BUXWORTH PRE-SCHOOL

🌳Matureactive

07035353 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2009-09-30

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 Aug 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

73/100

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 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

23 officers (8 active, 23 linked, 20 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

82 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

73/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-08-31	2024-08-31
Total assets	—	£15.6k
Current assets	—	£20.0k
Net assets	—	£15.6k

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

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (58 events)Click to expand

2026-05-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-04
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-05-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-02
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officers · AP01
2024-10-02
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-09-25
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SMITH, Lauren appointed
director
2024-09-24
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HANSON, Imogen Anne Evelyn resigned
director
2024-05-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-11
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-03-05
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ROCKLIFF, Katie appointed
director
2023-08-09
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-02
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gazette · DISS40
2023-08-01
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gazette · GAZ1
2022-08-11
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-08-11
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-08-10
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HALL, Arlene Jean-Eve appointed
director
2022-08-10
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HALL, Samuel appointed
director
2022-05-11
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-10-25
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BERRY, Jessica Mary resigned
director
2021-10-25
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-05-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-05-16
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-05-14
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HANSON, Imogen Anne Evelyn appointed
director
2021-01-19
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-01-19
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-01-10
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HAMMILL, Emma Danielle resigned
director
2021-01-10
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LONGDON, Amy resigned
director
2019-10-15
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-09-15
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D'CRUZ, Laura resigned
director
2019-02-15
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BERRY, Jessica Mary appointed
director
2018-01-08
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D'CRUZ, Laura appointed
director
2018-01-05
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LONGDON, Amy appointed
director
2017-02-08
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HARNETT, Nina resigned
director
2017-02-08
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SPENCER, Christina Anne resigned
director
2016-07-07
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CHAPPELL-MALCOLM, Diane appointed
director
2016-07-07
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HARNETT, Nina appointed
director
2016-05-19
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HEYES, Sarah appointed
director
2014-07-31
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BOYT, Jamie-Lea appointed
secretary
2014-07-31
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BOYT, Jamie-Lea appointed
director
2014-07-31
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ECOB, Annoushka resigned
secretary
2014-07-31
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CORNER, Sarah Caroline resigned
director
2014-07-31
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HAMMILL, Emma Danielle appointed
director
2014-07-31
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JENKINS, Isobel June resigned
director
2014-07-31
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SMITH, Anna Josephine resigned
director
2014-07-31
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SPENCER, Christina Anne appointed
director
2014-07-31
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WRIGHT, Lorraine resigned
director
2011-12-20
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BERRY, Kerry-Anne resigned
secretary
2011-12-20
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ECOB, Annoushka appointed
secretary
2011-12-20
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CORNER, Sarah Caroline appointed
director
2011-12-20
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DANIELS-HILL, Lindsay Patricia resigned
director

Showing most recent 50 of 58 events

Owner dependency

48/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-7 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

35/100

Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS

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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mrs Sarah Heyes Individual · British · DOB 09/1969 · age 57	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	30/09/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption

Incorporated2009-09-30

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC85100 — Pre-primary education

Registered office

Buxworth War Memorial Club Station Road

Buxworth

High Peak

SK23 7NJ

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-05-31

Last made up to: 2025-08-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-10-14

Last: 2025-09-30