CHILD-CENTRED PRACTICE LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
06953016 · ltd · incorporated 2009-07-06
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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year to Jul 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Other education n.e.c.
Sector: Education
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 88990Other social work activities without accommodation n.e.c.
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 62-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 62). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (72/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
46 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.
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-07-31 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-19📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2025-05-30📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-05-30📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-04-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-04📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-02-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-02-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-01-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-02-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-02-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-01-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2015-07-10📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2009-07-06🏢Company incorporatedAs CHILD-CENTRED PRACTICE LIMITED
- 2009-07-06➕FOX, Joanne Ruby appointeddirector
- 2009-07-06➕FOX, Peter Graham appointeddirector
- 2009-07-06➕OCS CORPORATE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2009-07-06➖OCS CORPORATE SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2009-07-06➕GILBURT, Lee Christopher appointeddirector
- 2009-07-06➖GILBURT, Lee Christopher resigneddirector
Owner dependency
76/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
69/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- 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
cleanNo 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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mrs Joanne Ruby Fox Individual · British,Australian · DOB 11/1964 · age 62 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 11/07/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2009-07-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85590 — Other education n.e.c.
Registered office
12 Market Place
Cockermouth
CA13 9NQ
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-13
Last: 2025-06-29
Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
FOX, Joanne Ruby→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2009-07-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
FOX, Peter Graham→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2009-07-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
OCS CORPORATE SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2009-07-06 · resigned 2009-07-06
GILBURT, Lee Christopher→
Resigneddirector · ~52y · appointed 2009-07-06 · resigned 2009-07-06
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Recent filings (46 total)
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-11-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-05-30
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-05-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-04-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-04-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-03-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-02-09
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-08-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-02-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-02