CLARKE, Anita Louise→
director · ~57y · appointed 2008-12-01 · resigned 2010-09-10
Resigned
ENNIS, Stephanie→
director · ~45y · appointed 2025-06-27 · resigned 2026-01-30
Resigned
GREENAWAY, Sabrina Karen→
director · ~40y · appointed 2011-07-19 · resigned 2012-10-19
Resigned
MILBURN, Sheryl→
director · ~55y · appointed 2008-02-01 · resigned 2009-06-16
Resigned
WAREHAM, Melanie Ann→
director · ~51y · appointed 2011-11-25 · resigned 2014-10-23
Resigned

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Recent filings (70 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-24
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-02-06
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-07-02
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-07-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-28
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-01-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-05-10