BLOSSOM TREES NURSERY LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
06853766 · ltd · incorporated 2009-03-20
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 Aug 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 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
47 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
60
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£0Aug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31
Average employees161400

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
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 address
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 address
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 address
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-04
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2026-03-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-04-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-05-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-05-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-06-18
    ➖
    JEFFERY, Lisa Louise resigned
    director
  8. 2021-06-18
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2021-06-18
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2021-06-18
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  11. 2021-05-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-08-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-05-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-05-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-05-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2009-03-20
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    Company incorporated
    As BLOSSOM TREES NURSERY LIMITED
  17. 2009-03-20
    ➕
    JEFFERY, Nicholas Richard appointed
    director
  18. 2009-03-20
    ➕
    JEFFERY, Lisa Louise appointed
    director

Owner dependency

85/100
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 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100
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.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 17 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
Mr Nicholas Jeffery
Individual · British · DOB 08/1972 · age 54
25–50%
25–50%board controlsig. influence25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest18/03/2017
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Lisa Louise Jefferyceased 18/06/2021· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest

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
Incorporated2009-03-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85100 — Pre-primary education

Registered office

52 New Quay Road
Lancaster
LA1 5UZ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-14
Last: 2026-05-31

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

JEFFERY, Nicholas Richard→
director · ~54y · appointed 2009-03-20
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Active
JEFFERY, Lisa Louise→
director · ~53y · appointed 2009-03-20 · resigned 2021-06-18
Resigned

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Recent filings (47 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-04
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-06-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-31
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-06-18
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-06-18
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-06-18