ADVENTURES DAY NURSERY LTD

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08430209 · ltd · incorporated 2013-03-05
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 Jul 2025
Net worth
£3.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
65/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Pre-primary education
Sector: Education
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed education with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 65/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -48% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

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

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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
36 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
65/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review 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 £3,870
Cash draining
Cash down 48% YoY
Cash YoY
-48%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£15k
↓ 48% YoY
Net Worth
£4k
↑ 493% YoY
Current Assets
£54k
↓ 35% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£17k£33k£50k£66k£83kJul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Total assets£22.5k£24.6k
Current assets£53.7k£82.9k
Cash£14.9k£28.8k
Debtors£38.8k£54.1k
Net assets£3.9k£653

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
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-07-31
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-04-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-02-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2018-09-25
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    address · AD01
  10. 2018-06-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-05-18
    SHEEN, Christopher James resigned
    director
  12. 2017-05-18
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2017-05-04
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    change-of-name · CERTNM
  14. 2017-04-27
    SHEEN, Kim appointed
    director
  15. 2017-04-27
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    officers · AP01
  16. 2017-04-21
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    accounts · AA
  17. 2016-11-22
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    officers · CH01
  18. 2013-03-05
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    Company incorporated
    As ADVENTURES DAY NURSERY LTD
  19. 2013-03-05
    SHEEN, Christopher James 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

45/100
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.

Red flags

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

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

Evidence: Next due: 2026-06-01

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Kim Sheen
Individual · British · DOB 01/1969 · age 57
75100%
75-100% shares18/05/2017
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Christopher James Sheenceased 18/05/2017· 75-100% shares

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
Incorporated2013-03-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85100 — Pre-primary education

Registered office

The Retreat
406 Roding Lane South
Woodford Green
Essex
IG8 8EY
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-01OVERDUE
Last: 2025-05-18

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

SHEEN, Kim
director · ~57y · appointed 2017-04-27
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Active
SHEEN, Christopher James
director · ~51y · appointed 2013-03-05 · resigned 2017-05-18
Resigned

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Recent filings (36 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-05-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-04-30