BERKHAMPSTEAD SCHOOL (DAY CARE NURSERY) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

07805292 · ltd · incorporated 2011-10-11

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

£1.48M

year to Aug 2024

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Child day-care activities

Sector: Human health & social work

Investor take

Pursue

Conservative operator with a 75-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 75). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (88/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 2.3y

40/100

too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

· Newest facility, 2.3 years old — likely still in initial term.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 28/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
· Profitable and stable/growing — lender coverage supportable.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (72/100)

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

1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)

Directors & officers

34 officers (7 active, 34 linked, 29 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

84 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

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Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

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

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Profitable

Profit before tax £104,844

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2024-08-31
Turnover	£1.48M
Gross profit	£1.48M
Profit before tax	£104.8k
Average employees	4700

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

• 3 officers

Last 180 days

filings

• 3 officers
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (84 events)Click to expand

2026-05-21
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2026-05-06
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officers · AP01
2026-05-06
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officers · TM01
2026-05-05
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BIGGIN, Charles Rupert Guy appointed
director
2026-05-05
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PARKIN, Nicholas appointed
director
2026-05-05
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KIRBY, Martin Allen resigned
director
2026-04-24
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accounts · AA
2025-07-29
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officers · CH01
2025-07-09
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2025-07-09
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officers · AP01
2025-07-09
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officers · AP01
2025-07-01
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ACKLAND, Stephen John appointed
director
2025-07-01
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COX, Diane Mary appointed
director
2025-07-01
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DENMEAD, Thomas appointed
director
2025-06-13
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officers · TM01
2025-06-05
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COLLIER, Clive Michael resigned
director
2025-02-11
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accounts · AA
2024-12-17
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2024-12-17
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2024-05-19
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accounts · AA
2024-04-08
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mortgage · MR01
2024-03-27
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
2023-10-16
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officers · TM01
2023-10-06
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officers · AP01
2023-09-28
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FRANCE, Cathryn appointed
director
2023-09-28
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FRANCE, Cathryn resigned
director
2023-04-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-04-03
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DENMEAD, Thomas appointed
secretary
2023-04-03
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EDWARDS, Ben resigned
secretary
2023-04-03
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officers · TM02
2023-04-03
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officers · AP03
2022-06-08
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accounts · AA
2021-12-01
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officers · AP01
2021-11-16
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COLLIER, Clive Michael appointed
director
2021-08-04
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KIRBY, Martin Allen appointed
director
2021-06-21
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KENT, Catherine Jane resigned
director
2021-06-21
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SHEARMAN, Karen Fiona resigned
director
2020-08-01
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RAYNER, Louise Clare resigned
director
2020-08-01
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SHEARMAN, Karen Fiona appointed
director
2019-11-19
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RAYNER, Louise Clare appointed
director
2019-04-08
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EDWARDS, Ben appointed
secretary
2019-02-21
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STRANGE, Louise resigned
secretary
2019-01-31
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GREEN, Richard Philip resigned
director
2016-09-01
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GREEN, Richard Philip appointed
director
2016-09-01
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KENT, Catherine Jane appointed
director
2016-08-31
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GREEN, Sarah Felicity resigned
director
2016-08-31
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HOPE, Rowena Jane resigned
director
2016-08-31
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SILSBY, Samantha resigned
director
2015-08-31
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MAIN, Jayne Margaret Michelle resigned
director
2015-05-05
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STRANGE, Louise appointed
secretary

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Owner dependency

55/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS

-6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 75 — 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 75 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.)

Group structure

Berkhampstead School (Cheltenham) Trust Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Berkhampstead School (Cheltenham) Trust Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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BERKHAMPSTEAD SCHOOL (DAY CARE NURSERY) LIMITED

This company · 07805292

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Berkhampstead School (Cheltenham) Trust Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	10/12/2024

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

Incorporated2011-10-11

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC88910 — Child day-care activities

Registered office

Berkhampstead School

Pittville Circus Road

Cheltenham

Gloucestershire

GL52 2QA

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-05-31

Last made up to: 2025-08-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-10-25

Last: 2025-10-11