100 ACREWOOD PRE-SCHOOL LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
10119962 · ltd · incorporated 2016-04-12
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.
Why now
Window steady · medium confidence
Mixed signals — 1 changes over 30 days, no clear direction yet.
  • · Filings: 24 → 25
What changed my view
Last 30 days

Picture improved over the last 30 days — 1 positive signal vs 0 negative.

  • Filings: 2425
Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Aug 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
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 78/100 (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 (73/100).

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
3 years of iXBRL accounts extracted + narrative notes parsed
95
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
25 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
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

3 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Aug 2023Aug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-08-312024-08-312023-08-31
Average employees600600600

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-05-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-05-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-01-08
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  6. 2022-05-26
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2022-05-25
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2022-05-23
    EARLE-HILL, Charlotte Louise resigned
    director
  9. 2022-01-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-12-21
    EARLE-HILL, Charlotte Louise appointed
    director
  11. 2021-12-21
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  12. 2021-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-01-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-01-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-04-12
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    Company incorporated
    As 100 ACREWOOD PRE-SCHOOL LIMITED
  17. 2016-04-12
    EARLE, Julie Anne appointed
    director
  18. 2016-04-12
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

83/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
  • 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ms Julie Anne Earle
Individual · British · DOB 07/1964 · age 62
75100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting12/04/2016

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
Incorporated2016-04-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85100 — Pre-primary education

Registered office

Birchwood Community Hall
Tylehurst Drive
Redhill
RH1 6EL
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-14
Last: 2025-11-30

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

EARLE, Julie Anne
director · ~62y · appointed 2016-04-12
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Active
EARLE-HILL, Charlotte Louise
director · ~35y · appointed 2021-12-21 · resigned 2022-05-23
Resigned

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Recent filings (25 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-05-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-31
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2023-01-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-07
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-05-26
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-05-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-01-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-10
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-12-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-04-30