CAREY CHILDCARE CENTRE

🌳Matureactive
08207587 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2012-09-10
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
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not disclosed
Net worth
—
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Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Pre-primary education
Sector: Education
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 83-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 83). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (55/100)

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
10 officers (4 active, 10 linked, 10 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
4 active PSC(s) of 9 total, 9 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
51 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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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (36 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-11-21
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  3. 2024-07-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-07-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-10-14
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2022-07-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-05-31
    ➖
    WATTERSON, James Samuel, Rev resigned
    director
  8. 2021-10-28
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  9. 2021-10-28
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  10. 2021-10-28
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  11. 2021-10-28
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  12. 2021-10-28
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  13. 2021-10-28
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2021-10-28
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  15. 2021-10-28
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  16. 2021-10-28
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  17. 2021-10-27
    ➕
    ARGILE, Ian Wilmore appointed
    director
  18. 2021-10-27
    ➕
    LEWIS, Gwynfor Rhun appointed
    director
  19. 2021-10-27
    ➕
    PICKLES, Jean appointed
    director
  20. 2021-10-27
    ➕
    SPALDING, Richard John appointed
    director
  21. 2021-10-27
    ➖
    NUTEKPOR, Moses Kobla resigned
    director
  22. 2021-10-27
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  23. 2021-07-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  24. 2020-10-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  25. 2020-01-23
    ➖
    COLE, Kenneth John resigned
    director
  26. 2020-01-23
    ➖
    SPALDING, Richard John resigned
    director
  27. 2020-01-23
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  28. 2019-09-20
    ➕
    COLE, Kenneth John appointed
    director
  29. 2019-09-20
    ➕
    NUTEKPOR, Moses Kobla appointed
    director
  30. 2019-09-20
    ➖
    PICKLES, Jean resigned
    director
  31. 2013-06-05
    ➖
    ARGILE, Ian Wilmore resigned
    director
  32. 2012-09-10
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As CAREY CHILDCARE CENTRE
  33. 2012-09-10
    ➕
    ARGILE, Ian Wilmore appointed
    director
  34. 2012-09-10
    ➕
    PICKLES, Jean appointed
    director
  35. 2012-09-10
    ➕
    SPALDING, Richard John appointed
    director
  36. 2012-09-10
    ➕
    WATTERSON, James Samuel, Rev appointed
    director

Owner dependency

55/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 83 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 83 years old. Natural succession window is now.

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

4 active beneficial owners · fragmented
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Ian Wilmore Argile
Individual · British · DOB 12/1954 · age 72
——sig. influencesignificant influence27/10/2021
Mr Richard John Spalding
Individual · British · DOB 04/1947 · age 79
——sig. influencesignificant influence27/10/2021
Mr Gwynfor Rhun Lewis
Individual · British · DOB 02/1961 · age 65
——sig. influencesignificant influence27/10/2021
Miss Jean Pickles
Individual · British · DOB 09/1943 · age 83
——sig. influencesignificant influence27/10/2021
5 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Moses Kobla Nutekporceased 27/10/2021· significant influence
  • Mr Kenneth John Coleceased 23/01/2020· significant influence
  • Rev James Samuel Wattersonceased 22/02/2022· 25-50% voting
  • Mr Richard John Spaldingceased 23/01/2020· 25-50% voting
  • Miss Jean Picklesceased 20/09/2019· 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
Incorporated2012-09-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85100 — Pre-primary education

Registered office

Carey Baptist Church
Pole Street
Preston
PR1 1DX

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-27
Last: 2025-10-13

Officers (4 active · 6 resigned)

ARGILE, Ian Wilmore→
director · ~72y · appointed 2021-10-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LEWIS, Gwynfor Rhun→
director · ~65y · appointed 2021-10-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PICKLES, Jean→
director · ~83y · appointed 2021-10-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SPALDING, Richard John→
director · ~79y · appointed 2021-10-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ARGILE, Ian Wilmore→
director · ~72y · appointed 2012-09-10 · resigned 2013-06-05
Resigned
COLE, Kenneth John→
director · ~63y · appointed 2019-09-20 · resigned 2020-01-23
Resigned
NUTEKPOR, Moses Kobla→
director · ~53y · appointed 2019-09-20 · resigned 2021-10-27
Resigned
PICKLES, Jean→
director · ~83y · appointed 2012-09-10 · resigned 2019-09-20
Resigned
SPALDING, Richard John→
director · ~79y · appointed 2012-09-10 · resigned 2020-01-23
Resigned
WATTERSON, James Samuel, Rev→
director · ~56y · appointed 2012-09-10 · resigned 2022-05-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (51 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-21
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-11-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-14
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-10-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-22
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-10-28
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-10-28
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-10-28
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-10-28
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-10-28