THE CROUCH END PRESCHOOL LIMITED

⚰️Wound downdissolved
09958639 · ltd · incorporated 2016-01-19
Investment thesis
Company dissolved — not a live target.
Why interesting: Historical record only; useful for precedent research.
Why risky: Not transactable.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
50/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Pre-primary education
Sector: Education
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 50/100 (worth a look), bankability 50/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 71). Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Company dissolved. Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100). Current lenders should be on monthly review.

Data confidence

Overall: low (50/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
36 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
50/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
10
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
49
Multiple red flags — proceed with caution.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2024-02-15
    ⚠️
    gazette-dissolved-liquidation
    gazette · GAZ2
  2. 2024-02-15
    🏁
    Company dissolved
  3. 2023-11-15
    ⚠️
    liquidation-voluntary-members-return-of-final-meeting
    insolvency · LIQ13
  4. 2023-01-09
    ⚠️
    liquidation-voluntary-statement-of-receipts-and-payments-with-brought-down-date
    insolvency · LIQ03
  5. 2021-12-13
    ⚠️
    liquidation-voluntary-declaration-of-solvency
    insolvency · LIQ01
  6. 2021-12-13
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2021-12-13
    ⚠️
    liquidation-voluntary-appointment-of-liquidator
    insolvency · 600
  8. 2021-12-13
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  9. 2021-10-12
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-10-02
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-08-14
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-01-01
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2019-01-01
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2018-11-15
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2018-11-13
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2018-11-13
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  17. 2018-10-26
    ZUCKERMAN, William David, Mr. resigned
    director
  18. 2018-08-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  19. 2018-05-18
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  20. 2018-05-17
    📄
    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  21. 2017-10-02
    📄
    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  22. 2017-10-02
    📄
    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  23. 2017-10-02
    📄
    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  24. 2017-06-26
    BLAKE, David John appointed
    director
  25. 2016-06-28
    SHELDON, Anne Frances appointed
    director
  26. 2016-01-19
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As THE CROUCH END PRESCHOOL LIMITED
  27. 2016-01-19
    ZUCKERMAN, William David, Mr. appointed
    director

Owner dependency

73/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

Red flags

2 high ·
Company dissolved
high

Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.

Evidence: Dissolved on 2024-02-15

5 insolvency-related filings on record
high

Filings relating to insolvency, liquidation, or administration exist in the company's history. Review before proceeding.

Evidence: 2024-02-15: gazette-dissolved-liquidation; 2023-11-15: liquidation-voluntary-members-return-of-final-meeting

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Company details

Statusdissolved
Typeltd
Incorporated2016-01-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85100 — Pre-primary education

Registered office

82 St. John Street
London
EC1M 4JN

Filing status

Accounts
Next due:
Last made up to: 2020-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due:
Last:

Officers (0 active · 1 resigned)

BLAKE, David John
director · ~65y · appointed 2017-06-26
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Active
SHELDON, Anne Frances
director · ~71y · appointed 2016-06-28
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Active
ZUCKERMAN, William David, Mr.
director · ~67y · appointed 2016-01-19 · resigned 2018-10-26
Resigned

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Recent filings (36 total)

gazette-dissolved-liquidation
gazette · GAZ2
2024-02-15
liquidation-voluntary-members-return-of-final-meeting
insolvency · LIQ13
2023-11-15
liquidation-voluntary-statement-of-receipts-and-payments-with-brought-down-date
insolvency · LIQ03
2023-01-09
liquidation-voluntary-declaration-of-solvency
insolvency · LIQ01
2021-12-13
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-12-13
liquidation-voluntary-appointment-of-liquidator
insolvency · 600
2021-12-13
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2021-12-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2020-10-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-01-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2019-08-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-01-03
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2019-01-01
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2019-01-01