ALSTON PRE-SCHOOL

🌳Matureactive
08653966 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2013-08-16
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 Aug 2025
Net worth
£71.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
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 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

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 (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
35 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 · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £71,346
Cash YoY
+14%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£60k
↑ 14% YoY
Net Worth
£71k
↑ 37% YoY
Current Assets
£73k
↑ 39% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£15k£29k£44k£59k£73kAug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31
Total assets£71.3k£52.0k
Current assets£73.4k£52.9k
Cash£60.2k£52.9k
Debtors£13.1k—
Net assets£71.3k£52.0k

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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-11-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-09-26
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  5. 2022-11-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-02-03
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2022-02-03
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2021-12-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-03-21
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2020-10-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-11-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-10-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-01-05
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  14. 2018-01-05
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2018-01-05
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  16. 2017-12-31
    ➕
    HAYTON, Sophie appointed
    director
  17. 2017-12-31
    ➖
    ROBINSON, Helen Clare resigned
    director
  18. 2017-12-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  19. 2017-10-25
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  20. 2013-08-16
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ALSTON PRE-SCHOOL
  21. 2013-08-16
    ➕
    FRASER, Sharon appointed
    director
  22. 2013-08-16
    ➕
    ROBINSON, Helen Clare appointed
    director

Owner dependency

66/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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
Ms Sophie Hayton
Individual · British · DOB 10/1993 · age 33
—25–50%25-50% voting26/09/2023
Sharon Frazer
Individual · British · DOB 12/1966 · age 60
——sig. influencesignificant influence16/08/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Helen Robinsonceased 31/12/2017· significant influence

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption
Incorporated2013-08-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85100 — Pre-primary education

Registered office

Samuel Kings School
Church Road
Alston
CA9 3QU
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-30
Last: 2025-08-16

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

FRASER, Sharon→
director · ~60y · appointed 2013-08-16
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Active
HAYTON, Sophie→
director · ~33y · appointed 2017-12-31
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Active
ROBINSON, Helen Clare→
director · ~64y · appointed 2013-08-16 · resigned 2017-12-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (35 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-26
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-09-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-13
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-02-03
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-02-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-20
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-03-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-10-13