ALNE PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP

🌳Matureactive

08056940 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2012-05-03

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

62/100

Worth a look

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What this business does

Primary activity: Pre-primary education

Sector: Education

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 62/100 (worth a look), bankability 65/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (38/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (61/100)

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

24 officers (3 active, 24 linked, 19 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

71 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

62/100Worth a look

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Some moderate concerns — review flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-08-31
Average employees	5

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 officers

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 officers

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 officers
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (65 events)Click to expand

2026-05-22
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officers · TM01
2026-05-21
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GRAINGER, Dawn Elizabeth resigned
director
2026-02-25
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accounts · AA
2025-10-15
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officers · TM01
2025-08-31
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CORNER, Hannah resigned
director
2025-08-31
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-08-18
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ROE, Kirsty Marie resigned
director
2025-05-08
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CHAPMAN, Chris resigned
director
2025-05-08
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-05-08
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-05-08
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-04-08
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-19
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LINSLEY, Sarah Alice appointed
director
2025-02-19
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officers · AP01
2024-05-15
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-04-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-24
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accounts · AA
2023-01-19
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officers · AP01
2023-01-18
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ROE, Kirsty Marie appointed
director
2022-03-04
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accounts · AA
2021-06-15
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accounts · AA
2020-10-03
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VITTY, Roharna resigned
director
2020-10-03
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-07-09
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PATEL, Laura Jane, Dr appointed
secretary
2020-07-09
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appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2020-05-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-05-18
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JOYCE, Nicola resigned
director
2020-05-18
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-02-25
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CHAPMAN, Chris appointed
director
2019-04-11
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JOYCE, Nicola resigned
secretary
2019-04-11
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JOYCE, Nicola appointed
director
2019-03-19
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ALLAN, Katie resigned
director
2019-03-18
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PLOWMAN, Hannah resigned
director
2018-09-12
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ALEXANDER, Fiona resigned
secretary
2018-09-12
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JOYCE, Nicola appointed
secretary
2018-09-12
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VITTY, Roharna appointed
director
2018-06-01
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CLARKE, Clare Louise resigned
director
2018-06-01
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CORNER, Hannah appointed
director
2018-01-08
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ELLIS, Catherine Louise resigned
director
2017-09-13
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FROST, Lisa Ann resigned
director
2017-03-15
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ALEXANDER, Fiona appointed
secretary
2017-03-08
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ALLAN, Katie resigned
secretary
2016-09-20
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EXLEY, Melissa Katharine Rosemary resigned
director
2016-09-20
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PLOWMAN, Hannah appointed
director
2016-08-22
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FROST, Lisa Ann appointed
director
2016-07-22
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MORRIS, Nicola Louise appointed
director
2016-07-22
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CLARKE, Clare Louise appointed
director
2016-07-22
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COPELAND, Emma Marie resigned
director
2015-09-14
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REYNOLDS, Emma resigned
director
2015-02-26
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HURLEY, Jacqueline Alison resigned
director

Showing most recent 50 of 65 events

Owner dependency

58/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS

+Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.

Succession & seller-readiness

36/100

Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS

secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

Red flags

1 high · 1 med ·

Confirmation statement overdue

high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-05-17

3 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: CORNER, Hannah resigned 2025-08-31; GRAINGER, Dawn Elizabeth resigned 2026-05-21; ROE, Kirsty Marie resigned 2025-08-18

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption

Incorporated2012-05-03

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC85100 — Pre-primary education

Registered office

Alne Primary School Main Street

Alne

York

North Yorkshire

YO61 1RT

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-05-31

Last made up to: 2025-08-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-05-17OVERDUE

Last: 2025-05-03

Officers (3 active · 21 resigned)

PATEL, Laura Jane, Dr→

secretary · appointed 2020-07-09

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

LINSLEY, Sarah Alice→

director · ~36y · appointed 2025-02-19

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

MORRIS, Nicola Louise→

director · ~49y · appointed 2016-07-22

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

ALEXANDER, Fiona→

secretary · appointed 2017-03-15 · resigned 2018-09-12

Resigned

ALLAN, Katie→

secretary · appointed 2014-08-01 · resigned 2017-03-08

Resigned

EXLEY, Melissa Katharine Rosemary→

secretary · appointed 2012-05-03 · resigned 2014-08-01

Resigned

JOYCE, Nicola→

secretary · appointed 2018-09-12 · resigned 2019-04-11

Resigned

ALLAN, Katie→

director · ~47y · appointed 2014-03-11 · resigned 2019-03-19

Resigned

ALMOND, Lynsey Joanne→

director · ~49y · appointed 2012-05-03 · resigned 2014-09-03

Resigned

CHAPMAN, Chris→

director · ~45y · appointed 2020-02-25 · resigned 2025-05-08

Resigned

CLARKE, Clare Louise→

director · ~41y · appointed 2016-07-22 · resigned 2018-06-01

Resigned

COPELAND, Emma Marie→

director · ~46y · appointed 2012-05-03 · resigned 2016-07-22

Resigned

CORNER, Hannah→

director · ~37y · appointed 2018-06-01 · resigned 2025-08-31

Resigned

ELLIS, Catherine Louise→

director · ~53y · appointed 2013-11-19 · resigned 2018-01-08

Resigned

EXLEY, Melissa Katharine Rosemary→

director · ~50y · appointed 2012-05-03 · resigned 2016-09-20

Resigned

FROST, Lisa Ann→

director · ~62y · appointed 2016-08-22 · resigned 2017-09-13

Resigned

GRAINGER, Dawn Elizabeth→

director · ~63y · appointed 2012-05-03 · resigned 2026-05-21

Resigned

HERMAN, Rebecca→

director · ~52y · appointed 2012-05-03 · resigned 2014-08-01

Resigned

HURLEY, Jacqueline Alison→

director · ~63y · appointed 2012-05-03 · resigned 2015-02-26

Resigned

JOYCE, Nicola→

director · ~39y · appointed 2019-04-11 · resigned 2020-05-18

Resigned

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Recent filings (71 total)

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officers · TM01

2026-05-22

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2026-02-25

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2025-10-15

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2025-08-31

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-05-09

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2025-05-08

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2025-05-08

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2025-05-08

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2025-04-08

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2025-02-19

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-05-15

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2024-05-15

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2024-04-25

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-05-23

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2023-03-24