LITTLE SCHOLARS (NURSERY) LTD.

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SC229562 · ltd · incorporated 2002-03-25
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Pre-primary education
Sector: Education
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 60-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 60). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 23.8y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 23.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (1 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
82 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
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 employees35002900

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (35 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-11-18
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2024-11-15
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  5. 2024-11-10
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    HART, Iain Greig resigned
    director
  6. 2023-06-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-12-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-08-04
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    capital-return-purchase-own-shares
    capital · SH03
  9. 2022-07-19
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    capital-cancellation-shares
    capital · SH06
  10. 2022-07-15
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    capital-cancellation-shares
    capital · SH06
  11. 2022-07-04
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  12. 2022-07-04
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  13. 2021-11-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-07-05
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  15. 2021-06-03
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    HART, Steven Greig resigned
    secretary
  16. 2021-06-03
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    HART, Steven Greig resigned
    director
  17. 2021-06-03
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  18. 2021-06-03
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  19. 2021-06-03
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  20. 2021-03-18
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  21. 2021-03-18
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  22. 2021-03-18
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  23. 2021-03-18
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  24. 2006-07-10
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    BONINI, Glennis resigned
    director
  25. 2003-04-10
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    MCCULLOCH, Lesley Ann appointed
    director
  26. 2003-04-10
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    BONINI, Glennis appointed
    director
  27. 2002-07-09
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
  28. 2002-03-25
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    Company incorporated
    As LITTLE SCHOLARS (NURSERY) LTD.
  29. 2002-03-25
    ➕
    HART, Steven Greig appointed
    secretary
  30. 2002-03-25
    ➕
    BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  31. 2002-03-25
    ➖
    BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  32. 2002-03-25
    ➕
    HART, Iain Greig appointed
    director
  33. 2002-03-25
    ➕
    HART, Steven Greig appointed
    director
  34. 2002-03-25
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    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  35. 2002-03-25
    ➖
    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

93/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Lesley Mcculloch
Individual · British · DOB 07/1966 · age 60
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control04/12/2019
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Steven Greig Hartceased 22/06/2022· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated2002-03-25
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC85100 — Pre-primary education

Registered office

2 Scholars Gate
Whitehills
East Kilbride
G75 9DN

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-04
Last: 2025-04-20

Officers (1 active · 6 resigned)

MCCULLOCH, Lesley Ann→
director · ~60y · appointed 2003-04-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HART, Steven Greig→
secretary · appointed 2002-03-25 · resigned 2021-06-03
Resigned
BRIAN REID LTD.→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-03-25 · resigned 2002-03-25
Resigned
BONINI, Glennis→
director · ~65y · appointed 2003-04-10 · resigned 2006-07-10
Resigned
HART, Iain Greig→
director · ~88y · appointed 2002-03-25 · resigned 2024-11-10
Resigned
HART, Steven Greig→
director · ~55y · appointed 2002-03-25 · resigned 2021-06-03
Resigned
STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-03-25 · resigned 2002-03-25
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
Floating charge1 property09/07/2002—
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Recent filings (82 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-16
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-11-18
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-11-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-13
capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2022-08-04
capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2022-07-19
capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2022-07-15
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-07-04
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-07-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-15