WIZKIDZ LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC266632 · ltd · incorporated 2004-04-19
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
Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 58). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 14.1y

45/100
under pressure

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 14.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
57 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 employees29002600

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal 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
5
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
5
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
5
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-06
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2026-05-05
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2026-05-04
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2026-05-04
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2025-10-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-12-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-12-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-12-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-12-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-10-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-12-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-11-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-05-11
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2012-05-06
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  17. 2004-04-19
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    Company incorporated
    As WIZKIDZ LIMITED
  18. 2004-04-19
    ➕
    ROSS, Paul appointed
    secretary
  19. 2004-04-19
    ➕
    ROSS, Angela Helen, Mccabe appointed
    director
  20. 2004-04-19
    ➕
    DUPORT SECRETARY LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  21. 2004-04-19
    ➖
    DUPORT SECRETARY LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 2004-04-19
    ➕
    DUPORT DIRECTOR LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  23. 2004-04-19
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    DUPORT DIRECTOR LIMITED 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 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — 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 58. 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 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 22 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Paul Ross
Individual · British · DOB 07/1966 · age 60
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
Angela Helen Mccabe Ross
Individual · British · DOB 03/1968 · age 58
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2004-04-19
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC85100 — Pre-primary education

Registered office

20-24 Station Road
Newtongrange
Midlothian
EH22 4NB

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-03
Last: 2026-04-19

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

ROSS, Paul→
secretary · appointed 2004-04-19
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Active
ROSS, Angela Helen, Mccabe→
director · ~58y · appointed 2004-04-19
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Active
DUPORT SECRETARY LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-04-19 · resigned 2004-04-19
Resigned
DUPORT DIRECTOR LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-04-19 · resigned 2004-04-19
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Floating charge1 property06/05/2012—
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Recent filings (57 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-06
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-05-06
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-05-05
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-05-04
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-05-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-20