LES ENFANTS NURSERY (SCOTLAND) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC325425 · ltd · incorporated 2007-06-13
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 17.5y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
66/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Pre-primary education
Sector: Education
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 66/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: 1 insolvency-related filing on record. Filings relating to insolvency, liquidation, or administration exist in the company's history. Review before proceeding. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 17.5y

70/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 17.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 23/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (83/100)

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
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
10 officers (2 active, 10 linked, 7 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
15 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
74 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
66/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
59
Some moderate concerns — review 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£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Average employees0—

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (43 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-08-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-09-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-09-05
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2023-09-05
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  6. 2023-09-05
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2023-09-05
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2023-09-04
    ➕
    DAVIES, Matthew Gordon Philip appointed
    director
  9. 2023-09-04
    ➖
    IRONS, Simon Andrew resigned
    director
  10. 2023-09-04
    ➖
    PHIZACKLEA, Clare resigned
    director
  11. 2023-09-04
    ➖
    RANDLES, Margaret Josephine resigned
    director
  12. 2022-09-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2022-03-22
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  14. 2022-03-22
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    Charge satisfied #2
  15. 2021-09-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2021-01-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2020-12-31
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    legacy
    capital · SH20
  18. 2020-12-31
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    capital-statement-capital-company-with-date-currency-figure
    capital · SH19
  19. 2020-12-31
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    legacy
    insolvency · CAP-SS
  20. 2020-12-31
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  21. 2020-01-23
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  22. 2019-02-28
    ➕
    MULLER, Matthew Peter appointed
    director
  23. 2019-02-28
    ➖
    INNES, Alison Hastings resigned
    secretary
  24. 2019-02-28
    ➖
    INNES, Alison Hastings resigned
    director
  25. 2019-02-28
    ➖
    INNES, William Edward resigned
    director
  26. 2019-02-28
    ➕
    IRONS, Simon Andrew appointed
    director
  27. 2019-02-28
    ➕
    PHIZACKLEA, Clare appointed
    director
  28. 2019-02-28
    ➕
    RANDLES, Margaret Josephine appointed
    director
  29. 2019-02-28
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  30. 2019-02-28
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  31. 2018-12-17
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    Charge satisfied #3
  32. 2011-08-25
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    Charge satisfied #1
  33. 2011-07-30
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Lloyds Tsb Scotland PLC
  34. 2011-06-05
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Lloyds Tsb Scotland PLC
  35. 2008-10-24
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  36. 2007-07-20
    ➕
    INNES, Alison Hastings appointed
    secretary
  37. 2007-07-20
    ➖
    MD SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  38. 2007-07-20
    ➕
    INNES, Alison Hastings appointed
    director
  39. 2007-07-20
    ➕
    INNES, William Edward appointed
    director
  40. 2007-07-20
    ➖
    MD DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  41. 2007-06-13
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As LES ENFANTS NURSERY (SCOTLAND) LIMITED
  42. 2007-06-13
    ➕
    MD SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  43. 2007-06-13
    ➕
    MD DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.

Succession & seller-readiness

36/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

Red flags

1 high · 1 med ·
1 insolvency-related filing on record
high

Filings relating to insolvency, liquidation, or administration exist in the company's history. Review before proceeding.

Evidence: 2020-12-31: legacy

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

Busy Bees Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Busy Bees Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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LES ENFANTS NURSERY (SCOTLAND) LIMITED
This company · SC325425

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
Busy Bees Holdings Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control28/02/2019
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Alison Hastings Innesceased 28/02/2019· 25-50% shares

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

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2007-06-13
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC85100 — Pre-primary education

Registered office

1 Lochside Place
Edinburgh
EH12 9DF
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-27
Last: 2025-06-13

Officers (2 active · 8 resigned)

DAVIES, Matthew Gordon Philip→
director · ~52y · appointed 2023-09-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MULLER, Matthew Peter→
director · ~51y · appointed 2019-02-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
INNES, Alison Hastings→
secretary · appointed 2007-07-20 · resigned 2019-02-28
Resigned
MD SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2007-06-13 · resigned 2007-07-20
Resigned
INNES, Alison Hastings→
director · ~68y · appointed 2007-07-20 · resigned 2019-02-28
Resigned
INNES, William Edward→
director · ~70y · appointed 2007-07-20 · resigned 2019-02-28
Resigned
IRONS, Simon Andrew→
director · ~64y · appointed 2019-02-28 · resigned 2023-09-04
Resigned
PHIZACKLEA, Clare→
director · ~65y · appointed 2019-02-28 · resigned 2023-09-04
Resigned
RANDLES, Margaret Josephine→
director · ~69y · appointed 2019-02-28 · resigned 2023-09-04
Resigned
MD DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2007-06-13 · resigned 2007-07-20
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

3
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Tsb Scotland PLC
Assignation in security1 property30/07/201117/12/2018
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Tsb Scotland PLC
Bond & floating charge1 property05/06/201122/03/2022
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Bond & floating charge1 property24/10/200825/08/2011

Recent filings (74 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-09-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-08-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-09-11
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-09-05
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-09-05
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-09-05
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-09-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-09-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-20
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2022-03-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-14