BIRKDALE NURSERY LTD
🌳Matureactive
07630247 · ltd · incorporated 2011-05-11
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Pre-primary education
Sector: Education
Investor take
PursueStrong 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 (78/100)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
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.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
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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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-08-02📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-12-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-16➖MASTERS, Karen Mary resigneddirector
- 2023-01-16📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-01-16📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-01-16📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-01-16📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2021-12-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-08📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2021-10-11📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-10-08➕DONOGHUE, Hayley appointeddirector
- 2020-12-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-12-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2011-06-08➖CRAMP, Theresa Jane resigneddirector
- 2011-05-11🏢Company incorporatedAs BIRKDALE NURSERY LTD
- 2011-05-11➕ELLIOTT, Karen Margaret appointeddirector
- 2011-05-11➕CRAMP, Theresa Jane appointeddirector
- 2011-05-11➕MASTERS, Karen Mary 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
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Ms Karen Margaret Elliott Individual · British · DOB 03/1970 · age 56 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest | 10/07/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mrs Karen Mastersceased 22/04/2022· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| BENENDEN SCHOOL→ 11352204 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| BESHARA TRUST(THE)→ 02126693 · est 1987 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 38y | — | — |
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| BEXHILL FAMILY COLLECTIVE CIC→ 12834462 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
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| BIG TRIANGLE LTD→ 14986518 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| BIOMEDICAL TRAINING LIMITED→ 08623522 · est 2013 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 12y | — | — |
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🔒Tailored diligence questions
6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2011-05-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85100 — Pre-primary education
Registered office
Birkdale Nursery Ltd
8 London Road
Bexhill-On-Sea
East Sussex
TN39 3JU
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-29
Last: 2025-12-15
Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
DONOGHUE, Hayley→
Activedirector · ~34y · appointed 2021-10-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ELLIOTT, Karen Margaret→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2011-05-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
CRAMP, Theresa Jane→
Resigneddirector · ~63y · appointed 2011-05-11 · resigned 2011-06-08
MASTERS, Karen Mary→
Resigneddirector · ~65y · appointed 2011-05-11 · resigned 2023-01-16
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Recent filings (41 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-27
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-08-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-16
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-01-16
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-01-16
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-01-16
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2023-01-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-15