CAROUSEL NURSERIES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC155250 · ltd · incorporated 1995-01-06

Investment thesis

Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.

Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.

Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Apr 2025

Net worth

£443.1k

book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

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 78/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

6 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 26.7y

35/100

too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

· Oldest live charge is 26.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

6 charges (6/6 with lender, 6/6 with type)

Directors & officers

6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared

Director network

2 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

90 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £443,140

Cash YoY

-2%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£16k

↓ 2.1% YoY

Net Worth

£443k

↑ 1.2% YoY

Current Assets

£86k

↓ 15% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-04-30	2024-04-30
Total assets	£451.3k	£456.8k
Current assets	£85.9k	£100.7k
Cash	£16.4k	£16.8k
Debtors	£69.4k	£83.9k
Net assets	£443.1k	£437.8k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 signals 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

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 mortgage

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 mortgage
• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (38 events)Click to expand

2026-02-25
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mortgage · MR04
2026-02-25
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Charge satisfied #4
2025-12-09
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accounts · AA
2025-01-14
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-08
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accounts · AA
2023-08-30
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2023-08-30
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officers · CH01
2023-08-30
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-06-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-13
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mortgage · MR01
2022-05-12
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mortgage · MR04
2022-05-12
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Charge registered #6
Lender: Unity Trust Bank PLC
2022-05-12
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Charge satisfied #3
2022-05-11
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mortgage · MR01
2022-04-27
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Charge registered #5
Lender: Unity Trust Bank PLC
2022-03-31
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mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2022-03-31
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Charge satisfied #2
2021-06-08
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accounts · AA
2020-10-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-10-30
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accounts · AA
2018-12-20
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accounts · AA
2018-12-18
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accounts · AA01
2018-05-08
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Charge registered #4
Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC
2018-04-30
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MCDONALD, Angela Graham appointed
director
2018-04-30
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MCDONALD, Brian appointed
director
2018-04-30
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ROWAN, Claire Margaret resigned
secretary
2018-04-30
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JENKINS, Agnes Anne resigned
director
2018-04-30
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ROWAN, Claire Margaret resigned
director
2018-04-30
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Charge registered #3
Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC
2018-03-23
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Charge satisfied #1
1999-09-29
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Charge registered #2
Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
1999-08-13
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Charge registered #1
Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
1995-02-27
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AITKEN, Mary Mckinnon resigned
director
1995-02-27
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JENKINS, Agnes Anne appointed
director
1995-01-06
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Company incorporated
As CAROUSEL NURSERIES LIMITED
1995-01-06
➕
ROWAN, Claire Margaret appointed
secretary
1995-01-06
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AITKEN, Mary Mckinnon appointed
director
1995-01-06
➕
ROWAN, Claire Margaret appointed
director

Owner dependency

74/100

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.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

56/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 31 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

1 med ·

Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern

medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Group structure

Jigsaw Childcare (West) Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Jigsaw Childcare (West) Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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CAROUSEL NURSERIES LIMITED

This company · SC155250

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
Jigsaw Childcare (West) Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	30/04/2018

2 historic (ceased) PSCs

Mrs Agnes Anne Jenkinsceased 30/04/2018· 25-50% shares
Mrs Claire Margaret Rowanceased 30/04/2018· 25-50% shares

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated1995-01-06

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC88910 — Child day-care activities

Registered office

69 Glasgow Road

Dumbarton

Dunbartonshire

G82 1RE

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-01-31

Last made up to: 2025-04-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-01-20

Last: 2026-01-06

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

MCDONALD, Angela Graham→

director · ~53y · appointed 2018-04-30

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

MCDONALD, Brian→

director · ~60y · appointed 2018-04-30

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

ROWAN, Claire Margaret→

secretary · appointed 1995-01-06 · resigned 2018-04-30

Resigned

AITKEN, Mary Mckinnon→

director · ~92y · appointed 1995-01-06 · resigned 1995-02-27

Resigned

JENKINS, Agnes Anne→

director · ~69y · appointed 1995-02-27 · resigned 2018-04-30

Resigned

ROWAN, Claire Margaret→

director · ~64y · appointed 1995-01-06 · resigned 2018-04-30

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:6 of 6 shown

		Type	Properties
outstanding	Unity Trust Bank Unity Trust Bank PLC	A registered charge	1 property	12/05/2022	—
outstanding	Unity Trust Bank Unity Trust Bank PLC	A registered charge	—	27/04/2022	—
satisfied	Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank PLC	A registered charge	3 properties	08/05/2018	25/02/2026
satisfied	Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank PLC	A registered charge	—	30/04/2018	12/05/2022
satisfied	Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland	Standard security	1 property	29/09/1999	31/03/2022
satisfied	Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland	Floating charge	1 property	13/08/1999	23/03/2018

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Recent filings (90 total)

mortgage-satisfy-charge-full

mortgage · MR04

2026-02-25

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-01-28

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2025-12-09

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-01-30

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2025-01-14

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-02-01

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2024-01-08

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC05

2023-08-30

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2023-08-30

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2023-08-30

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-02-06

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2022-06-23

mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date

mortgage · MR01

2022-05-13

mortgage-satisfy-charge-full

mortgage · MR04

2022-05-12

mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date

mortgage · MR01

2022-05-11