AYLESFORD PRE-SCHOOL LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
11597277 · ltd · incorporated 2018-10-01
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
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year to Oct 2023
Net worth
£9.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Pre-primary education
Sector: Education
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (72/100)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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
17 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £9,933
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£10k
Current Assets
£24k
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2023-10-31 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £9.9k |
| Current assets | £24.3k |
| Net assets | £9.9k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (15 events)Click to expand
- 2025-07-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-07-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-05📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2019-01-25📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2019-01-23➕GOODING, Claire appointeddirector
- 2019-01-23➖PAPAGNO, Giuseppe Nicholas resigneddirector
- 2019-01-23📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2018-10-01🏢Company incorporatedAs AYLESFORD PRE-SCHOOL LIMITED
- 2018-10-01➕PAPAGNO, Wendy appointeddirector
- 2018-10-01➕PAPAGNO, Giuseppe Nicholas appointeddirector
- 2018-10-01📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
66/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
46/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Wendy Papagno Individual · British · DOB 08/1968 · age 58 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 01/10/2018 |
Ms Claire Gooding Individual · British · DOB 01/1967 · age 59 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 26/01/2019 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2018-10-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85100 — Pre-primary education
Registered office
108 The Avenue
Aylesford
ME20 7RL
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-11
Last: 2025-07-28
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
GOODING, Claire→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2019-01-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
PAPAGNO, Wendy→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2018-10-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
PAPAGNO, Giuseppe Nicholas→
Resigneddirector · ~61y · appointed 2018-10-01 · resigned 2019-01-23
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Recent filings (17 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-07-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-07-01
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2019-09-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-08-28
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2019-01-25