ASHFIELD NURSERY AND EARLY LEARNING CENTRE STANHOPE ROAD LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
07947931 · ltd · incorporated 2012-02-13
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
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Net worth
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Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 75-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 75). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (57/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
33 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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  2. 2024-07-10
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  3. 2023-07-26
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  4. 2022-11-22
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  5. 2022-11-22
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  6. 2022-11-22
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  7. 2022-09-21
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    HENRY, Stanley resigned
    director
  8. 2022-08-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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  9. 2021-07-29
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  10. 2020-08-25
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  11. 2019-07-04
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  12. 2018-06-12
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  13. 2017-08-30
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  14. 2016-10-25
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  15. 2016-02-23
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  16. 2015-10-28
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  17. 2012-02-13
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    Company incorporated
    As ASHFIELD NURSERY AND EARLY LEARNING CENTRE STANHOPE ROAD LIMITED
  18. 2012-02-13
    ➕
    POWELL, Brian Anthony appointed
    director
  19. 2012-02-13
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    POWELL, Karen appointed
    director
  20. 2012-02-13
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    HENRY, Stanley appointed
    director

Owner dependency

81/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 75 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

79/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 75 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Stanley Henry
Individual · British · DOB 12/1929 · age 97
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2012-02-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

259 Stanhope Road
South Shields
Tyne And Wear
NE33 4RT

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-27
Last: 2026-02-13

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

POWELL, Brian Anthony→
director · ~75y · appointed 2012-02-13
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Active
POWELL, Karen→
director · ~71y · appointed 2012-02-13
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Active
HENRY, Stanley→
director · ~97y · appointed 2012-02-13 · resigned 2022-09-21
Resigned

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Recent filings (33 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-11-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-07-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-07-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-15
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-11-22
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-11-22
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-11-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-08-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-07-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-08-25