ALL SAINTS PRESCHOOL LEATHERHEAD LTD

🌳Matureactive
08022458 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2012-04-05
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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Turnover
year to Aug 2025
Net worth
£72.9k
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
Asset-holding vehicle with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 70). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
9 officers (4 active, 9 linked, 7 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
43 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £72,877

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£73k
Current Assets
£75k
Current Liabilities
£0£15k£30k£45k£60k£75kAug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31
Total assets£72.9k
Current assets£74.5k
Net assets£72.9k
Average employees1200

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-09-22
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2025-09-22
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2025-05-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2025-04-15
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2025-04-04
    TULLETT, Kizzy resigned
    director
  7. 2025-01-13
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2024-12-09
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  9. 2024-12-09
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  10. 2024-12-09
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  11. 2024-12-09
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  12. 2024-11-25
    LANDLESS, Carla Zandra appointed
    secretary
  13. 2024-11-25
    CLACK, Robert James appointed
    director
  14. 2024-11-25
    FLOYD, Hilary Jean, Dr appointed
    director
  15. 2024-11-25
    TULLETT, Kizzy appointed
    director
  16. 2024-05-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2023-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2022-06-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  19. 2022-03-01
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    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  20. 2021-05-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  21. 2020-08-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  22. 2019-04-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  23. 2013-09-01
    WRIGHT, Tara Kim resigned
    secretary
  24. 2013-09-01
    BUSBY, Robyn Elizabeth resigned
    director
  25. 2013-09-01
    DUNFORD, Karen resigned
    director
  26. 2013-09-01
    SMITH, Linda Margaret resigned
    director
  27. 2012-04-05
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ALL SAINTS PRESCHOOL LEATHERHEAD LTD
  28. 2012-04-05
    TOWNSEND, Lucy Caroline Anne appointed
    director
  29. 2012-04-05
    WRIGHT, Tara Kim appointed
    secretary
  30. 2012-04-05
    BUSBY, Robyn Elizabeth appointed
    director
  31. 2012-04-05
    DUNFORD, Karen appointed
    director
  32. 2012-04-05
    SMITH, Linda Margaret 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 70 — 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 70 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Lucy Caroline Anne Townsend
Individual · British · DOB 04/1986 · age 40
sig. influencesignificant influence07/09/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2012-04-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85100 — Pre-primary education

Registered office

5 Devitt Close
Ashtead
KT21 1JS
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-19
Last: 2026-04-05

Officers (4 active · 5 resigned)

LANDLESS, Carla Zandra
secretary · appointed 2024-11-25
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Active
CLACK, Robert James
director · ~70y · appointed 2024-11-25
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Active
FLOYD, Hilary Jean, Dr
director · ~65y · appointed 2024-11-25
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Active
TOWNSEND, Lucy Caroline Anne
director · ~40y · appointed 2012-04-05
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Active
WRIGHT, Tara Kim
secretary · appointed 2012-04-05 · resigned 2013-09-01
Resigned
BUSBY, Robyn Elizabeth
director · ~50y · appointed 2012-04-05 · resigned 2013-09-01
Resigned
DUNFORD, Karen
director · ~45y · appointed 2012-04-05 · resigned 2013-09-01
Resigned
SMITH, Linda Margaret
director · ~46y · appointed 2012-04-05 · resigned 2013-09-01
Resigned
TULLETT, Kizzy
director · ~29y · appointed 2024-11-25 · resigned 2025-04-04
Resigned

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Recent filings (43 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-05-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-20
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-09-22
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-09-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-15
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-04-15
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-01-13
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-12-09
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-12-09
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2024-12-09
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-12-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-30