3 COUNTIES CHILDCARE LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
07448947 · ltd · incorporated 2010-11-24
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
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£47.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other activities of employment placement agencies
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 76/100 (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 (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
42 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £47,866
Cash YoY
+58%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£54k
↑ 58% YoY
Net Worth
£48k
↑ 249% YoY
Current Assets
£90k
↑ 33% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £47.9k | £13.9k |
| Current assets | £90.3k | £67.7k |
| Cash | £54.5k | £34.5k |
| Debtors | £35.9k | £33.3k |
| Net assets | £47.9k | £13.7k |
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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See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
- 2025-06-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-06📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-11-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-11📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-12-11📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-12-11📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-07-31➖ROOKES, John Michael resigneddirector
- 2023-07-31📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-05-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-16📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2022-02-15📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2022-02-10📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-02-09📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-02-09📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-12-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-12-13➖ROOKES, Patricia Anne resigneddirector
- 2010-11-24🏢Company incorporatedAs 3 COUNTIES CHILDCARE LIMITED
- 2010-11-24➕CASSELL, Sally Eleanor appointeddirector
- 2010-11-24➕MOORE, Kathryn Lucy appointeddirector
- 2010-11-24➕ROOKES, John Michael appointeddirector
- 2010-11-24➕ROOKES, Patricia Anne appointeddirector
Owner dependency
68/100
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.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
59/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 15 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Sally Eleanor Cassell Individual · British · DOB 02/1986 · age 40 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 23/05/2023 |
Mrs Kathryn Lucy Moore Individual · British · DOB 08/1988 · age 38 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 23/05/2023 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr John Michael Rookesceased 23/05/2023· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2010-11-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC78109 — Other activities of employment placement agencies
Registered office
C/O The Accountancy Office Limited Basepoint Business Centre
Crab Apple Way, Vale Park
Evesham
Worcestershire
WR11 1GP
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-24
Last: 2025-11-10
Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
CASSELL, Sally Eleanor→
Activedirector · ~40y · appointed 2010-11-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MOORE, Kathryn Lucy→
Activedirector · ~38y · appointed 2010-11-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ROOKES, John Michael→
Resigneddirector · ~75y · appointed 2010-11-24 · resigned 2023-07-31
ROOKES, Patricia Anne→
Resigneddirector · ~77y · appointed 2010-11-24 · resigned 2016-12-13
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Recent filings (42 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-25
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-02-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-11
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-12-11
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-12-11
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-12-11
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-31
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-02-16
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2022-02-15