AHOY CHILDCARE LIMITED

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08458639 · ltd · incorporated 2013-03-22
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£13.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Pre-primary education
Sector: Education
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (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: 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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
34 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
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
85
Few red 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 £13,204

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£13k
Current Assets
£25k
Current Liabilities
—
£0£5k£10k£15k£20k£25kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£13.2k—
Current assets£24.5k—
Debtors£24.5k—
Net assets£13.2k—

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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-10-10
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2025-10-04
    ➖
    HALL, Eliza Lynn Austin resigned
    director
  4. 2024-11-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-04-05
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2023-09-14
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2023-08-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-11-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-01-11
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2021-11-22
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2021-07-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-03-05
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2020-06-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-06-08
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    HALL, Raymond Robert resigned
    director
  15. 2019-09-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-10-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-10-16
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  18. 2018-10-15
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    HALL, Raymond Robert appointed
    director
  19. 2017-08-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2014-04-25
    ➕
    HALL, Eliza Lynn Austin appointed
    director
  21. 2013-03-22
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    Company incorporated
    As AHOY CHILDCARE LIMITED
  22. 2013-03-22
    ➕
    HALL, Janeen Claire 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

58/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

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

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Janeen Claire Hall
Individual · British · DOB 04/1971 · age 55
25–50%
—board controlsig. influence25-50% shares · board control · significant influence · firm interest22/03/2017

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
Incorporated2013-03-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85100 — Pre-primary education

Registered office

2 Sea Front Court
East Looe
Looe
PL13 1AL
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-15
Last: 2026-04-01

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

HALL, Janeen Claire→
director · ~55y · appointed 2013-03-22
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Active
HALL, Eliza Lynn Austin→
director · ~31y · appointed 2014-04-25 · resigned 2025-10-04
Resigned
HALL, Raymond Robert→
director · ~79y · appointed 2018-10-15 · resigned 2020-06-08
Resigned

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Recent filings (34 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-12-11
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-10-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-06
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-04-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-05
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-09-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-05
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-01-11
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-11-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-12