BARNETT WOOD PRE-SCHOOL

🌳Matureactive

07827217 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2011-10-28

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 Aug 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Pre-primary education

Sector: Education

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 78-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 78). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (71/100)

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

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

6 officers (4 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

3 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

36 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

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

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-08-31
Average employees	12

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

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand

2026-03-24
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2025-03-18
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2024-05-05
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accounts · AA
2023-03-24
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accounts · AA
2022-05-04
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accounts · AA
2021-05-11
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2020-04-20
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accounts · AA
2019-03-05
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accounts · AA
2018-04-26
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accounts · AA
2017-10-29
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2017-03-30
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accounts · AA
2017-01-18
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officers · TM01
2017-01-12
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HUNT, Christopher Brian resigned
director
2016-01-10
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accounts · AA
2015-11-02
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annual-return · AR01
2015-11-02
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officers · CH01
2012-11-28
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BROWNING, Elizabeth Anne resigned
director
2011-10-28
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Company incorporated
As BARNETT WOOD PRE-SCHOOL
2011-10-28
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TILEY, Mark Lyndon appointed
secretary
2011-10-28
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DEIGHTON, Eleanor Janet appointed
director
2011-10-28
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LEYLAND, Susan Margaret appointed
director
2011-10-28
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TILEY, Mark Lyndon appointed
director
2011-10-28
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BROWNING, Elizabeth Anne appointed
director
2011-10-28
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HUNT, Christopher Brian appointed
director

Owner dependency

65/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

+Founder age: Director aged approximately 78 — 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 78 years old. Natural succession window is now.
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

clean

No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

3 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mrs Susan Margaret Leyland Individual · British · DOB 01/1952 · age 74	—	25–50%	25-50% voting	06/04/2016
Mr Mark Lyndon Tiley Individual · British · DOB 05/1971 · age 55	—	25–50%	25-50% voting	06/04/2016
Mrs Eleanor Janet Deighton Individual · British · DOB 03/1948 · age 78	—	25–50%	25-50% voting	06/04/2016

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mr Christopher Brian Huntceased 12/01/2017· 25-50% voting

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption

Incorporated2011-10-28

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC85100 — Pre-primary education

Registered office

213 Barnett Wood Lane

Ashtead

Surrey

KT21 2DF

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-05-31

Last made up to: 2025-08-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-11-11

Last: 2025-10-28

Officers (4 active · 2 resigned)

TILEY, Mark Lyndon→

secretary · appointed 2011-10-28

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Active

DEIGHTON, Eleanor Janet→

director · ~78y · appointed 2011-10-28

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Active

LEYLAND, Susan Margaret→

director · ~74y · appointed 2011-10-28

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Active

TILEY, Mark Lyndon→

director · ~55y · appointed 2011-10-28

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Active

BROWNING, Elizabeth Anne→

director · ~63y · appointed 2011-10-28 · resigned 2012-11-28

Resigned

HUNT, Christopher Brian→

director · ~60y · appointed 2011-10-28 · resigned 2017-01-12

Resigned

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