115 CHILDCARE SERVICES LTD

🌳Matureactive
07127527 · ltd · incorporated 2010-01-16
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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year to Jun 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Child day-care activities
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. 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
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 7 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 6 total, 6 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
66 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
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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-£16k-£4k£9k£22k£35k£48kJun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets—£11.8k
Current assets—£48.1k
Net assets—£-16.5k
Average employees29—

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
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filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-10-22
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2024-10-22
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2024-10-22
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2024-10-22
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2024-10-22
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2024-03-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-06-24
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-07-07
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2021-07-06
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    SMITH, Michael resigned
    director
  13. 2021-06-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-10-05
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2020-10-05
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  16. 2020-10-05
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  17. 2020-10-05
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  18. 2020-10-05
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  19. 2020-07-17
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    COUTTS, Brigid appointed
    director
  20. 2020-07-17
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    SMITH, Xenia Josephine appointed
    director
  21. 2020-07-17
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  22. 2020-07-17
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  23. 2020-04-09
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    COUTTS, Brigid resigned
    director
  24. 2020-04-09
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    SMITH, Xenia Josephine resigned
    director
  25. 2018-08-31
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    COUTTS, Brigid appointed
    director
  26. 2018-08-31
    ➕
    SMITH, Michael appointed
    director
  27. 2018-08-31
    ➕
    SMITH, Xenia Josephine appointed
    director
  28. 2018-08-31
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    STEDMAN, David Charlton resigned
    director
  29. 2018-08-31
    ➖
    STEDMAN, Geraldine resigned
    director
  30. 2010-01-16
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    Company incorporated
    As 115 CHILDCARE SERVICES LTD
  31. 2010-01-16
    ➕
    STEDMAN, David Charlton appointed
    director
  32. 2010-01-16
    ➕
    STEDMAN, Geraldine 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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ms Xenia Josephine Smith
Individual · British · DOB 11/1974 · age 52
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting19/06/2020
Ms Brigid Coutts
Individual · British · DOB 03/1963 · age 63
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting19/06/2020
4 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mbx Holdings Ltdceased 19/06/2020· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting
  • Mr Michael Smithceased 31/08/2018· 75-100% shares · firm interest
  • Mrs Geraldine Stedmanceased 31/08/2018· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Mr David Charlton Stedmanceased 31/08/2018· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2010-01-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC88910 — Child day-care activities

Registered office

Unit 1, St Stephens Court
15 - 17 St Stephens Road
Bournemouth
Dorset
BH2 6LA
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-14
Last: 2025-06-30

Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)

COUTTS, Brigid→
director · ~63y · appointed 2020-07-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SMITH, Xenia Josephine→
director · ~52y · appointed 2020-07-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
COUTTS, Brigid→
director · ~63y · appointed 2018-08-31 · resigned 2020-04-09
Resigned
SMITH, Michael→
director · ~83y · appointed 2018-08-31 · resigned 2021-07-06
Resigned
SMITH, Xenia Josephine→
director · ~52y · appointed 2018-08-31 · resigned 2020-04-09
Resigned
STEDMAN, David Charlton→
director · ~74y · appointed 2010-01-16 · resigned 2018-08-31
Resigned
STEDMAN, Geraldine→
director · ~63y · appointed 2010-01-16 · resigned 2018-08-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (66 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-10-22
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-10-22
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-10-22
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-10-22
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-10-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-24
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-07-07