BEST NURSERIES LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
09369589 · ltd · incorporated 2014-12-30
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
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 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
30 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.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 1100 | 1100 |
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
2
filings
- • 2 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-10📄replacement-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP01CS01
- 2025-09-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-11-16📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2018-09-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-10-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-02-03📄accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AAMD
- 2017-01-19📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2017-01-18📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2016-12-30➕HOWDEN, Leanne appointeddirector
- 2016-12-30➕HUGHES, Emma appointeddirector
- 2016-12-30➖DIXON, Stephen Andrew resigneddirector
- 2014-12-30🏢Company incorporatedAs BEST NURSERIES LIMITED
- 2014-12-30➕DIXON, Stephen Andrew appointeddirector
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
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.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mrs Leanne Howden Individual · English · DOB 02/1978 · age 48 | 50–75% | 50–75% | 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting | 30/12/2016 |
Mrs Emma Hughes Individual · English · DOB 10/1981 · age 45 | 50–75% | 50–75% | 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting | 30/12/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2014-12-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85100 — Pre-primary education
Registered office
Happy Days Nursery
Glasgow Road
Jarrow
NE32 4AU
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-12
Last: 2025-12-29
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
HOWDEN, Leanne→
Activedirector · ~48y · appointed 2016-12-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HUGHES, Emma→
Activedirector · ~45y · appointed 2016-12-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
DIXON, Stephen Andrew→
Resigneddirector · ~63y · appointed 2014-12-30 · resigned 2016-12-30
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Recent filings (30 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-11
replacement-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP01CS01
2026-02-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-09-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-12-30