BUDDIES CHILDCARE CIC

🌳Matureactive
07518102 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2011-02-04
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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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
76/100
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 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 (55/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 6 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
41 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.

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 (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  2. 2025-01-09
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  3. 2024-11-06
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  4. 2024-11-06
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    administrative-restoration-company
    restoration · RT01
  5. 2024-10-15
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    gazette-dissolved-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ2
  6. 2024-07-30
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    gazette · GAZ1
  7. 2022-12-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  8. 2021-12-18
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  9. 2021-04-19
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  10. 2021-02-11
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  11. 2021-02-11
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  12. 2020-07-31
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    DUNCAN, Claire Louise resigned
    director
  13. 2020-01-08
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  14. 2019-01-02
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  15. 2018-03-14
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  16. 2016-12-01
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  17. 2014-04-01
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    BARLEY, Joanne Claire resigned
    director
  18. 2013-07-01
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    NEWALL, Anne Phyllis resigned
    director
  19. 2013-06-01
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    FURUISS, Martin resigned
    director
  20. 2012-09-03
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    HUTCHINGS, Anthony appointed
    director
  21. 2012-09-03
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    DUNCAN, Claire Louise appointed
    director
  22. 2011-02-04
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    Company incorporated
    As BUDDIES CHILDCARE CIC
  23. 2011-02-04
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    COULTON, Hannah Jayne appointed
    director
  24. 2011-02-04
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    BARLEY, Joanne Claire appointed
    director
  25. 2011-02-04
    ➕
    FURUISS, Martin appointed
    director
  26. 2011-02-04
    ➕
    NEWALL, Anne Phyllis appointed
    director

Owner dependency

68/100
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.
  • +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 signal

Multiple 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

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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Anthony Hutchings
Individual · British · DOB 11/1974 · age 52
——sig. influencesignificant influence · firm interest04/02/2017
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Claire Louise Duncanceased 31/07/2020· significant influence · firm interest

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
Incorporated2011-02-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85100 — Pre-primary education

Registered office

Glen Road
Plympton
Plymouth
Devon
PL7 2DE

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-18
Last: 2026-02-04

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

COULTON, Hannah Jayne→
director · ~41y · appointed 2011-02-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HUTCHINGS, Anthony→
director · ~52y · appointed 2012-09-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BARLEY, Joanne Claire→
director · ~68y · appointed 2011-02-04 · resigned 2014-04-01
Resigned
DUNCAN, Claire Louise→
director · ~49y · appointed 2012-09-03 · resigned 2020-07-31
Resigned
FURUISS, Martin→
director · ~77y · appointed 2011-02-04 · resigned 2013-06-01
Resigned
NEWALL, Anne Phyllis→
director · ~72y · appointed 2011-02-04 · resigned 2013-07-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (41 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-11
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accounts · AA
2025-11-16
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-06
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restoration · RT01
2024-11-06
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gazette · GAZ2
2024-10-15
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gazette · GAZ1
2024-07-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-19
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-17