BOLNORE VILLAGE PRE-SCHOOL LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
07616125 · ltd · incorporated 2011-04-27
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 Aug 2025
Net worth
£3.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Pre-primary education
Sector: Education
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. 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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
37 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
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 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £3,680
Net assets shrinking
Down £11,298 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£4k
↓ 75% YoY
Current Assets
£30k
↓ 34% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£9k£18k£27k£36k£45kAug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31
Total assets£3.7k£15.0k
Current assets£29.8k£45.3k
Net assets£3.7k£15.0k

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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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  2. 2025-05-29
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  3. 2024-05-28
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  4. 2023-05-23
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  5. 2022-05-23
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  6. 2021-05-27
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  7. 2020-05-28
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  8. 2019-05-31
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  9. 2018-06-04
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  10. 2018-05-31
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  11. 2017-05-10
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-05-02
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    address · AD01
  13. 2016-11-04
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    address · AD01
  14. 2016-06-27
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  15. 2016-06-01
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2011-08-30
    ARMSTRONG, Sian resigned
    director
  17. 2011-04-27
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    Company incorporated
    As BOLNORE VILLAGE PRE-SCHOOL LIMITED
  18. 2011-04-27
    ARMSTRONG, Holly Elizabeth appointed
    director
  19. 2011-04-27
    ARMSTRONG, Sian appointed
    director

Owner dependency

85/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100
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.
  • 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
Ms Holly Armstong
Individual · British · DOB 05/1980 · age 46
2550%
25-50% shares27/04/2017
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Ms Sian Armstrongceased 01/05/2017· 25-50% shares

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2011-04-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85100 — Pre-primary education

Registered office

Unit 15, No. 2 Bulrushes Business Park
Coombe Hill Road
East Grinstead
RH19 4LZ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-01
Last: 2026-04-17

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

ARMSTRONG, Holly Elizabeth
director · ~46y · appointed 2011-04-27
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Active
ARMSTRONG, Sian
director · ~48y · appointed 2011-04-27 · resigned 2011-08-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (37 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-02-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-05-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-05-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-05-31