BUILDING BLOCKS CHILD CARE (KINGSTON ROAD) LIMITED

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06902949 · ltd · incorporated 2009-05-12
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 Feb 2025
Net worth
£18.9k
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
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 59). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -69% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
46 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 · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £18,882
Cash draining
Cash down 69% YoY
Cash YoY
-69%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£11k
↓ 69% YoY
Net Worth
£19k
↑ 2.8% YoY
Current Assets
£1.7m
↓ 6.1% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£356k£712k£1.1m£1.4m£1.8mFeb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-02-282024-02-29
Total assets£30.4k£40.7k
Current assets£1.67M£1.78M
Cash£10.9k£34.7k
Debtors£1.66M£1.75M
Net assets£18.9k£18.4k

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
1
filing
  • • 1 officers
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-25
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2025-11-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-08-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-10-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-08-26
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  6. 2023-08-22
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  7. 2022-10-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-09-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-08-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-07-12
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2019-07-10
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    HUNTER-GAISFORD, Charlotte Rebecca resigned
    director
  12. 2019-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-03-01
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    address · AD01
  15. 2017-11-06
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-02-10
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  17. 2016-10-11
    ➕
    HUNTER-GAISFORD, Charlotte Rebecca appointed
    director
  18. 2015-02-28
    ➕
    WILLSHER, Brett appointed
    secretary
  19. 2015-02-28
    ➖
    ASHTON, Philip Thomas resigned
    secretary
  20. 2015-02-28
    ➖
    ASHTON, Jocelyn resigned
    director
  21. 2009-05-12
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    Company incorporated
    As BUILDING BLOCKS CHILD CARE (KINGSTON ROAD) LIMITED
  22. 2009-05-12
    ➕
    ASHTON, Philip Thomas appointed
    director
  23. 2009-05-12
    ➕
    ASHTON, Philip Thomas appointed
    secretary
  24. 2009-05-12
    ➕
    ASHTON, Jocelyn appointed
    director

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 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — 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 59. 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 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Philip Thomas Ashton
Individual · British · DOB 11/1967 · age 59
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2009-05-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85100 — Pre-primary education

Registered office

Toad Hall Cattawade Street
Cattawade
Manningtree
CO11 1RG
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-26
Last: 2026-05-12

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

WILLSHER, Brett→
secretary · appointed 2015-02-28
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Active
ASHTON, Philip Thomas→
director · ~59y · appointed 2009-05-12
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Active
ASHTON, Philip Thomas→
secretary · appointed 2009-05-12 · resigned 2015-02-28
Resigned
ASHTON, Jocelyn→
director · ~58y · appointed 2009-05-12 · resigned 2015-02-28
Resigned
HUNTER-GAISFORD, Charlotte Rebecca→
director · ~46y · appointed 2016-10-11 · resigned 2019-07-10
Resigned

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Recent filings (46 total)

change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-06-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-26
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accounts · AA
2025-11-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-23
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gazette · DISS40
2023-08-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-25
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gazette · GAZ1
2023-08-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-08-11