BRIGHT LITTLE STARS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
08006341 · ltd · incorporated 2012-03-26
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 14.2y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Jun 2025
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Pre-primary education
Sector: Education
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: leverage-led grower with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (78/100).

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Refinance opportunity

4 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 14.2y

80/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 14.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
  • · Profitable and stable/growing — lender coverage supportable.

Data confidence

Overall: high (84/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (4 active, 8 linked, 8 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
15 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
63 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

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

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Profitable
Profit before tax £374,947

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Profit before tax£374.9k£348.3k
Average employees45004200

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 2 officers
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 2 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-11
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    DUNN, Kelly Louise resigned
    director
  2. 2026-05-11
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2026-05-11
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  4. 2026-05-08
    ➕
    SMITH, Nicola Jane appointed
    director
  5. 2025-10-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  6. 2025-07-15
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  7. 2025-07-14
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Barclays Security Trustee Limited
  8. 2024-10-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  9. 2024-06-06
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2023-11-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-12-10
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2020-12-01
    ➖
    POPAT, Rupeen resigned
    director
  16. 2020-08-19
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  17. 2020-08-19
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  18. 2020-01-03
    ➕
    DUNN, Kelly Louise appointed
    director
  19. 2020-01-03
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  20. 2019-11-08
    ➕
    VARSANI, Pintu appointed
    director
  21. 2019-11-08
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  22. 2017-02-07
    ➖
    ORBELL, Lisa resigned
    director
  23. 2016-12-08
    ➕
    ORBELL, Lisa appointed
    director
  24. 2016-11-18
    ➖
    ORBELL, Lisa resigned
    director
  25. 2016-08-01
    ➕
    GUTTADAURO, Mandy Mary Elizabeth appointed
    director
  26. 2016-01-14
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  27. 2016-01-01
    ➕
    ORBELL, Lisa appointed
    director
  28. 2012-07-03
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  29. 2012-05-25
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  30. 2012-03-26
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    Company incorporated
    As BRIGHT LITTLE STARS LIMITED
  31. 2012-03-26
    ➕
    DEVANI, Amol Kiran appointed
    director
  32. 2012-03-26
    ➕
    POPAT, Rupeen appointed
    director

Owner dependency

40/100
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.

Succession & seller-readiness

43/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • 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

Bright Little Stars Group Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Bright Little Stars Group Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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BRIGHT LITTLE STARS LIMITED
This company · 08006341

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Bright Little Stars Group Ltd
Corporate entity
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Amol Kiran Devaniceased 06/04/2016· significant influence
  • Mr Rupeen Popatceased 06/04/2016· 25-50% shares
  • Mrs Sonali Devaniceased 06/04/2016· 50-75% shares

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

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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🔒Tailored diligence questions

7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2012-03-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85100 — Pre-primary education

Registered office

Dove House 1 Dove Close, Bunns Lane
Mill Hill
London
NW7 2AQ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-10
Last: 2026-01-27

Officers (4 active · 4 resigned)

DEVANI, Amol Kiran→
director · ~46y · appointed 2012-03-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GUTTADAURO, Mandy Mary Elizabeth→
director · ~42y · appointed 2016-08-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SMITH, Nicola Jane→
director · ~50y · appointed 2026-05-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
VARSANI, Pintu→
director · ~46y · appointed 2019-11-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DUNN, Kelly Louise→
director · ~49y · appointed 2020-01-03 · resigned 2026-05-11
Resigned
ORBELL, Lisa→
director · ~46y · appointed 2016-12-08 · resigned 2017-02-07
Resigned
ORBELL, Lisa→
director · ~46y · appointed 2016-01-01 · resigned 2016-11-18
Resigned
POPAT, Rupeen→
director · ~43y · appointed 2012-03-26 · resigned 2020-12-01
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

4
Total charges
4
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Barclays
Barclays Security Trustee Limited
A registered charge—14/07/2025—
outstanding
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
A registered charge—14/01/2016—
outstanding
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property03/07/2012—
outstanding
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Debenture1 property25/05/2012—
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Recent filings (63 total)

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-05-11
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-05-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-10-02
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-07-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-10-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-06-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-11-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-21