NELLIES DAYCARE BALLYMENA LIMITED

🌿Early-stageactive
NI697974 · ltd · incorporated 2023-06-08
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
year to Jun 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Child day-care activities
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company 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: strategic trade sale (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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 (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
7 filings
60
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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Jun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30

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
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (8 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-19
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-09-14
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  4. 2024-09-10
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  5. 2023-06-08
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As NELLIES DAYCARE BALLYMENA LIMITED
  6. 2023-06-08
    FERSON, Richard appointed
    director
  7. 2023-06-08
    FERSON, Samantha appointed
    director
  8. 2023-06-08
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

71/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material 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 2.9 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

36/100
Weak signal

Limited 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

clean
No 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Richard Ferson
Individual · British · DOB 02/1983 · age 43
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control08/06/2023
Mrs Samantha Ferson
Individual · British · DOB 07/1986 · age 40
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control08/06/2023

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
Incorporated2023-06-08
Jurisdictionnorthern-ireland
Primary SIC88910 — Child day-care activities

Registered office

27 Tullynagee Road
Moneymore
Magherafelt
BT45 7SD
Northern Ireland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-21
Last: 2025-06-07

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

FERSON, Richard
director · ~43y · appointed 2023-06-08
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Active
FERSON, Samantha
director · ~40y · appointed 2023-06-08
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Recent filings (7 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-03-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-09-19
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-09-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-11
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-09-10
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-06-08