BACK TO THE GARDEN CHILDCARE LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
10690720 · ltd · incorporated 2017-03-25
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£-1.85M
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Pre-primary education
Sector: Education
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 4 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
6 live charges · 4 lenders · oldest 8.7y
35/100
too messy
Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.
- · Oldest live charge is 8.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 4 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
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
6 charges (6/6 with lender, 6/6 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (4 active, 8 linked, 8 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
24 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
46 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
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 declaredNegative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £1,853,917
Cash YoY
+1075%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£97k
↑ 1075% YoY
Net Worth
-£1.9m
↑ 4.9% YoY
Current Assets
£180k
↑ 1.7% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £195.9k | £21.6k |
| Current assets | £179.8k | £176.7k |
| Cash | £96.9k | £8.2k |
| Debtors | £81.2k | £166.0k |
| Net assets | £-1.85M | £-1.95M |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
3 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (41 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-24📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2025-12-24📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2025-12-24🔓Charge satisfied #4
- 2025-12-24🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2025-12-23📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-12-23🔒Charge registered #6Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2025-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-12-22📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-12-19🔒Charge registered #5Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2024-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-26➕ELLISON, Ann-Marie appointeddirector
- 2024-11-26📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-30📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2023-08-30📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2023-08-11📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2023-08-11🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Lhv Bank Limited
- 2023-08-11🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Lhv Bank Limited
- 2023-08-11🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2023-07-07📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2023-07-07🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2023-03-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-04📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2020-12-04📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2019-12-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-08-03🔒Charge registered #2Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2018-03-05➖KAY, Dominic Jude resigneddirector
- 2018-03-05➖MCGOFF, David John Paul resigneddirector
- 2018-03-05➖MCGOFF, Declan Thomas resigneddirector
- 2018-03-05➖MCGOFF, James Matthew resigneddirector
- 2017-10-20➕PICKERING, Stewart Ward appointeddirector
- 2017-10-20🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Applebarn Nurseries Limited
- 2017-09-25➕FORAN, David Robert appointeddirector
- 2017-09-25➕KAY, Dominic Jude appointeddirector
- 2017-09-25➕MCGOFF, David John Paul appointeddirector
- 2017-09-25➕MCGOFF, Declan Thomas appointeddirector
- 2017-09-25➕MCGOFF, James Matthew appointeddirector
- 2017-03-25🏢Company incorporatedAs BACK TO THE GARDEN CHILDCARE LIMITED
- 2017-03-25➕MCGOFF, Christopher Andrew appointeddirector
Owner dependency
55/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 78 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
60/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 78 years old. Natural succession window is now.
Red flags
1 med ·Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Group structure
Applebarn Nurseries Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Applebarn Nurseries Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
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This company · 10690720
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Applebarn Nurseries Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 07/04/2020 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Christopher Andrew Mcgoffceased 07/04/2020· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| BELTODAM LTD→ 06720411 · est 2008 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 17y | — | — |
| BEST EDUCATION INTERNATIONAL LTD→ 12396213 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| BFS INT LTD→ 12597719 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
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| BOMBERS E BIKES LTD→ 13720445 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| BOWDON PRE-SCHOOL LTD→ 08083375 · est 2012 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 13y | — | — |
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2017-03-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85100 — Pre-primary education
Registered office
1 St Georges Court
Altrincham Business Park
Altrincham
WA14 5UA
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-07
Last: 2026-03-24
Officers (4 active · 4 resigned)
ELLISON, Ann-Marie→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2024-11-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
FORAN, David Robert→
Activedirector · ~52y · appointed 2017-09-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MCGOFF, Christopher Andrew→
Activedirector · ~53y · appointed 2017-03-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
PICKERING, Stewart Ward→
Activedirector · ~78y · appointed 2017-10-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
KAY, Dominic Jude→
Resigneddirector · ~54y · appointed 2017-09-25 · resigned 2018-03-05
MCGOFF, David John Paul→
Resigneddirector · ~56y · appointed 2017-09-25 · resigned 2018-03-05
MCGOFF, Declan Thomas→
Resigneddirector · ~59y · appointed 2017-09-25 · resigned 2018-03-05
MCGOFF, James Matthew→
Resigneddirector · ~60y · appointed 2017-09-25 · resigned 2018-03-05
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Mortgages & charges
6
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:6 of 6 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 23/12/2025 | — | |
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 19/12/2025 | — | |
| satisfied | Lhv Bank Lhv Bank Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 11/08/2023 | 24/12/2025 | |
| satisfied | Lhv Bank Lhv Bank Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 11/08/2023 | 24/12/2025 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | — | 03/08/2018 | 07/07/2023 | |
| satisfied | Applebarn Nurseries Applebarn Nurseries Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 20/10/2017 | 11/08/2023 |
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Recent filings (46 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-07
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-12-24
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-12-24
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-12-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-22
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-23
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-11-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-22
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-08-30
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-08-30
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2023-08-11
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2023-07-07