BEST FRIENDS DAY NURSERY CHESTER LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
09054449 · ltd · incorporated 2014-05-23
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2024
Net worth
£231.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
69/100
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 69/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (70/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
33 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
69/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
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 £231,289

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£231k
Current Assets
£65k
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-03-31
Total assets£160.9k
Current assets£64.5k
Net assets£231.3k

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-07-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-06-27
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  5. 2024-03-28
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  6. 2023-12-28
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  7. 2022-10-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-04-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-12-09
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2021-04-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-01-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-01-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-04-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-12-31
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  15. 2017-06-26
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  16. 2017-06-26
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  17. 2014-05-23
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    Company incorporated
    As BEST FRIENDS DAY NURSERY CHESTER LIMITED
  18. 2014-05-23
    ➕
    DAVIES, Clifford appointed
    director
  19. 2014-05-23
    ➕
    DAVIES, Julie appointed
    director

Owner dependency

86/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 12 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

64/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 years.

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: 2026-06-06

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Julie Davies
Individual · British · DOB 12/1961 · age 65
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mr Clifford Davies
Individual · British · DOB 09/1961 · age 65
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2014-05-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85100 — Pre-primary education

Registered office

Carlton House Lightfoot Street
Hoole
Chester
CH2 3AD
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-06OVERDUE
Last: 2025-05-23

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

DAVIES, Clifford→
director · ~65y · appointed 2014-05-23
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DAVIES, Julie→
director · ~65y · appointed 2014-05-23
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Recent filings (33 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-02
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-06-27
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2024-03-28
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-12-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-01
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-12-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-13