THE MAGIC ROUNDABOUT CHILDCARE LTD.

💤Zombieactive

SC333352 · ltd · incorporated 2007-11-02

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

—

year to Jul 2019

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

62/100

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 admin-neglect survivor — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 62/100 (worth a look), bankability 45/100. Strong seller-intent signal (78/100, director aged 75). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (53/100). Current lenders should be on monthly review.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (68/100)

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

1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

45 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

62/100Worth 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

Multiple red flags — proceed with caution.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2019-07-31

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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand

2025-10-07
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legacy
restoration · AC93
2022-09-13
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gazette-dissolved-compulsory
gazette · GAZ2
2022-06-28
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gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2021-12-21
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2021-12-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-20
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administrative-restoration-company
restoration · RT01
2021-09-14
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gazette-dissolved-compulsory
gazette · GAZ2
2021-06-29
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gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2019-11-04
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-04-10
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2018-04-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2017-03-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2016-04-15
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2015-11-05
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2015-03-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2014-11-05
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2014-03-06
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2014-02-13
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address
address · AD01
2013-11-04
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2007-12-20
➕
FRANKLIN, June appointed
director
2007-11-02
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Company incorporated
As THE MAGIC ROUNDABOUT CHILDCARE LTD.
2007-11-02
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PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2007-11-02
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PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2007-11-02
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PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. appointed
corporate-nominee-director
2007-11-02
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PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. resigned
corporate-nominee-director
2007-11-02
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PETER TRAINER CORPORATE SERVICES LTD. appointed
corporate-nominee-director
2007-11-02
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PETER TRAINER CORPORATE SERVICES LTD. resigned
corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

100/100

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 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 75 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

93/100

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 75 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

2 high ·

Accounts overdue

high

Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.

Evidence: Next due: 2022-04-30

Confirmation statement overdue

high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2022-11-16

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mrs June Franklin Individual · British · DOB 05/1951 · age 75	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	01/07/2016

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

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11 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

Incorporated2007-11-02

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC85100 — Pre-primary education

Registered office

1 Thornhill Drive

Elgin

Morayshire

IV30 6GQ

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2022-04-30OVERDUE

Last made up to: 2020-07-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2022-11-16OVERDUE

Last: 2021-11-02

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

FRANKLIN, June→

director · ~75y · appointed 2007-12-20

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Active

PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD.→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2007-11-02 · resigned 2007-11-02

Resigned

PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD.→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2007-11-02 · resigned 2007-11-02

Resigned

PETER TRAINER CORPORATE SERVICES LTD.→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2007-11-02 · resigned 2007-11-02

Resigned

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Recent filings (45 total)

legacy

restoration · AC93

2025-10-07

gazette-dissolved-compulsory

gazette · GAZ2

2022-09-13

gazette-notice-compulsory

gazette · GAZ1

2022-06-28

resolution

resolution · RESOLUTIONS

2021-12-21

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2021-12-20

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2021-12-20

administrative-restoration-company

restoration · RT01

2021-12-20

gazette-dissolved-compulsory

gazette · GAZ2

2021-09-14

gazette-notice-compulsory

gazette · GAZ1

2021-06-29

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2020-11-13

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2019-11-04

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2019-11-04

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2019-04-10

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2018-11-02

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2018-04-25