CLYDEVALLEY KINDERGARTEN LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC219513 · ltd · incorporated 2001-05-24
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 23.8y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Pre-primary education
Sector: Education
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 58). 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

4 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 23.8y

50/100
clean up first

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 23.8 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: 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
75
Lenders & charges
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
10 officers (3 active, 10 linked, 6 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
75 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
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 employees181700

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
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filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (40 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-22
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  2. 2024-10-15
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  3. 2023-12-15
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  4. 2022-12-22
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  5. 2021-12-19
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  6. 2020-11-20
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  7. 2019-12-18
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  8. 2018-11-30
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  9. 2017-10-04
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  10. 2016-12-12
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  11. 2016-08-09
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  12. 2015-10-14
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  13. 2015-08-20
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  14. 2014-12-03
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  15. 2014-06-17
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  16. 2013-10-28
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  17. 2013-05-24
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    FERGUSON, Barry resigned
    director
  18. 2011-02-21
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    FERGUSON, Margaret appointed
    director
  19. 2009-05-02
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    Charge satisfied #1
  20. 2009-04-28
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC
  21. 2009-04-23
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    Charge satisfied #2
  22. 2009-04-08
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC
  23. 2009-04-07
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    MARLEY, Tracey Marie appointed
    secretary
  24. 2009-04-07
    ➕
    WOTHERSPOON, Thomas Brown appointed
    director
  25. 2009-04-07
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    MCKAY, Jane Barbara resigned
    secretary
  26. 2009-04-07
    ➕
    FERGUSON, Barry appointed
    director
  27. 2009-04-07
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    JARDINE, Barbara Mcmurdo resigned
    director
  28. 2009-04-07
    ➖
    JARDINE, John resigned
    director
  29. 2006-12-31
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    MEGAHY, Barbara Barr resigned
    director
  30. 2003-02-24
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  31. 2002-07-26
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  32. 2001-12-20
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    MCKAY, Jane Barbara appointed
    secretary
  33. 2001-12-20
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    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  34. 2001-12-20
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    JARDINE, Barbara Mcmurdo appointed
    director
  35. 2001-12-20
    ➕
    JARDINE, John appointed
    director
  36. 2001-12-20
    ➕
    MEGAHY, Barbara Barr appointed
    director
  37. 2001-12-20
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    JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  38. 2001-05-24
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    Company incorporated
    As CLYDEVALLEY KINDERGARTEN LIMITED
  39. 2001-05-24
    ➕
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  40. 2001-05-24
    ➕
    JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

76/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

69/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 25 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

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

Clydevalley Investments Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Clydevalley Investments Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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CLYDEVALLEY KINDERGARTEN LIMITED
This company · SC219513

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
Clydevalley Investments Ltd
Corporate entity
75–100%
—75-100% shares24/05/2017

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

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Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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🔒Tailored diligence questions

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

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2001-05-24
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC85100 — Pre-primary education

Registered office

Stonebyres
Lanark
Lanarkshire
ML11 9UP

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-07
Last: 2025-05-24

Officers (3 active · 7 resigned)

MARLEY, Tracey Marie→
secretary · appointed 2009-04-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FERGUSON, Margaret→
director · ~48y · appointed 2011-02-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WOTHERSPOON, Thomas Brown→
director · ~58y · appointed 2009-04-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MCKAY, Jane Barbara→
secretary · appointed 2001-12-20 · resigned 2009-04-07
Resigned
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2001-05-24 · resigned 2001-12-20
Resigned
FERGUSON, Barry→
director · ~48y · appointed 2009-04-07 · resigned 2013-05-24
Resigned
JARDINE, Barbara Mcmurdo→
director · ~77y · appointed 2001-12-20 · resigned 2009-04-07
Resigned
JARDINE, John→
director · ~82y · appointed 2001-12-20 · resigned 2009-04-07
Resigned
MEGAHY, Barbara Barr→
director · ~57y · appointed 2001-12-20 · resigned 2006-12-31
Resigned
JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2001-05-24 · resigned 2001-12-20
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

4
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank PLC
Standard security1 property28/04/2009—
outstanding
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank PLC
Floating charge1 property08/04/2009—
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Standard security1 property24/02/200323/04/2009
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Bond & floating charge1 property26/07/200202/05/2009
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Recent filings (75 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-27
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accounts · AA
2023-12-15
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-30
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accounts · AA
2022-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-13
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accounts · AA
2021-12-19
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-11-20
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-05-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2018-11-30