BEE’S KNEES NURSERY & PRE-SCHOOL LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
15286754 · ltd · incorporated 2023-11-15
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 2026
Net worth
£76.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Pre-primary education
Sector: Education
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 88910Child day-care activities
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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 (72/100)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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
11 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
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £76,636
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£77k
Current Assets
£85k
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2026-03-31 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £76.6k |
| Current assets | £85.3k |
| Net assets | £76.6k |
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
3
filings
- • 3 accounts
Last 180 days
7
filings
- • 3 accounts
- • 3 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (12 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2026-05-01📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2026-05-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2026-03-12📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2026-03-12📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-03-12📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-12-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-28📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-11-15🏢Company incorporatedAs BEE’S KNEES NURSERY & PRE-SCHOOL LTD
- 2023-11-15➕SMITH, Harrison Edward appointeddirector
- 2023-11-15➕SMITH, Louise O Brien appointeddirector
- 2023-11-15📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
71/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +Young company: Only 2.7 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
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.)
Group structure
Bee’S Knees Nursery Property Holdings Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Bee’S Knees Nursery Property Holdings Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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BEE’S KNEES NURSERY & PRE-SCHOOL LTD
This company · 15286754
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Bee’S Knees Nursery Property Holdings Ltd Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence · trust interest · firm interest | 09/03/2026 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Harrison Edward Smithceased 09/03/2026· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
- Mrs Louise O Brien Smithceased 09/03/2026· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2023-11-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85100 — Pre-primary education
Registered office
86 Rochdale Road
Middleton
Manchester
M24 2QA
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-12-31
Last made up to: 2026-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-28
Last: 2025-11-14
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
SMITH, Harrison Edward→
Activedirector · ~34y · appointed 2023-11-15
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SMITH, Louise O Brien→
Activedirector · ~34y · appointed 2023-11-15
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Recent filings (11 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-05-01
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2026-05-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-05-01
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2026-03-12
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-03-12
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-03-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-15
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-04-28
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-11-15