BLACKBROOK NURSERY SCHOOL LIMITED

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11988302 · ltd · incorporated 2019-05-10
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
£89.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
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 71/100 (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: high (82/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
22 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £89,522
Cash YoY
-14%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£16k
↓ 14% YoY
Net Worth
£90k
↑ 4.7% YoY
Current Assets
£72k
↑ 17% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£18k£36k£54k£72k£90kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£90.4k£86.4k
Current assets£72.2k£61.7k
Cash£15.7k£18.3k
Debtors£56.5k£43.4k
Net assets£89.5k£85.5k

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
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-09-28
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  6. 2022-09-27
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  7. 2021-11-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-09-28
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  9. 2021-09-14
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2020-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-07-07
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  12. 2020-07-07
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  13. 2019-11-26
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2019-08-07
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  15. 2019-05-10
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    Company incorporated
    As BLACKBROOK NURSERY SCHOOL LIMITED
  16. 2019-05-10
    JONES, Susan Jane appointed
    director
  17. 2019-05-10
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

80/100
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.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 7 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

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.)

Group structure

Helium Miracle 157 Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Helium Miracle 157 Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
BLACKBROOK NURSERY SCHOOL LIMITED
This company · 11988302

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Helium Miracle 157 Limited
Corporate entity
75100%
75-100% shares16/10/2019
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Susan Jane Jonesceased 16/10/2019· 75-100% shares

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
Incorporated2019-05-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85100 — Pre-primary education

Registered office

232 Hall Street
Warrington
Cheshire
WA1 2BW
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-29
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-21
Last: 2025-07-07

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

JONES, Susan Jane
director · ~55y · appointed 2019-05-10
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Recent filings (22 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-09-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-09-28
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-09-28
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2022-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-11-18
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2021-09-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-09-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2020-12-18