BRISHING BARN NURSERY LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
07339948 · ltd · incorporated 2010-08-09
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 12.7y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jun 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Pre-primary education
Sector: Education
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 84-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 84). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 12.7y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 12.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (2 active, 8 linked, 6 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
58 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
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
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years 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 | 2025-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
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| Average employees | 3600 | 3300 |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
6
filings
- • 3 officers
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 capital
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-11📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-03-10➕GOODWIN, Karen appointeddirector
- 2026-03-10📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2026-03-10📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-02-21➖ROBERTS, Elisabeth Anne resignedsecretary
- 2026-02-21➖ROBERTS, Elisabeth Anne resigneddirector
- 2026-02-05📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-02-05📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2026-02-05📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-07-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-01📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-05-31➕SONES, Graham Roger appointeddirector
- 2022-11-28➖SONES, Graham Roger resigneddirector
- 2022-11-28📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-07-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-27📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-10-27📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2020-10-27📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-07-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-25📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2018-03-31➖BALFOUR, Paul resigneddirector
- 2013-11-14🔒Charge registered #1Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2013-09-01➕SONES, Graham Roger appointeddirector
- 2010-08-12➖BALFOUR, Elizabet resignedsecretary
- 2010-08-12➕ROBERTS, Elisabeth Anne appointedsecretary
- 2010-08-12➖BALFOUR, Elisabeth Anne resigneddirector
- 2010-08-12➕ROBERTS, Elisabeth Anne appointeddirector
- 2010-08-09🏢Company incorporatedAs BRISHING BARN NURSERY LIMITED
- 2010-08-09➕BALFOUR, Elizabet appointedsecretary
- 2010-08-09➕BALFOUR, Elisabeth Anne appointeddirector
- 2010-08-09➕BALFOUR, Paul appointeddirector
Owner dependency
73/100
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.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 84 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
66/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 84 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
1 med ·2 director resignations in last 12 months
mediumMultiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.
Evidence: ROBERTS, Elisabeth Anne resigned 2026-02-21; ROBERTS, Elisabeth Anne resigned 2026-02-21
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Graham Roger Sones Individual · British · DOB 12/1942 · age 84 | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control | 26/01/2026 |
Mrs Elisabeth Anne Roberts Individual · English · DOB 06/1972 · age 54 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 09/08/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2010-08-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85100 — Pre-primary education
Registered office
Brishing Court Barn Brishing Lane
Boughton Monchelsea
Maidstone
Kent
ME17 4NF
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-10
Last: 2025-10-27
Officers (2 active · 6 resigned)
GOODWIN, Karen→
Activedirector · ~45y · appointed 2026-03-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SONES, Graham Roger→
Activedirector · ~84y · appointed 2023-05-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BALFOUR, Elizabet→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2010-08-09 · resigned 2010-08-12
ROBERTS, Elisabeth Anne→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2010-08-12 · resigned 2026-02-21
BALFOUR, Elisabeth Anne→
Resigneddirector · ~54y · appointed 2010-08-09 · resigned 2010-08-12
BALFOUR, Paul→
Resigneddirector · ~54y · appointed 2010-08-09 · resigned 2018-03-31
ROBERTS, Elisabeth Anne→
Resigneddirector · ~54y · appointed 2010-08-12 · resigned 2026-02-21
SONES, Graham Roger→
Resigneddirector · ~84y · appointed 2013-09-01 · resigned 2022-11-28
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 14/11/2013 | — |
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Recent filings (58 total)
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-03-11
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2026-03-10
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-03-10
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-02-05
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-02-05
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2026-02-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-08
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-06-01
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-27