ABC@D'S LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
08298569 · ltd · incorporated 2012-11-19
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
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year to Nov 2024
Net worth
£25.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Pre-primary education
Sector: Education
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 88910Child day-care activities
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 66). 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, 2 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 (4 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
30 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 declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £25,637
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£26k
Current Assets
£30k
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-11-30 | 2023-11-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £26.7k | — |
| Current assets | £30.2k | — |
| Net assets | £25.6k | — |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2025-03-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-04-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-08-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-05-26📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2017-04-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2017-02-21📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2017-02-21📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2016-08-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-05-13📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-11-17📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-11-02📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2015-10-17➕LAWRENCE, Kelly appointeddirector
- 2012-11-19🏢Company incorporatedAs ABC@D'S LIMITED
- 2012-11-19➕WATSON, Dellarene appointedsecretary
- 2012-11-19➕WATSON, Dellarene appointeddirector
- 2012-11-19➕WATSON, Richard appointeddirector
Owner dependency
73/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
63/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- 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
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Dellarene Watson Individual · English · DOB 05/1962 · age 64 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 01/05/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2012-11-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85100 — Pre-primary education
Registered office
Abc@D's Child Care
White Laithe Approach
Leeds
LS14 2EH
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-27
Last: 2025-05-13
Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)
Active
LAWRENCE, Kelly→
Activedirector · ~40y · appointed 2015-10-17
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WATSON, Dellarene→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 2012-11-19
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WATSON, Richard→
Activedirector · ~66y · appointed 2012-11-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Recent filings (30 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-05-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-04-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-05-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-05-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2018-08-21