BELLISSIMA NURSERIES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
08570490 · ltd · incorporated 2013-06-14
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 10.0y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£33.9k
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 85/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 10.0y

85/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 10.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
40 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
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £33,879
Cash YoY
+15%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£201k
↑ 15% YoY
Net Worth
£34k
↑ 916% YoY
Current Assets
£251k
↑ 15% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£50k£100k£151k£201k£251kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£86.2k£109.5k
Current assets£250.8k£218.1k
Cash£201.0k£174.1k
Debtors£49.8k£44.0k
Net assets£33.9k£3.3k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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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 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-16
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  2. 2024-08-29
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  3. 2023-10-10
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  4. 2023-10-10
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    Charge satisfied #1
  5. 2023-09-21
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  6. 2022-09-20
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  7. 2021-10-10
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  8. 2020-05-30
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  9. 2019-06-17
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  10. 2018-09-11
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  11. 2018-09-11
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    officers · CH01
  12. 2018-07-21
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  13. 2018-04-10
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    PARKER, Kelly appointed
    director
  14. 2018-04-10
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  15. 2017-07-16
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  16. 2017-07-16
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  17. 2016-12-04
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  18. 2016-07-13
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
  19. 2015-10-05
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    DEWAR, Lisa resigned
    director
  20. 2015-08-01
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    BARRETT, Kenneth John resigned
    director
  21. 2015-01-01
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    BARRETT, Kenneth John appointed
    director
  22. 2014-08-29
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    DEWAR, Lisa appointed
    director
  23. 2013-06-14
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    Company incorporated
    As BELLISSIMA NURSERIES LIMITED
  24. 2013-06-14
    ➕
    BARRETT, Paul appointed
    director
  25. 2013-06-14
    ➕
    STEWART, Ian James appointed
    director

Owner dependency

50/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

Succession & seller-readiness

43/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Paul Barrett
Individual · British · DOB 06/1974 · age 52
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control06/04/2016
Ian Stewart
Individual · British · DOB 06/1975 · age 51
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2013-06-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85100 — Pre-primary education

Registered office

Junction House
4-6 Southend Road
Beckenham
Kent
BR3 1SD
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-27
Last: 2026-02-13

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

BARRETT, Paul→
director · ~52y · appointed 2013-06-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PARKER, Kelly→
director · ~37y · appointed 2018-04-10
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Active
STEWART, Ian James→
director · ~51y · appointed 2013-06-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BARRETT, Kenneth John→
director · ~81y · appointed 2015-01-01 · resigned 2015-08-01
Resigned
DEWAR, Lisa→
director · ~50y · appointed 2014-08-29 · resigned 2015-10-05
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property13/07/201610/10/2023

Recent filings (40 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-25
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accounts · AA
2025-08-16
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-23
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mortgage · MR04
2023-10-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-06-17