MARYHILL CHILDCARE LTD.
Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-07-31 | 2024-07-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £423.4k | £473.2k |
| Current assets | £528.6k | £587.2k |
| Cash | £284.5k | £174.2k |
| Debtors | £244.1k | £413.0k |
| Net assets | £419.2k | £470.2k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
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Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-30📄capital-alter-shares-subdivisioncapital · SH02
- 2023-10-24📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2023-10-24📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2023-06-07📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2023-04-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-24📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-10-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-10📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2019-09-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-08-27📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2018-07-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2011-09-07🏢Company incorporatedAs MARYHILL CHILDCARE LTD.
- 2011-09-07➕GOVAN, Alan appointeddirector
- 2011-09-07➕BRIAN REID LTD. appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2011-09-07➖BRIAN REID LTD. resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2011-09-07➕MABBOTT, Stephen George appointeddirector
- 2011-09-07➖MABBOTT, Stephen George resigneddirector
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Alan Paul Govan Individual · British · DOB 02/1981 · age 45 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 01/09/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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