BUMBLE BEES NURSERY (BLACKBURN) LIMITED

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09500769 · ltd · incorporated 2015-03-20
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Pre-primary education
Sector: Education
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. 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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
27 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees13001000

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 officers
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-15
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2025-12-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-12-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-01-22
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2023-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-07-06
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2021-12-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-12-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-12-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-09-05
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2019-08-30
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    MAYOH, Tracy resigned
    director
  13. 2019-04-12
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2018-11-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-10-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2015-03-20
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    Company incorporated
    As BUMBLE BEES NURSERY (BLACKBURN) LIMITED
  18. 2015-03-20
    ➕
    SAUL-WISE, Lisa Jayne appointed
    director
  19. 2015-03-20
    ➕
    MAYOH, Tracy appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

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 Lisa Jayne Saul-Wise
Individual · British · DOB 05/1979 · age 47
50–75%
—50-75% shares01/01/2017

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
Incorporated2015-03-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85100 — Pre-primary education

Registered office

200 Old Bank Lane
Shadsworth
Blackburn
Lancs
BB1 2HU
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-14
Last: 2025-11-30

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

SAUL-WISE, Lisa Jayne→
director · ~47y · appointed 2015-03-20
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Active
MAYOH, Tracy→
director · ~43y · appointed 2015-03-20 · resigned 2019-08-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (27 total)

change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-05-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-29
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-01-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-18
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-07-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-12-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-21