BRIGHT KIDZ PRE SCHOOL LIMITED

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06342583 · ltd · incorporated 2007-08-14
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
£1.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Pre-primary education
Sector: Education
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 62-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 62). 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 (73/100).

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
85 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
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 £1,328

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£139k
Net Worth
£1k
↑ 304% YoY
Current Assets
£159k
↑ 95% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£32k£64k£95k£127k£159kAug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31
Total assets£117.9k£85.0k
Current assets£158.9k£81.4k
Cash£138.8k—
Debtors£20.1k—
Net assets£1.3k£329

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 miscellaneous
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
5
filings
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 miscellaneous
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-16
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    legacy
    miscellaneous · RP01PSC01
  2. 2026-04-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2026-03-09
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2026-03-09
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2026-03-09
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2026-01-06
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2025-05-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2024-05-24
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-08-23
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-10-27
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2022-10-27
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  12. 2022-09-01
    ➖
    PATEL, Nishit Mahendra resigned
    secretary
  13. 2022-09-01
    ➖
    PATEL, Nishit Mahendra resigned
    director
  14. 2022-03-16
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2021-02-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2020-10-13
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  17. 2020-10-13
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    capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
    capital · SH10
  18. 2020-10-13
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    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  19. 2020-10-13
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  20. 2020-10-13
    📄
    statement-of-companys-objects
    change-of-constitution · CC04
  21. 2020-03-30
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  22. 2017-01-30
    ➕
    PATEL, Nishit Mahendra appointed
    director
  23. 2007-10-29
    ➖
    PATEL, Priyanka Amber resigned
    director
  24. 2007-10-11
    ➕
    PATEL, Priyanka Amber appointed
    director
  25. 2007-08-14
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BRIGHT KIDZ PRE SCHOOL LIMITED
  26. 2007-08-14
    ➕
    PATEL, Varsha appointed
    director
  27. 2007-08-14
    ➕
    PATEL, Nishit Mahendra appointed
    secretary

Owner dependency

93/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

78/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Nishit Mahendra Patel
Individual · British · DOB 05/1964 · age 62
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control30/01/2017
Mrs Varsha Patel
Individual · British · DOB 02/1964 · age 62
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2007-08-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85100 — Pre-primary education

Registered office

Heronslea House
High Street
Bushey
WD23 3HH
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-28
Last: 2025-08-14

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

PATEL, Varsha→
director · ~62y · appointed 2007-08-14
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Active
PATEL, Nishit Mahendra→
secretary · appointed 2007-08-14 · resigned 2022-09-01
Resigned
PATEL, Nishit Mahendra→
director · ~62y · appointed 2017-01-30 · resigned 2022-09-01
Resigned
PATEL, Priyanka Amber→
director · ~52y · appointed 2007-10-11 · resigned 2007-10-29
Resigned

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Recent filings (85 total)

legacy
miscellaneous · RP01PSC01
2026-05-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-21
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-09
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-03-09
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-03-09
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-01-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-05-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-14
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-10-27
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2022-10-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-30