ASPIRE CHILDCARE PROJECT LTD.
🌳Matureactive
07697439 · ltd · incorporated 2011-07-07
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
—
Upgrade to see
Turnover
—
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Primary education
Sector: Education
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 79/100 (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 (73/100).
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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
32 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
—
Net Worth
—
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—
Hover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|
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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-09📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-09-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-09-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2016-10-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-09-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-07-31📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2014-10-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2014-08-01📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2012-09-03➕OBODAI, Jacqueline appointeddirector
- 2011-07-07🏢Company incorporatedAs ASPIRE CHILDCARE PROJECT LTD.
- 2011-07-07➕OBODAI, Desmond appointeddirector
Owner dependency
79/100
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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 15 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
69/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
- 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Desmond Obodai Individual · British · DOB 09/1962 · age 64 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 01/05/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
Similar companies
Active · Education & training · SE postcode area| Company | Est. value | Turnover | Net worth | Staff | Age | Opp | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANGEL FACE PRE SCHOOL & BREAKFAST AFTER SCHOOL CLUB LIMITED→ 07750958 · est 2011 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 14y | — | — |
| ARISEKIDZ CLUBS LIMITED→ 11952546 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| ARMADILLOS NURSERY AND PRESCHOOL LTD→ 11349514 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| ARMADILLOS NURSERY HH LTD→ 15019022 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| ARTCADE CIC→ 15963122 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| ARTS MINDED CIC→ 11489599 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| ASBEE EXPERT CONSULTANCY (ASBEEXCONSUL) LTD→ 08696978 · est 2013 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 12y | — | — |
| ASPECT INTERNATIONAL LANGUAGE ACADEMIES LIMITED→ 02162156 · est 1987 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 38y | — | — |
| ASPEN NEWCO 1 LIMITED→ 13584636 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| ASPEN NEWCO 2 LIMITED→ 13587334 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| ASPIRE & ACHIEVE LEARNING LTD→ 16612168 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ASPIRE FOR CHILDREN LIMITED→ 13230842 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒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.
See pricing →🔒Advanced scoring suite
Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2011-07-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85200 — Primary education
Registered office
Ilderton Primary School
Varcoe Road
London
SE16 3LA
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-21
Last: 2025-07-07
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
OBODAI, Desmond→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 2011-07-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
OBODAI, Jacqueline→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2012-09-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (32 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-12-31
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-12-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-08-02