ASMALL NURSERY PAYROLL LIMITED

🏛️Establishedactive
12072225 · ltd · incorporated 2019-06-27
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 Jun 2025
Net worth
£5
book net assets
Opportunity
69/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Pre-primary education
Sector: Education
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed education with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 69/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (71/100)

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
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
18 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
69/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
55
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £5

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£5
~ YoY
Current Assets
£944
↓ 85% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£1k£3k£4k£5k£6kJun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£622£615
Current assets£944£6.4k
Net assets£5£5

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
2
filings
  • 1 gazette
  • 1 dissolution
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • 1 gazette
  • 1 dissolution
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 1 gazette
  • 1 dissolution
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-07-28
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    gazette-notice-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ1(A)
  2. 2026-07-20
    📄
    dissolution-application-strike-off-company
    dissolution · DS01
  3. 2026-06-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-03-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-03-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-03-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-03-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-03-01
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  9. 2021-06-26
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2021-04-22
    BARBEN, Alison Louise resigned
    director
  11. 2020-07-15
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-01-21
    SPEAK, Gail Michelle resigned
    director
  13. 2020-01-21
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2019-06-27
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ASMALL NURSERY PAYROLL LIMITED
  15. 2019-06-27
    CLARK, Helen Louise appointed
    director
  16. 2019-06-27
    RILEY, James appointed
    director
  17. 2019-06-27
    STOCKTON, Linzy appointed
    director
  18. 2019-06-27
    BARBEN, Alison Louise appointed
    director
  19. 2019-06-27
    SPEAK, Gail Michelle appointed
    director
  20. 2019-06-27
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

65/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.

Red flags

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-07-10

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2019-06-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85100 — Pre-primary education

Registered office

Asmall Primary School
Tennyson Drive
Ormskirk
Lancashire
L39 3PJ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-10OVERDUE
Last: 2025-06-26

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

CLARK, Helen Louise
director · ~45y · appointed 2019-06-27
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Active
RILEY, James
director · ~68y · appointed 2019-06-27
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Active
STOCKTON, Linzy
director · ~39y · appointed 2019-06-27
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Active
BARBEN, Alison Louise
director · ~53y · appointed 2019-06-27 · resigned 2021-04-22
Resigned
SPEAK, Gail Michelle
director · ~60y · appointed 2019-06-27 · resigned 2020-01-21
Resigned

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Recent filings (18 total)

gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2026-07-28
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2026-07-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-31
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2022-03-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-26
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-06-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-07-15