LITTLE VOICES NURSERIES LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC471914 · ltd · incorporated 2014-03-07
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 Jun 2025
Net worth
£204.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Pre-primary education
Sector: Education
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (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).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 12.0y

30/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 12.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
46 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £204,620
Very low cash
Cash position: £85
Net assets shrinking
Down £70,295 YoY
Cash YoY
+158%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£85
↑ 158% YoY
Net Worth
£205k
↓ 26% YoY
Current Assets
£1.8m
↑ 2.5% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£356k£712k£1.1m£1.4m£1.8mJun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£204.6k£274.9k
Current assets£1.78M£1.74M
Cash£85£33
Debtors£1.78M£1.74M
Net assets£204.6k£274.9k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • 1 officers
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • 1 officers
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 officers
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-21
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2026-03-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-03-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-11-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-12-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-11-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-03-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-02-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-01-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-03-08
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  11. 2017-12-09
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  12. 2017-12-09
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    Charge satisfied #1
  13. 2017-12-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-12-07
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  15. 2017-12-06
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
  16. 2017-12-04
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  17. 2017-12-04
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  18. 2017-12-04
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  19. 2017-12-01
    DURIEZ, Peter Charles Anthony Beale appointed
    director
  20. 2017-12-01
    LOWES, Sheena May resigned
    director
  21. 2017-12-01
    TAIT, Alistair Jack resigned
    director
  22. 2014-05-20
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
  23. 2014-05-14
    LOWES, Sheena May appointed
    director
  24. 2014-03-07
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    Company incorporated
    As LITTLE VOICES NURSERIES LTD
  25. 2014-03-07
    TAIT, Alistair Jack appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

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

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Forbes Cn Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
LITTLE VOICES NURSERIES LTD
This company · SC471914

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
Forbes Cn Holdings Limited
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control01/12/2017
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Alistair Jack Taitceased 01/12/2017· significant influence

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
Incorporated2014-03-07
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC85100 — Pre-primary education

Registered office

5 Forbes Road
Edinburgh
EH10 4EF
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-14
Last: 2025-06-30

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

DURIEZ, Peter Charles Anthony Beale
director · ~44y · appointed 2017-12-01
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Active
LOWES, Sheena May
director · ~66y · appointed 2014-05-14 · resigned 2017-12-01
Resigned
TAIT, Alistair Jack
director · ~63y · appointed 2014-03-07 · resigned 2017-12-01
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge06/12/2017
satisfied
HSBC
Hsbc Bank PLC
A registered charge20/05/201409/12/2017
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Recent filings (46 total)

change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-04-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-02-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-07-01