ADVENTURERS DAY NURSERY LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
12799920 · ltd · incorporated 2020-08-07
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 Aug 2025
Net worth
£48.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
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 71/100 (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 (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
16 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 · FRS 105 (micro)Positive net assets
Net assets £48,141
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£48k
↑ 153% YoY
Current Assets
£64k
↑ 112% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £48.1k | £19.0k |
| Current assets | £63.9k | £30.2k |
| Net assets | £48.1k | £19.0k |
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.
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 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (15 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-15📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-08-15📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-07-19📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-07-18📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-07-17➕NURSE, Joanne Marie appointeddirector
- 2024-07-17➖HUGHES, Frances Clare resigneddirector
- 2023-11-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-08-07🏢Company incorporatedAs ADVENTURERS DAY NURSERY LTD
- 2020-08-07➕NURSE, Helen Louise appointeddirector
- 2020-08-07➕HUGHES, Frances Clare appointeddirector
- 2020-08-07📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
81/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "NURSE" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Joanne Marie Nurse Individual · English · DOB 04/1981 · age 45 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · trust interest · firm interest | 14/08/2024 |
Miss Helen Louise Nurse Individual · English · DOB 07/1979 · age 47 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 07/08/2020 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Miss Frances Clare Hughesceased 14/08/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2020-08-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85100 — Pre-primary education
Registered office
37 Hospital Fields Road Fulford Industrial Estate
Fulford
York
North Yorkshire
YO10 4DZ
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-29
Last: 2025-08-15
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
NURSE, Helen Louise→
Activedirector · ~47y · appointed 2020-08-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
NURSE, Joanne Marie→
Activedirector · ~45y · appointed 2024-07-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HUGHES, Frances Clare→
Resigneddirector · ~44y · appointed 2020-08-07 · resigned 2024-07-17
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Recent filings (16 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-15
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-08-15
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-08-15
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-07-19
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-07-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-09-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-06