HONEY BUNNY CHILDCARE LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
SC501015 · ltd · incorporated 2015-03-20
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£-330
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Pre-primary education
Sector: Education
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 78/100 (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 (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
25 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £330
Net assets shrinking
Down £1,955 YoY
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
-£330
↓ 120% YoY
Current Assets
£27k
↑ 462% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-330 | £1.6k |
| Current assets | £26.9k | £4.8k |
| Net assets | £-330 | £1.6k |
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
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-17📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-11-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2016-12-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-04-29📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2016-04-29📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2016-02-11➖RUTHERFORD, Hannah Rose resigneddirector
- 2015-04-24📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2015-04-20➖RUTHERFORD, Angus resigneddirector
- 2015-03-20🏢Company incorporatedAs HONEY BUNNY CHILDCARE LIMITED
- 2015-03-20➕RUTHERFORD, Debbie Ann appointeddirector
- 2015-03-20➕RUTHERFORD, Angus appointeddirector
- 2015-03-20➕RUTHERFORD, Hannah Rose appointeddirector
- 2015-03-20📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
83/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
60/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- 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
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Debbie-Ann Rutherford Individual · British · DOB 03/1966 · age 60 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2015-03-20
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC85100 — Pre-primary education
Registered office
Homeacre Burnwynd
Dalmahoy
Kirknewton
Midlothian
EH27 8ED
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-03
Last: 2026-03-20
Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)
RUTHERFORD, Debbie Ann→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2015-03-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
RUTHERFORD, Angus→
Resigneddirector · ~63y · appointed 2015-03-20 · resigned 2015-04-20
RUTHERFORD, Hannah Rose→
Resigneddirector · ~31y · appointed 2015-03-20 · resigned 2016-02-11
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Recent filings (25 total)
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-12-17