DOLLAR NURSERY HOLDINGS LTD

🌳Matureactive
SC424591 · ltd · incorporated 2012-05-22
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 13.6y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
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year to Jul 2024
Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
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 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 13.6y

85/100
ready

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 13.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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 (3 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
34 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
75
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 Liabilities
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£0£20£40£60£80£100Jul 2023Jul 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-07-312023-07-31
Total assets—£100
Current assets—£100
Net assets—£100

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-04-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-04-24
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  3. 2023-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  4. 2022-04-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2020-07-28
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  7. 2020-07-28
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    Charge satisfied #1
  8. 2020-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  12. 2016-06-17
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    annual-return · AR01
  13. 2016-04-29
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2015-06-29
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    change-of-name · CERTNM
  15. 2015-05-28
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2015-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2014-05-01
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    RIDDLE, Graham Douglas, Dr appointed
    director
  18. 2013-05-01
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    COYNE, Denis appointed
    secretary
  19. 2012-09-07
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  20. 2012-08-31
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    RIDDLE, Graham Douglas, Dr resigned
    director
  21. 2012-05-22
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    Company incorporated
    As DOLLAR NURSERY HOLDINGS LTD
  22. 2012-05-22
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    RIDDLE, Carolyn appointed
    director
  23. 2012-05-22
    ➕
    RIDDLE, Graham Douglas, Dr appointed
    director

Owner dependency

74/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
  • 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Carolyn Riddle
Individual · British · DOB 11/1965 · age 61
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Dr Graham Douglas Riddleceased 01/06/2016· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated2012-05-22
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC85100 — Pre-primary education

Registered office

4 Mcnabb Street
Dollar
Clacks
FK14 7DJ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-04-30
Last made up to: 2024-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-14
Last: 2025-05-31

Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)

COYNE, Denis→
secretary · appointed 2013-05-01
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Active
RIDDLE, Carolyn→
director · ~61y · appointed 2012-05-22
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Active
RIDDLE, Graham Douglas, Dr→
director · ~62y · appointed 2014-05-01
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Active
RIDDLE, Graham Douglas, Dr→
director · ~62y · appointed 2012-05-22 · resigned 2012-08-31
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Floating charge1 property07/09/201228/07/2020

Recent filings (34 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-04-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-04-30
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2020-07-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-06-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-04-29