RED SQUIRREL MONTESSORIE NURSERY LIMITED
Opportunity 69/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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 · 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 | 2025-05-31 | 2024-05-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £109.4k | £74.1k |
| Current assets | £196.3k | £146.0k |
| Cash | £52.6k | £2.3k |
| Debtors | £141.3k | £141.3k |
| Net assets | £108.6k | £65.3k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 accounts
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 accounts
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-20📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2026-04-20📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-02-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-08📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-05-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-02-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-02-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-02-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-12-14📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2017-01-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-06-09📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-05-22📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2015-05-05🏢Company incorporatedAs RED SQUIRREL MONTESSORIE NURSERY LIMITED
- 2015-05-05➕SWAINE, Susan Jayne appointeddirector
- 2015-05-05➕SWAINE, Stephen Stephen appointeddirector
- 2015-05-05➖SWAINE, Stephen Stephen resigneddirector
- 2015-05-05➕SWAINE, Susan Jayne appointeddirector
- 2015-05-05➖SWAINE, Susan Jayne resigneddirector
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
1 high ·Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.
Evidence: Next due: 2026-04-22
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Susan Jayne Swaine Individual · British · DOB 10/1963 · age 63 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 20/04/2026 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mrs Susan Swaineceased 20/04/2026· significant influence
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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