BEECHES PARK CHILDRENS DAY NURSERY LIMITED

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07531237 · ltd · incorporated 2011-02-16
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Jun 2025
Net worth
£451.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
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 acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 13.8y

15/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 13.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
58 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £451,836
Cash draining
Cash down 53% YoY
Cash YoY
-53%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£117k
↓ 53% YoY
Net Worth
£452k
↑ 22% YoY
Current Assets
£574k
↑ 17% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£115k£230k£344k£459k£574kJun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£459.0k£387.6k
Current assets£573.9k£489.8k
Cash£117.1k£249.4k
Debtors£456.8k£240.4k
Net assets£451.8k£371.0k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 1 mortgage
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-24
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  2. 2026-03-24
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    Charge satisfied #2
  3. 2026-03-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-08-29
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  6. 2024-08-29
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  7. 2024-08-29
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  8. 2024-08-29
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2024-08-13
    LITTING, Marcus Edward Wedgwood resigned
    director
  10. 2024-08-09
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  11. 2024-08-07
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Allica Bank LTD
  12. 2024-02-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2023-03-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2022-03-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2022-02-24
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  16. 2021-11-23
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  17. 2021-02-11
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  18. 2021-02-11
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  19. 2021-02-11
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  20. 2021-02-11
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  21. 2020-10-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  22. 2020-09-14
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  23. 2020-09-02
    LITTING, Abby appointed
    director
  24. 2020-09-02
    HOLMAN, Christine resigned
    director
  25. 2020-09-02
    LITTING, Marcus Edward Wedgwood appointed
    director
  26. 2020-08-17
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #1
  27. 2014-06-11
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  28. 2012-09-17
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
  29. 2011-02-16
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BEECHES PARK CHILDRENS DAY NURSERY LIMITED
  30. 2011-02-16
    HOLMAN, Christine appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 15 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

1 med ·
Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Group structure

The Den Nursery Group Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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The Den Nursery Group Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
BEECHES PARK CHILDRENS DAY NURSERY LIMITED
This company · 07531237

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
The Den Nursery Group Limited
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control13/08/2024
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Marcus Edward Wedgwood Littingceased 13/08/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Mrs Abby Littingceased 13/08/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Mrs Christine Holmanceased 02/09/2020· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2011-02-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85100 — Pre-primary education

Registered office

Unit C2 Beeches Park Eastern Avenue
Stretton
Burton On Trent
Staffordshire
DE13 0BB

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-02
Last: 2026-02-16

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

LITTING, Abby
director · ~50y · appointed 2020-09-02
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Active
HOLMAN, Christine
director · ~54y · appointed 2011-02-16 · resigned 2020-09-02
Resigned
LITTING, Marcus Edward Wedgwood
director · ~50y · appointed 2020-09-02 · resigned 2024-08-13
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

3
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Allica Bank
Allica Bank LTD
A registered charge07/08/2024
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
A registered charge11/06/201424/03/2026
satisfied
HSBC
Hsbc Bank PLC
Debenture1 property17/09/201217/08/2020
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Recent filings (58 total)

mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2026-03-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-31
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2024-08-29
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-08-29
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-08-29
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-08-29
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-08-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-18