NOAH'S ARK DAYCARE

⚰️Wound downdissolved

SC247698 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2003-04-11

Investment thesis

Company dissolved — not a live target.

Why interesting: Historical record only; useful for precedent research.

Why risky: Not transactable.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

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book net assets

Opportunity

64/100

Worth a look

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What this business does

Primary activity: Pre-primary education

Sector: Education

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 64/100 (worth a look), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Company dissolved. Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (48/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

24 officers (8 active, 24 linked, 16 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

2 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

75 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

64/100Worth a look

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality

Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Some moderate concerns — review flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (67 events)Click to expand

2014-11-21
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gazette · GAZ2(A)
2014-11-21
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Company dissolved
2014-09-04
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accounts · AA
2014-08-01
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gazette · GAZ1(A)
2014-07-21
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dissolution · DS01
2014-04-14
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annual-return · AR01
2014-04-14
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officers · CH01
2013-08-28
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accounts · AA
2013-04-17
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annual-return · AR01
2012-10-17
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accounts · AA
2012-04-17
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annual-return · AR01
2011-11-02
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accounts · AA
2011-04-19
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annual-return · AR01
2011-04-18
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officers · TM01
2010-11-16
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officers · AP01
2010-11-01
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2010-11-01
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officers · TM01
2010-09-30
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LOOPER, Pamela resigned
director
2010-09-17
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accounts · AA
2010-09-13
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PORTER, Angela Frances appointed
director
2010-09-13
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EVANS, Siobhan Alexandra Louise resigned
director
2010-09-13
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MORRIS, Jennifer Evelyn resigned
director
2010-04-13
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annual-return · AR01
2010-04-13
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officers · CH01
2010-04-13
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officers · CH01
2010-04-13
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officers · CH01
2010-04-13
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2010-04-13
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2010-04-13
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2010-04-13
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officers · CH01
2010-03-05
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COMBE, Sandy resigned
director
2010-01-31
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GIBSON, James appointed
secretary
2010-01-31
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PARNHAM, Audrey Margaret resigned
secretary
2009-08-24
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GIBSON, James appointed
director
2009-08-24
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COMBE, Sandy appointed
director
2009-08-24
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CONTI, Susan Anne resigned
director
2009-08-24
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PARNHAM, Audrey Margaret resigned
director
2008-08-27
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CHAPMAN, David William resigned
director
2007-06-20
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CHAPMAN, David William appointed
director
2007-06-20
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EVANS, Siobhan Alexandra Louise appointed
director
2007-03-14
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CONTI, Susan Anne resigned
secretary
2007-03-14
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PARNHAM, Audrey Margaret appointed
secretary
2006-08-22
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CONTI, Susan Anne appointed
secretary
2006-08-22
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VAN ANKEREN, Pamela resigned
secretary
2006-08-22
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CONTI, Susan Anne appointed
director
2005-06-23
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MURRAY, Douglas John, Dr appointed
director
2005-06-23
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NEELY, John David resigned
director
2005-02-22
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CATTANACH, Moray George resigned
secretary
2005-02-22
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VAN ANKEREN, Pamela appointed
secretary
2005-02-22
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CATTANACH, Moray George resigned
director

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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

-7 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 89 — 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 89 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 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 high ·

Company dissolved

high

Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.

Evidence: Dissolved on 2014-11-21

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Company details

Statusdissolved

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption

Incorporated2003-04-11

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC85100 — Pre-primary education

Registered office

Balnageith Road

Forres

Moray

IV36 2SX

Filing status

Accounts

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Last made up to: 2014-03-31

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