ACORNS 4 KIDS LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
14402740 · ltd · incorporated 2022-10-06
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
67/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Pre-primary education
Sector: Education
Investor take
PursueActive trading company. Reasonable fundamentals — worth a memo before deciding.
Opportunity 67/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 5 total, 5 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
37 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
67/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 14 | 700 |
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
9
filings
- • 4 officers
- • 3 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-06📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2026-01-06📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2026-01-06📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-01-06📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2026-01-06📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-01-06📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-01-06📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-01-06📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-12-22➕ALI, Laura Jane appointeddirector
- 2025-12-22➕ALI, Lee James appointeddirector
- 2025-12-22➖MCNEILL, Felicity resigneddirector
- 2025-12-22➖STREETER, Luke resigneddirector
- 2025-10-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-05📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-03-27📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2024-03-27📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-03-27📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-03-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-23📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-03-23📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-03-23📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-03-23📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-11-28📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-11-28📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-10-06🏢Company incorporatedAs ACORNS 4 KIDS LTD
- 2022-10-06➕MCNEILL, Felicity appointeddirector
- 2022-10-06➕STREETER, Luke appointeddirector
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
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
1 med ·2 director resignations in last 12 months
mediumMultiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.
Evidence: MCNEILL, Felicity resigned 2025-12-22; STREETER, Luke resigned 2025-12-22
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mrs Laura Jane Ali Individual · British · DOB 04/1977 · age 49 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 22/12/2025 |
Mr Lee James Ali Individual · British · DOB 07/1977 · age 49 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 22/12/2025 |
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Natural Nursery Schools Ltdceased 22/12/2025· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting
- Felicity Mcneillceased 01/03/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Luke Streeterceased 01/03/2024· 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
Incorporated2022-10-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85100 — Pre-primary education
Registered office
17 Hitcham Road
Framlingham
Woodbridge
IP13 9FL
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-28
Last: 2026-01-14
Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
ALI, Laura Jane→
Activedirector · ~49y · appointed 2025-12-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ALI, Lee James→
Activedirector · ~49y · appointed 2025-12-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MCNEILL, Felicity→
Resigneddirector · ~36y · appointed 2022-10-06 · resigned 2025-12-22
STREETER, Luke→
Resigneddirector · ~38y · appointed 2022-10-06 · resigned 2025-12-22
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Recent filings (37 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-15
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-01-06
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-01-06
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-01-06
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-01-06
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-06
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-06
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-01-06
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-01-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-22
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-06-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-27
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2024-03-27