CASTLETON COMMUNITY PLAYGROUP COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY

🌳Matureactive
09195826 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2014-08-30
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 2024
Net worth
£4.8k
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 (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
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 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
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 £4,815

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£8k
Net Worth
£5k
Current Assets
£10k
Current Liabilities
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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-08-31
Total assets£4.8k
Current assets£10.3k
Cash£8.0k
Debtors£2.2k
Net assets£4.8k

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 (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-11-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-02-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-05-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-09-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-07-14
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2020-07-14
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2020-07-14
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  10. 2020-07-01
    ➖
    DIVER, Siobhan resigned
    director
  11. 2020-07-01
    ➖
    DRING, Claire Amanda resigned
    director
  12. 2020-06-30
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    MORRIS, Susan appointed
    director
  13. 2020-02-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-06-03
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  15. 2019-06-03
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  16. 2019-06-03
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  17. 2019-06-03
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  18. 2019-05-31
    ➕
    GRITT, Tracy appointed
    director
  19. 2019-05-31
    ➖
    PERCIVAL, Jo-Anne Marie resigned
    director
  20. 2018-11-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2018-04-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  22. 2014-11-27
    ➕
    DIVER, Siobhan appointed
    director
  23. 2014-11-27
    ➕
    DRING, Claire Amanda appointed
    director
  24. 2014-08-30
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    Company incorporated
    As CASTLETON COMMUNITY PLAYGROUP COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY
  25. 2014-08-30
    ➕
    PERCIVAL, Jo-Anne Marie 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 64 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

56/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

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

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Tracy Gritt
Individual · British · DOB 02/1971 · age 55
——sig. influencesignificant influence31/05/2019
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Jo-Anne Marie Percivalceased 31/05/2019· 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
Incorporated2014-08-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85100 — Pre-primary education

Registered office

Castleton Primary School
Hillcrest Road
Rochdale
Lancashire
OL11 2QD

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-22
Last: 2025-09-08

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

GRITT, Tracy→
director · ~55y · appointed 2019-05-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MORRIS, Susan→
director · ~64y · appointed 2020-06-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DIVER, Siobhan→
director · ~42y · appointed 2014-11-27 · resigned 2020-07-01
Resigned
DRING, Claire Amanda→
director · ~51y · appointed 2014-11-27 · resigned 2020-07-01
Resigned
PERCIVAL, Jo-Anne Marie→
director · ~56y · appointed 2014-08-30 · resigned 2019-05-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (33 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-05-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-03
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-07-14
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-07-14