ALL STARS NURSERY NEWCASTLE LTD

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08270247 · ltd · incorporated 2012-10-26
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Oct 2024
Net worth
£-45.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Primary education
Sector: Education
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 85310General secondary education
  • 85590Other education n.e.c.
  • 85600Educational support services
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

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

Company profile
address, 4 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
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
44 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
74
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £45,323

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
-£45k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£4
↓ 98% YoY
Current Liabilities
-£45k-£36k-£27k-£18k-£9k£247Oct 2023Oct 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2024-10-312023-10-31
Total assets£-45.3k£-33.8k
Current assets£4£247
Net assets£-45.3k£-45.2k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 change-of-name
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-30
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  2. 2025-10-02
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2025-07-24
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-03-11
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2025-03-03
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2024-07-25
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-10-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-09-13
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2023-02-10
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  10. 2022-10-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-05-27
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  12. 2021-08-02
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-07-08
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-03-15
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-07-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-11-08
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  17. 2015-11-30
    NAYAK, Bandini resigned
    director
  18. 2015-11-25
    SERUMADAR, Prabu appointed
    director
  19. 2014-11-24
    NAYAK, Braja Shankar resigned
    director
  20. 2013-08-19
    MACKENZIE, Charles Alexander Ross resigned
    director
  21. 2013-08-19
    NAYAK, Braja Shankar appointed
    director
  22. 2013-05-08
    MACKENZIE, Charles Alexander Ross appointed
    director
  23. 2012-10-26
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ALL STARS NURSERY NEWCASTLE LTD
  24. 2012-10-26
    NAYAK, Bandini appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med · 1 low
Name changed recently
medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2025-12-30: certificate-change-of-name-company

Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Prabu Serumadar
Individual · British · DOB 05/1972 · age 54
75100%
75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2012-10-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85200 — Primary education

Registered office

Nautilushouse
Earl Grey Way
North Shields
NE29 6AR
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-09
Last: 2025-08-26

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

SERUMADAR, Prabu
director · ~54y · appointed 2015-11-25
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Active
MACKENZIE, Charles Alexander Ross
director · ~67y · appointed 2013-05-08 · resigned 2013-08-19
Resigned
NAYAK, Bandini
director · ~48y · appointed 2012-10-26 · resigned 2015-11-30
Resigned
NAYAK, Braja Shankar
director · ~54y · appointed 2013-08-19 · resigned 2014-11-24
Resigned

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Recent filings (44 total)

certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2025-12-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-10-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-24
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-03-11
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-03-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-31
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-09-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-31
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2023-02-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-02
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2022-05-27