BRIGHT MINDS FOR KIDS LTD

💤Zombieactive
14244175 · ltd · incorporated 2022-07-19
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 Jul 2025
Net worth
£-7.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Pre-primary education
Sector: Education
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 70). 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 (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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
11 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £7,707

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
-£8k
↓ 2653% YoY
Current Assets
£424
↓ 71% YoY
Current Liabilities
-£8k-£6k-£4k-£2k-£377£1kJul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Total assets£-7.7k£-280
Current assets£424£1.5k
Net assets£-7.7k£-280

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (12 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-05-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-04-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-08-31
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  5. 2022-07-26
    STRANACK, Anna resigned
    director
  6. 2022-07-26
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2022-07-26
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  8. 2022-07-26
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2022-07-19
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    Company incorporated
    As BRIGHT MINDS FOR KIDS LTD
  10. 2022-07-19
    STRANACK, Christina appointed
    director
  11. 2022-07-19
    STRANACK, Anna appointed
    director
  12. 2022-07-19
    📄
    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 70 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ms Anna Stranack
Individual · British · DOB 12/1982 · age 44
75100%
75-100% shares31/08/2022
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Ms Christina Stranackceased 26/07/2022· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence

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
Incorporated2022-07-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85100 — Pre-primary education

Registered office

Landmark House
43-45, Merton Road
Merseyside, Liverpool
L20 7AP
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-01
Last: 2025-07-18

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

STRANACK, Christina
director · ~70y · appointed 2022-07-19
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Active
STRANACK, Anna
director · ~44y · appointed 2022-07-19 · resigned 2022-07-26
Resigned

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Recent filings (11 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-04-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-04-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-03
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-08-31
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-07-26
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-07-26
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-07-26
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2022-07-19