A & N DAY NURSERIES LTD
💤Zombieactive
14267213 · ltd · incorporated 2022-08-01
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 Aug 2025
Net worth
£91.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Pre-primary education
Sector: Education
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 88910Child day-care activities
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 72/100 (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).
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Refinance opportunity
3 live charges · oldest 3.4y
35/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Charge age ~3.4 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (73/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
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
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
14 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £91,001
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£103k
Net Worth
£91k
Current Assets
£131k
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-08-31 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £366.9k |
| Current assets | £131.1k |
| Cash | £103.2k |
| Debtors | £28.0k |
| Net assets | £91.0k |
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
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
5
filings
- • 2 accounts
- • 1 address
- • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-14📄accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AAMD
- 2026-02-09📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2026-01-07📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-01-07📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-12-31➖HEYES, Ian James resigneddirector
- 2025-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-26📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2023-01-24📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2023-01-20🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Barclays Security Trustee Limited
- 2023-01-20🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Barclays Security Trustee Limited
- 2022-12-12📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2022-12-09🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Barclays Security Trustee Limited
- 2022-08-01🏢Company incorporatedAs A & N DAY NURSERIES LTD
- 2022-08-01➕PROCTOR, Angela Catherine appointeddirector
- 2022-08-01➕HEYES, Ian James appointeddirector
- 2022-08-01📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
45/100
Moderate signalSome 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
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ms Angela Catherine Proctor Individual · British · DOB 12/1970 · age 56 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 01/08/2022 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Ian James Heyesceased 31/12/2025· 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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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2022-08-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85100 — Pre-primary education
Registered office
Unit 54, K3 Business Park,
200 Clough Road
Hull
HU5 1SW
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-14
Last: 2025-07-31
Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)
PROCTOR, Angela Catherine→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2022-08-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HEYES, Ian James→
Resigneddirector · ~53y · appointed 2022-08-01 · resigned 2025-12-31
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
3
Total charges
3
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Security Trustee Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 20/01/2023 | — | |
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Security Trustee Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 20/01/2023 | — | |
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Security Trustee Limited | A registered charge | — | 09/12/2022 | — |
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Recent filings (14 total)
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2026-03-14
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-02-09
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-07
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-01-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-02
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-01-26
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-01-24
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2022-12-12
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2022-08-01