BOLNORE VILLAGE PRE-SCHOOL LIMITED
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.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
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 | 2025-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
|---|---|---|
| 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.
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 confirmation-statement
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-05-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-06-04📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2018-05-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-05-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2017-05-02📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2016-11-04📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2016-06-27📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2016-06-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2011-08-30➖ARMSTRONG, Sian resigneddirector
- 2011-04-27🏢Company incorporatedAs BOLNORE VILLAGE PRE-SCHOOL LIMITED
- 2011-04-27➕ARMSTRONG, Holly Elizabeth appointeddirector
- 2011-04-27➕ARMSTRONG, Sian appointeddirector
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +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
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.
- 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
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ms Holly Armstong Individual · British · DOB 05/1980 · age 46 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 27/04/2017 |
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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