LITTLE OAKS PRE-SCHOOL (FRIMLEY) LIMITED

⚰️Wound downdissolved

06449456 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2007-12-10

Investment thesis

Company dissolved — not a live target.

Why interesting: Historical record only; useful for precedent research.

Why risky: Not transactable.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 17.7y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

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Opportunity

63/100

Worth a look

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What this business does

Primary activity: Pre-primary education

Sector: Education

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 63/100 (worth a look), 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: Resolve: Company dissolved. Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 17.7y

65/100

clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

· Oldest live charge is 17.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: low (50/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)

Directors & officers

11 officers (3 active, 11 linked, 8 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

5 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

46 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

63/100Worth a look

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality

Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Some moderate concerns — review flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (45 events)Click to expand

2018-04-24
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gazette-dissolved-voluntary
gazette · GAZ2(A)
2018-04-24
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Company dissolved
2018-03-10
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dissolution-voluntary-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · SOAS(A)
2018-02-06
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gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2018-01-25
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dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2017-11-01
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accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AAMD
2017-11-01
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accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AAMD
2017-04-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2016-05-06
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2016-02-11
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2016-02-11
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2016-01-27
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-no-member-list
annual-return · AR01
2016-01-01
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GLEN, Lee Andrew appointed
director
2016-01-01
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TOMLIN, Rachael Elizabeth appointed
director
2015-04-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2015-01-08
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-no-member-list
annual-return · AR01
2015-01-08
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2014-07-10
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CHARD, Susan Janet resigned
director
2014-04-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2014-01-30
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-no-member-list
annual-return · AR01
2013-04-17
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2013-01-03
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-no-member-list
annual-return · AR01
2013-01-03
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name
officers · AP01
2013-01-03
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termination-director-company-with-name
officers · TM01
2012-08-01
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BRACE, Jill appointed
director
2012-08-01
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CHAPLIN, Stella Bridget resigned
director
2012-04-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2012-01-06
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-no-member-list
annual-return · AR01
2011-04-27
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-no-member-list
annual-return · AR01
2009-10-06
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BULLER, Katherine Emily Louise resigned
director
2009-10-06
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CHARD, Susan Janet appointed
director
2009-10-06
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WARD, Anthony resigned
director
2008-11-04
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BULLER, Katherine Emily Louise appointed
director
2008-11-04
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CHAPLIN, Stella Bridget appointed
director
2008-09-18
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Charge registered #1
Lender: The County Council of the Administrative County of Surrey
2008-04-28
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FABIAN, Samantha resigned
secretary
2008-04-28
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FABIAN, Samantha resigned
director
2007-12-10
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Company incorporated
As LITTLE OAKS PRE-SCHOOL (FRIMLEY) LIMITED
2007-12-10
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FABIAN, Samantha appointed
secretary
2007-12-10
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SDG SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2007-12-10
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SDG SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2007-12-10
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FABIAN, Samantha appointed
director
2007-12-10
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WARD, Anthony appointed
director
2007-12-10
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SDG REGISTRARS LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director
2007-12-10
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SDG REGISTRARS LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-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

+Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — 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 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 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

1 high ·

Company dissolved

high

Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.

Evidence: Dissolved on 2018-04-24

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Company details

Statusdissolved

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated2007-12-10

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC85100 — Pre-primary education

Registered office

C/O Grove Primary School

Chobham Road

Frimley

Surrey

GU16 8PG

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: —

Last made up to: 2016-07-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: —

Last: —

Officers (0 active · 8 resigned)

BRACE, Jill→

director · ~68y · appointed 2012-08-01

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

GLEN, Lee Andrew→

director · ~54y · appointed 2016-01-01

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

TOMLIN, Rachael Elizabeth→

director · ~46y · appointed 2016-01-01

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

FABIAN, Samantha→

secretary · appointed 2007-12-10 · resigned 2008-04-28

Resigned

SDG SECRETARIES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2007-12-10 · resigned 2007-12-10

Resigned

BULLER, Katherine Emily Louise→

director · ~43y · appointed 2008-11-04 · resigned 2009-10-06

Resigned

CHAPLIN, Stella Bridget→

director · ~58y · appointed 2008-11-04 · resigned 2012-08-01

Resigned

CHARD, Susan Janet→

director · ~58y · appointed 2009-10-06 · resigned 2014-07-10

Resigned

FABIAN, Samantha→

director · ~53y · appointed 2007-12-10 · resigned 2008-04-28

Resigned

WARD, Anthony→

director · ~65y · appointed 2007-12-10 · resigned 2009-10-06

Resigned

SDG REGISTRARS LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2007-12-10 · resigned 2007-12-10

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown

			Type	Properties
	outstanding	The County Council of the Administrative County of Surrey	Rent deposit deed	1 property	18/09/2008	—

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Recent filings (46 total)

gazette-dissolved-voluntary

gazette · GAZ2(A)

2018-04-24

dissolution-voluntary-strike-off-suspended

dissolution · SOAS(A)

2018-03-10

gazette-notice-voluntary

gazette · GAZ1(A)

2018-02-06

dissolution-application-strike-off-company

dissolution · DS01

2018-01-25

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2017-12-23

accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AAMD

2017-11-01

accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AAMD

2017-11-01

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small

accounts · AA

2017-04-27

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2016-12-13

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small

accounts · AA

2016-05-06

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2016-02-11

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2016-02-11

annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-no-member-list

annual-return · AR01

2016-01-27

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2015-04-29

annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-no-member-list

annual-return · AR01

2015-01-08