NORTH EDINBURGH CHILDCARE ENTERPRISE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC210223 · ltd · incorporated 2000-08-22
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.
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Non-trading company
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Dormant / non-trading with a 90-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 90). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (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
11 officers (6 active, 11 linked, 9 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
78 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

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

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees221900

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 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
1
filing
  • • 1 officers
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 officers
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-29
    ➕
    GRAY, Michael Richard appointed
    director
  2. 2026-04-29
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  3. 2025-12-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-05-16
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    change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH04
  5. 2024-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-10-16
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2023-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-07-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-09-09
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2020-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-10-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-11-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-10-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-01-18
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  17. 2015-06-01
    ➕
    CHISHOLM, Malcolm George appointed
    director
  18. 2014-10-27
    ➖
    MACNAUGHTON, Heather, Ms. resigned
    director
  19. 2014-10-01
    ➖
    TENNET, Elizabeth Jane Horsfall resigned
    director
  20. 2013-07-29
    ➕
    TENNET, Elizabeth Jane Horsfall appointed
    director
  21. 2010-04-01
    ➕
    ALLISON, Theresa appointed
    director
  22. 2010-03-16
    ➖
    ALLISON, Theresa resigned
    director
  23. 2010-03-01
    ➕
    BLANCHE, William appointed
    director
  24. 2010-03-01
    ➕
    MALCOLM, Beverly Jane appointed
    director
  25. 2010-03-01
    ➕
    ALLISON, Theresa appointed
    director
  26. 2010-03-01
    ➖
    MACDONALD, Robert Iain Ferguson resigned
    director
  27. 2010-03-01
    ➕
    MACNAUGHTON, Heather, Ms. appointed
    director
  28. 2009-11-12
    ➕
    MFMAC SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  29. 2009-11-12
    ➖
    SKENE EDWARDS LLP resigned
    corporate-secretary
  30. 2000-08-22
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As NORTH EDINBURGH CHILDCARE ENTERPRISE LIMITED
  31. 2000-08-22
    ➕
    SKENE EDWARDS LLP appointed
    corporate-secretary
  32. 2000-08-22
    ➕
    MACDONALD, Robert Iain Ferguson appointed
    director

Owner dependency

65/100
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 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 90 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 90 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
  • 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

North Edinburgh Childcare is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
North Edinburgh Childcare
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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NORTH EDINBURGH CHILDCARE ENTERPRISE LIMITED
This company · SC210223

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
North Edinburgh Childcare
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence22/08/2016

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
Incorporated2000-08-22
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company

Registered office

Level 5, 9 Haymarket Square
Edinburgh
EH3 8RY
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-05
Last: 2025-08-22

Officers (6 active · 5 resigned)

MFMAC SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2009-11-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ALLISON, Theresa→
director · ~63y · appointed 2010-04-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BLANCHE, William→
director · ~90y · appointed 2010-03-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CHISHOLM, Malcolm George→
director · ~77y · appointed 2015-06-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GRAY, Michael Richard→
director · ~69y · appointed 2026-04-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MALCOLM, Beverly Jane→
director · ~54y · appointed 2010-03-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SKENE EDWARDS LLP→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2000-08-22 · resigned 2009-11-12
Resigned
ALLISON, Theresa→
director · ~63y · appointed 2010-03-01 · resigned 2010-03-16
Resigned
MACDONALD, Robert Iain Ferguson→
director · ~76y · appointed 2000-08-22 · resigned 2010-03-01
Resigned
MACNAUGHTON, Heather, Ms.→
director · ~60y · appointed 2010-03-01 · resigned 2014-10-27
Resigned
TENNET, Elizabeth Jane Horsfall→
director · ~58y · appointed 2013-07-29 · resigned 2014-10-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (78 total)

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-04-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-12-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-02
change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH04
2025-05-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-12-23
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-10-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-07-04
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-09-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2020-12-31