BUILDING BLOCKS PRE SCHOOL NURSERIES LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
09141748 · ltd · incorporated 2014-07-22
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 Jul 2024
Net worth
£71.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Pre-primary education
Sector: Education
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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 (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
38 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £71,887
Cash YoY
+455%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£74k
↑ 455% YoY
Net Worth
£72k
↑ 1757% YoY
Current Assets
£77k
↑ 371% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-07-31 | 2023-07-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £71.9k | £3.9k |
| Current assets | £77.2k | £16.4k |
| Cash | £74.2k | £13.4k |
| Debtors | £3.0k | £3.0k |
| Net assets | £71.9k | £3.9k |
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
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2025-07-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-24📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-12-19➕MCSHANE, Tiffany Jade appointeddirector
- 2024-07-09📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2024-07-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-02📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2023-12-02📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2023-11-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-17📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2022-11-15📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-11-15📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-07-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-14📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-07-14📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-07-13➕BASTERFIELD, Charlene appointeddirector
- 2021-07-13📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-07-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-05📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2014-07-22🏢Company incorporatedAs BUILDING BLOCKS PRE SCHOOL NURSERIES LIMITED
- 2014-07-22➕DORNAN-MCGOWAN, Emma Louise appointeddirector
Owner dependency
50/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
Succession & seller-readiness
35/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo 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 · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ms Emma Dornan Individual · British · DOB 09/1988 · age 38 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 01/07/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| APC TRAINING LIMITED→ 05918997 · est 2006 | — | — | — | 1 | 19y | — | — |
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| BOYS & GIRLS NURSERY LIMITED→ 06675723 · est 2008 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 17y | — | — |
| BREAKSPEARE COMMUNITY PRE SCHOOL→ 06840267 · est 2009 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 17y | — | — |
| BRIGHT KIDZ PRE SCHOOL (PINNER) LIMITED→ 16983617 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BRIGHT LITTLE STARS HORNSEY LIMITED→ 14581319 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| BRIGHT STEPS DAY NURSERY LTD→ 16671022 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BRILLIANCE BRIDGE LTD→ 15071528 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| BRITISH ACADEMY OF JEWELLERY LIMITED→ 05992037 · est 2006 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 19y | — | — |
| BULGARIAN SCHOOL WATFORD LIMITED→ 09394758 · est 2015 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 11y | — | — |
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2014-07-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85100 — Pre-primary education
Registered office
476 St. Albans Road
Watford
WD24 6QU
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-14
Last: 2025-07-31
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
BASTERFIELD, Charlene→
Activedirector · ~38y · appointed 2021-07-13
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DORNAN-MCGOWAN, Emma Louise→
Activedirector · ~38y · appointed 2014-07-22
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MCSHANE, Tiffany Jade→
Activedirector · ~24y · appointed 2024-12-19
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Recent filings (38 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-29
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-12-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-14
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-07-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-08
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-07-02
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-12-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-30
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-10-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-03
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-11-15
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-11-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-29