DORCHESTER OPPORTUNITY PRESCHOOL GROUP LTD.

🌳Matureactive

07775635 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2011-09-15

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

—

year to Mar 2025

Net worth

£56.7k

book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Pre-primary education

Sector: Education

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 77-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 77). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (69/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

20 officers (5 active, 20 linked, 19 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

66 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £56,661

Net assets shrinking

Down £773 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£57k

↓ 1.3% YoY

Current Assets

£57k

↓ 2.0% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Total assets	£56.7k	£57.4k
Current assets	£57.1k	£58.2k
Net assets	£56.7k	£57.4k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (54 events)Click to expand

2025-11-30
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accounts · AA
2024-11-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-18
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-12-05
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-08
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officers · TM01
2023-09-04
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YOUNG, Janice resigned
director
2023-06-16
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-06-16
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officers · AP01
2023-06-16
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officers · AP01
2023-05-24
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CLIFFORD, Frances Christina appointed
director
2023-05-24
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CRAWFORD, Alison Margaret appointed
director
2023-04-28
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-03-06
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-03-01
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ALLWOOD, Wendy Louise resigned
director
2022-12-23
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accounts · AA
2022-11-16
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officers · AP01
2022-11-02
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ALLWOOD, Wendy Louise appointed
director
2022-09-29
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-09-12
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JAY, Angela Mary resigned
director
2021-12-17
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-12-18
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-01-02
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2019-12-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-12-13
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GRAY, Penelope Ann resigned
director
2019-01-16
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2018-12-21
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YATES, Geraldine resigned
director
2018-12-04
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PRYCE, Jane appointed
director
2018-12-04
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YOUNG, Janice appointed
director
2017-12-08
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JAY, Angela Mary appointed
director
2017-11-01
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GREEN, Michael resigned
director
2017-03-21
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FOLLETT, Gemma resigned
director
2016-12-07
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FOLLETT, Gemma appointed
director
2015-09-09
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HOPCRAFT, Jane resigned
director
2015-04-17
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SHERRATT, Marian Evelyn resigned
director
2014-12-05
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ROOKE, Julia Elizabeth resigned
director
2014-12-05
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SEVENOAKS, Mary Elizabeth resigned
director
2014-12-05
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SHERRATT, Marian Evelyn appointed
director
2014-06-20
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DICKSON, Sandra resigned
director
2013-12-06
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PURKISS, Tracie Juliet resigned
director
2013-04-19
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GRAY, Penelope Ann appointed
director
2013-04-19
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HOPCRAFT, Jane appointed
director
2013-04-19
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YATES, Geraldine appointed
director
2013-03-31
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HICKMOTT, Joan resigned
director
2013-03-31
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JOHNSTON, Frances resigned
director
2012-09-21
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ROOKE, Julia Elizabeth appointed
director
2012-04-06
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JAMES, Teresa Catherine appointed
director
2011-10-18
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DICKSON, Sandra appointed
director
2011-10-18
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HICKMOTT, Joan appointed
director
2011-10-18
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JOHNSTON, Frances appointed
director
2011-10-18
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PURKISS, Tracie Juliet appointed
director

Showing most recent 50 of 54 events

Owner dependency

55/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 77 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 77 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
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.)

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated2011-09-15

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC85100 — Pre-primary education

Registered office

20 Vespasian Way

Dorchester

DT1 2RD

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-09-22

Last: 2025-09-08