CABBAGE PATCH PRE-SCHOOL LIMITED
Opportunity 64/100 (worth a look), bankability 55/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (38/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2024-08-31 | 2023-08-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £1.4k | £478 |
| Current assets | £9.9k | £9.5k |
| Cash | — | £6.2k |
| Debtors | — | £3.3k |
| Net assets | £478 | £478 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-21📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2026-02-26📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-02-06📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-01-30➖YATES, Pauline resigneddirector
- 2025-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-07📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-11-08➕YATES, Christopher appointeddirector
- 2022-08-23➖YATES, Stephen resigneddirector
- 2022-08-23📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-16📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-05-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-12📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-05-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-09📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-05-07📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2018-05-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-02-01➕YATES, Stephen appointeddirector
- 2010-11-02🏢Company incorporatedAs CABBAGE PATCH PRE-SCHOOL LIMITED
- 2010-11-02➕YATES, Pauline appointeddirector
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- 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
1 high ·Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.
Evidence: Next due: 2026-05-31
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Christopher Yates Individual · British · DOB 11/1974 · age 52 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 08/11/2022 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mrs Pauline Yatesceased 30/01/2026· 75-100% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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9 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)
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