BRIGHT STARS PRIVATE DAY NURSERY LTD

💤Zombieactive
10194338 · ltd · incorporated 2016-05-23
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Mar 2026
Net worth
£7.3k
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: asset-holding vehicle 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
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
0 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
35 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £7,334
Cash YoY
+84%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£63k
↑ 84% YoY
Net Worth
£7k
↑ 182% YoY
Current Assets
£72k
↑ 46% YoY
Current Liabilities
-£9k£7k£23k£39k£56k£72kMar 2025Mar 2026

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2026-03-312025-03-31
Total assets£7.3k£-8.9k
Current assets£71.8k£49.2k
Cash£63.1k£34.4k
Debtors£8.7k£14.8k
Net assets£7.3k£-8.9k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
6
filings
  • 4 persons-with-significant-control
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-04-08
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
  3. 2026-04-08
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  4. 2026-03-11
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  5. 2026-03-11
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  6. 2025-12-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-08-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-12-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-09-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-03-03
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AAMD
  13. 2019-12-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-09-25
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  15. 2018-05-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-04-01
    MORRIS, Sheila resigned
    director
  17. 2016-12-18
    MORRIS, Sheila appointed
    director
  18. 2016-08-14
    MORRIS, Sheila resigned
    director
  19. 2016-08-01
    MORRIS, Joanne Susan appointed
    director
  20. 2016-07-12
    MORRIS, Joanne Susan resigned
    director
  21. 2016-07-12
    MORRIS, Sheila appointed
    director
  22. 2016-05-23
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    Company incorporated
    As BRIGHT STARS PRIVATE DAY NURSERY LTD
  23. 2016-05-23
    MORRIS, Joanne Susan 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

45/100
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.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2016-05-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85100 — Pre-primary education

Registered office

Hannover Mill
Fitzroy Street
Ashton-Under-Lyne
Lancashire
OL7 0TL
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-12-31
Last made up to: 2026-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-13
Last: 2026-01-30

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

MORRIS, Joanne Susan
director · ~39y · appointed 2016-08-01
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Active
MORRIS, Joanne Susan
director · ~39y · appointed 2016-05-23 · resigned 2016-07-12
Resigned
MORRIS, Sheila
director · ~63y · appointed 2016-12-18 · resigned 2017-04-01
Resigned
MORRIS, Sheila
director · ~63y · appointed 2016-07-12 · resigned 2016-08-14
Resigned

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Recent filings (35 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-16
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
2026-04-08
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-04-08
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-03-11
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-03-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-30