BLUE BELL WOODS DAY NURSERY LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
08813684 · ltd · incorporated 2013-12-13
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 6.8y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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Net worth
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Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Pre-primary education
Sector: Education
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 75/100 (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: strategic trade sale (63/100).
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Refinance opportunity
3 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 6.8y
70/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 6.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)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
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
42 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
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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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
11
filings
- • 4 persons-with-significant-control
- • 4 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
12
filings
- • 4 persons-with-significant-control
- • 4 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
- 2026-06-23📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-06-23📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-06-23📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-06-23📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2026-06-23📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2026-06-23📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-06-23📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-06-23📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2026-06-12📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2026-06-09➕PATEL, Kartik appointedsecretary
- 2026-06-09➕PATEL, Kartik appointeddirector
- 2026-06-09➕PATEL, Trihasta appointeddirector
- 2026-06-09➖EVANS, Nerys Ann resigneddirector
- 2026-06-09🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Barclays Security Trustee Limited
- 2026-04-28📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-02-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2025-12-08📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-12-05📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-12-05📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-03-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-03-30🔒Charge registered #2Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2019-10-22🔒Charge registered #1Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2013-12-13🏢Company incorporatedAs BLUE BELL WOODS DAY NURSERY LIMITED
- 2013-12-13➕EVANS, Nerys Ann appointeddirector
Owner dependency
66/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Little Sneakers Childcare Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Little Sneakers Childcare Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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BLUE BELL WOODS DAY NURSERY LIMITED
This company · 08813684
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Little Sneakers Childcare Ltd Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 09/06/2026 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mrs Helen Wyn Roweceased 09/06/2026· 25-50% shares
- Mrs Nerys Ann Evansceased 09/06/2026· 50-75% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-12-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85100 — Pre-primary education
Registered office
70 Manor Wood Road
Purley
CR8 4LF
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-07-07
Last: 2026-06-23
Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)
Active
PATEL, Kartik→
Activedirector · ~46y · appointed 2026-06-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
PATEL, Trihasta→
Activedirector · ~46y · appointed 2026-06-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
EVANS, Nerys Ann→
Resigneddirector · ~69y · appointed 2013-12-13 · resigned 2026-06-09
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Mortgages & charges
3
Total charges
3
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Security Trustee Limited | A registered charge | — | 09/06/2026 | — | |
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 30/03/2020 | — | |
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 22/10/2019 | — |
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Recent filings (42 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-23
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-06-23
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-06-23
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-06-23
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2026-06-23
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2026-06-23
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-06-23
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-06-23
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-06-23
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2026-06-12
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-04-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2026-02-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-10
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-12-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-12-05