ABC CHILDCARE CENTRE SR LTD

💤Zombieactive
11365697 · ltd · incorporated 2018-05-16
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
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year to Aug 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Pre-primary education
Sector: Education
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 85590Other education n.e.c.
  • 85600Educational support services
  • 88910Child day-care activities
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 68). 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: medium (69/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 4 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
6 officers (1 active, 6 linked, 6 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
24 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
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
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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Net Worth
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Aug 2023Aug 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-08-312023-08-31

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-29
    ➖
    CHABY-RODRIGUES, Janice resigned
    director
  2. 2025-09-29
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2025-09-29
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2025-05-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-05-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-08-11
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  8. 2022-08-10
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-08-02
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  10. 2022-01-05
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  11. 2022-01-04
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2022-01-04
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2022-01-04
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2022-01-04
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2022-01-01
    ➖
    HALL, Rebecca Denise resigned
    director
  16. 2022-01-01
    ➖
    HOLLAND, Catherine Elizabeth resigned
    director
  17. 2022-01-01
    ➖
    THOMPSON, Sharon Marie resigned
    director
  18. 2022-01-01
    ➖
    WEBB, Phillippa Jane resigned
    director
  19. 2021-12-23
    ➕
    CHABY-RODRIGUES, Janice appointed
    director
  20. 2021-05-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  21. 2021-05-31
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  22. 2020-02-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  23. 2018-05-16
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    Company incorporated
    As ABC CHILDCARE CENTRE SR LTD
  24. 2018-05-16
    ➕
    CHABY-RODRIGUES, Luis appointed
    director
  25. 2018-05-16
    ➕
    HALL, Rebecca Denise appointed
    director
  26. 2018-05-16
    ➕
    HOLLAND, Catherine Elizabeth appointed
    director
  27. 2018-05-16
    ➕
    THOMPSON, Sharon Marie appointed
    director
  28. 2018-05-16
    ➕
    WEBB, Phillippa Jane appointed
    director
  29. 2018-05-16
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

90/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • 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
Incorporated2018-05-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85100 — Pre-primary education

Registered office

Unit A, 82 James Carter Road Unit A, 82 James Carter Road
Mildenhall Industrial Estate
Bury St. Edmunds
Suffolk
IP28 7SE
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-29
Last: 2025-05-15

Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)

CHABY-RODRIGUES, Luis→
director · ~68y · appointed 2018-05-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CHABY-RODRIGUES, Janice→
director · ~59y · appointed 2021-12-23 · resigned 2025-09-29
Resigned
HALL, Rebecca Denise→
director · ~43y · appointed 2018-05-16 · resigned 2022-01-01
Resigned
HOLLAND, Catherine Elizabeth→
director · ~47y · appointed 2018-05-16 · resigned 2022-01-01
Resigned
THOMPSON, Sharon Marie→
director · ~56y · appointed 2018-05-16 · resigned 2022-01-01
Resigned
WEBB, Phillippa Jane→
director · ~52y · appointed 2018-05-16 · resigned 2022-01-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (24 total)

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-09-29
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-09-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-05-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-05-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-26
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-08-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-08-10
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2022-08-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-16
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-01-05
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-01-04
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-01-04