ALTRINCHAM DAY NURSERY LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
09512439 · ltd · incorporated 2015-03-26
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£5.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
PursueActive trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 1.7y
50/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Newest facility, 1.7 years old — likely still in initial term.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: high (84/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
17 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
30 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
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
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £5,789
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£6k
Current Assets
£35k
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £795.9k | — |
| Current assets | £35.1k | — |
| Net assets | £5.8k | — |
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 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-08📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2024-12-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-11📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-10-03📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-10-03🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Santander UK PLC
- 2024-10-03🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Santander UK PLC
- 2024-07-09✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2023-11-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-17📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-03-17📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-12-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-01➕APEL, Alice Sarah appointeddirector
- 2022-04-01➕APEL, Timothy George appointeddirector
- 2021-12-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-07📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-06-01📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-03-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2015-03-26🏢Company incorporatedAs ALTRINCHAM DAY NURSERY LIMITED
- 2015-03-26➕APEL, Timothy George appointeddirector
Owner dependency
66/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Red flags
1 med ·Name changed recently
mediumName changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.
Evidence: 2024-07-09: certificate-change-of-name-company
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Timothy George Apel Individual · British · DOB 11/1964 · age 62 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 01/06/2021 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Timothy George Apelceased 01/06/2021· significant influence
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2015-03-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999
Registered office
22 Coronation Road
Crosby
Liverpool
L23 5RQ
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-04
Last: 2026-03-21
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
APEL, Alice Sarah→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2022-04-01
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APEL, Timothy George→
Activedirector · ~30y · appointed 2022-04-01
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APEL, Timothy George→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2015-03-26
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Santander Santander UK PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 03/10/2024 | — | |
| outstanding | Santander Santander UK PLC | A registered charge | — | 03/10/2024 | — |
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Recent filings (30 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-28
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-04-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-12-04
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-10-11
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-10-03
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2024-07-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-21
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-03-17
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-03-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-07