KINDERGARTEN HUNTLY LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC401039 · ltd · incorporated 2011-06-06
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 10.5y old — refinance window within 12 months
What changed my view
Last 30 days
No material changes in the last 30 days.
Last 90 days
No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.
Last 180 days
No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£9.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Child day-care activities
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 83-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 83). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 10.5y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 10.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: high (84/100)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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (5 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
4 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
17 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
44 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
83/100Exceptional
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
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Positive net assets
Net assets £9,202
Net assets shrinking
Down £11,687 YoY
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£9k
↓ 56% YoY
Current Assets
£40k
↓ 29% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £33.9k | £54.6k |
| Current assets | £39.5k | £56.0k |
| Net assets | £9.2k | £20.9k |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
- 2025-07-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-30📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-01-30📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-01-30📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-01-30📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-05-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-05-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-02-06📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2019-02-05📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2019-02-05📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-02-05📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-02-05📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2016-01-28🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC (Trading as Both Clydesdale and Yorkshire Bank) (Company Number SC001111)
- 2011-06-06🏢Company incorporatedAs KINDERGARTEN HUNTLY LIMITED
- 2011-06-06➕MORRISON, David Ian appointedsecretary
- 2011-06-06➕MORRISON, David Ian appointeddirector
- 2011-06-06➕MORRISON, Elizabeth Maria appointeddirector
- 2011-06-06➕SHAND, Brenda appointeddirector
- 2011-06-06➕SHAND, Robert Forbes appointeddirector
Owner dependency
73/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 83 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
83/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 83 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 15 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
4 active beneficial owners · fragmented| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr David Ian Morrison Individual · Scottish · DOB 01/1959 · age 67 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 06/04/2016 |
Mrs Elizabeth Maria Morrison Individual · British · DOB 08/1972 · age 54 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 06/04/2016 |
Mr Robert Forbes Shand Individual · British · DOB 03/1943 · age 83 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 06/04/2016 |
Mrs Brenda Shand Individual · British · DOB 10/1944 · age 82 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2011-06-06
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC88910 — Child day-care activities
Registered office
4 West Craibstone Street
Aberdeen
AB11 6YL
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-20
Last: 2026-06-06
Officers (5 active · 0 resigned)
MORRISON, David Ian→
Activesecretary · appointed 2011-06-06
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MORRISON, David Ian→
Activedirector · ~67y · appointed 2011-06-06
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MORRISON, Elizabeth Maria→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2011-06-06
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SHAND, Brenda→
Activedirector · ~82y · appointed 2011-06-06
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SHAND, Robert Forbes→
Activedirector · ~83y · appointed 2011-06-06
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank PLC (Trading as Both Clydesdale and Yorkshire Bank) (Company Number SC001111) | A registered charge | — | 28/01/2016 | — |
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Recent filings (44 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-27
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-01-30
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-01-30
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-01-30
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-08