THE MAGIC ROUNDABOUT CHILDCARE CENTRE LTD

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SC651991 · ltd · incorporated 2020-01-20
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
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year to Jul 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Child day-care activities
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (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: strategic trade sale (65/100).

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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 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
16 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
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 Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Average employees38003500

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

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3 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 accounts
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (12 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-02-14
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2025-02-14
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2024-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-05-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-05-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-05-11
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  10. 2020-01-20
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    Company incorporated
    As THE MAGIC ROUNDABOUT CHILDCARE CENTRE LTD
  11. 2020-01-20
    ➕
    MARR, Helen appointed
    director
  12. 2020-01-20
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

80/100
Critical — business is the founder

The 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.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 6 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Helen Marr
Individual · British · DOB 04/1979 · age 47
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control20/01/2020

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
Incorporated2020-01-20
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC88910 — Child day-care activities

Registered office

Greenfield House
North Darklands
Elgin
IV30 8LB
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-02
Last: 2026-01-19

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

MARR, Helen→
director · ~47y · appointed 2020-01-20
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Recent filings (16 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-14
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-02-14
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-02-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-05-12
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2021-05-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-15