EARLY DAYS NURSERY LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC199638 · ltd · incorporated 1999-09-07
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 18.6y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Oct 2025
Net worth
£123.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Pre-primary education
Sector: Education
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 79-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 79). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 2 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 18.6y

50/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Oldest live charge is 18.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
9 officers (5 active, 9 linked, 5 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
90 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
83/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £123,255
Cash YoY
+17%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£404k
↑ 17% YoY
Net Worth
£123k
↑ 40% YoY
Current Assets
£740k
↑ 5.5% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£148k£296k£444k£592k£740kOct 2024Oct 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-10-312024-10-31
Total assets£159.1k£133.1k
Current assets£739.8k£701.3k
Cash£404.2k£345.3k
Debtors£335.6k£356.0k
Net assets£123.3k£88.1k

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-10-15
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2024-12-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-12-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-09-15
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2022-08-30
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2022-03-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-06-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-05-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-07-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-04-17
    ➕
    EASTER, Laura Margaret appointed
    director
  14. 2018-04-17
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  15. 2017-01-25
    ➕
    CRANDLES, John Andrew appointed
    director
  16. 2017-01-25
    ➕
    CRANDLES, Paul Jeremy appointed
    director
  17. 2017-01-25
    ➕
    CRANDLES, Steven John appointed
    director
  18. 2011-06-01
    ➖
    M & M COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  19. 2011-03-09
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC
  20. 2007-10-02
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  21. 2002-01-01
    ➕
    M & M COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  22. 2001-12-31
    ➖
    CRANDLES, Steven John resigned
    secretary
  23. 1999-09-21
    ➕
    CRANDLES, Maureen Joyce appointed
    director
  24. 1999-09-21
    ➕
    CRANDLES, Steven John appointed
    secretary
  25. 1999-09-21
    ➖
    BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 1999-09-21
    ➖
    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  27. 1999-09-07
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As EARLY DAYS NURSERY LIMITED
  28. 1999-09-07
    ➕
    BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  29. 1999-09-07
    ➕
    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • -5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 27 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 79 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

90/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 79 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 27 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 27 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

S P & L Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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S P & L Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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EARLY DAYS NURSERY LIMITED
This company · SC199638

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
S P & L Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · firm interest06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1999-09-07
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC85100 — Pre-primary education

Registered office

10 Walker Street New Town
Edinburgh
EH3 7LA
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-31
Last made up to: 2025-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-28
Last: 2025-12-14

Officers (5 active · 4 resigned)

CRANDLES, John Andrew→
director · ~79y · appointed 2017-01-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CRANDLES, Maureen Joyce→
director · ~79y · appointed 1999-09-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CRANDLES, Paul Jeremy→
director · ~52y · appointed 2017-01-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CRANDLES, Steven John→
director · ~56y · appointed 2017-01-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
EASTER, Laura Margaret→
director · ~48y · appointed 2018-04-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CRANDLES, Steven John→
secretary · appointed 1999-09-21 · resigned 2001-12-31
Resigned
BRIAN REID LTD.→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1999-09-07 · resigned 1999-09-21
Resigned
M & M COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2002-01-01 · resigned 2011-06-01
Resigned
STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1999-09-07 · resigned 1999-09-21
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank PLC
Floating charge1 property09/03/2011—
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Bond & floating charge1 property02/10/2007—
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Recent filings (90 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-10-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-15
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-09-15
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-08-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-18