LITTLE VOICES NURSERIES LTD
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).
Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 12.0y
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.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
|---|---|---|
| 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.
2 signals 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
- • 1 officers
- • 1 officers
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 officers
- • 1 accounts
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-21📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-03-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-02-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-01-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-03-08📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2017-12-09📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2017-12-09🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2017-12-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-12-07📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2017-12-06🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2017-12-04📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2017-12-04📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2017-12-04📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2017-12-01➕DURIEZ, Peter Charles Anthony Beale appointeddirector
- 2017-12-01➖LOWES, Sheena May resigneddirector
- 2017-12-01➖TAIT, Alistair Jack resigneddirector
- 2014-05-20🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2014-05-14➕LOWES, Sheena May appointeddirector
- 2014-03-07🏢Company incorporatedAs LITTLE VOICES NURSERIES LTD
- 2014-03-07➕TAIT, Alistair Jack appointeddirector
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
Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
cleanGroup structure
Forbes Cn Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Forbes Cn Holdings Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 01/12/2017 |
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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Filing status
Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | — | 06/12/2017 | — | |
| satisfied | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 20/05/2014 | 09/12/2017 |