BUTTERCUP BARN DAY NURSERY LTD

🌳Matureactive
06961649 · ltd · incorporated 2009-07-14
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
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£923.7k
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: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -35% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 14.5y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 14.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
58 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
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £923,719
Cash YoY
-35%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£326k
↓ 35% YoY
Net Worth
£924k
↑ 45% YoY
Current Assets
£1.1m
↑ 43% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£214k£429k£643k£858k£1.1mMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£923.7k£638.3k
Current assets£1.07M£748.0k
Cash£325.7k£497.4k
Net assets£923.7k£638.3k

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
1
filing
  • • 1 address
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-06
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2025-07-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-07-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-11-14
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  5. 2023-11-14
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  6. 2023-07-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-07-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-05-19
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AAMD
  9. 2021-04-26
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  10. 2021-04-20
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  11. 2021-04-20
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  12. 2021-04-20
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2021-04-20
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  14. 2021-04-20
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2021-04-20
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  16. 2021-04-20
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  17. 2021-04-19
    ➕
    WESTWELL, Anthony James appointed
    director
  18. 2021-04-19
    ➕
    WESTWELL, Victoria Jane appointed
    director
  19. 2021-04-19
    ➖
    FARR, Simon Steven resigned
    secretary
  20. 2021-04-19
    ➖
    FARR, Lucy resigned
    director
  21. 2021-02-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  22. 2020-09-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  23. 2020-03-03
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    Charge satisfied #1
  24. 2012-01-12
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
  25. 2009-07-14
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    Company incorporated
    As BUTTERCUP BARN DAY NURSERY LTD
  26. 2009-07-14
    ➕
    FARR, Simon Steven appointed
    secretary
  27. 2009-07-14
    ➕
    FARR, Lucy appointed
    director

Owner dependency

66/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

46/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 17 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Westwell Group Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Westwell Group Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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BUTTERCUP BARN DAY NURSERY LTD
This company · 06961649

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Westwell Group Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
—75-100% shares01/04/2023
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Farr Group Holdings Limitedceased 31/03/2023· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
  • Mrs Lucy Farrceased 19/04/2021· significant influence
  • Mr Simon Farrceased 19/04/2021· significant influence

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
Incorporated2009-07-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85100 — Pre-primary education

Registered office

Old Bank The Triangle
Paulton
Bristol
Avon
BS39 7LE
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-15
Last: 2025-11-01

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

WESTWELL, Anthony James→
director · ~48y · appointed 2021-04-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WESTWELL, Victoria Jane→
director · ~43y · appointed 2021-04-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FARR, Simon Steven→
secretary · appointed 2009-07-14 · resigned 2021-04-19
Resigned
FARR, Lucy→
director · ~49y · appointed 2009-07-14 · resigned 2021-04-19
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
HSBC
Hsbc Bank PLC
Debenture1 property12/01/201203/03/2020

Recent filings (58 total)

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-05-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-14
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2023-11-14
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-11-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-07-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-30
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AAMD
2021-05-19
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2021-04-26
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-04-20