DORNAL CHILDCARE LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
SC667027 · ltd · incorporated 2020-07-10
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jul 2025
Net worth
£531.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Pre-primary education
Sector: Education
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 73-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 73). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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 (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
19 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
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 · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £531,008
Cash YoY
+151%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£538k
↑ 151% YoY
Net Worth
£531k
↑ 111% YoY
Current Assets
£736k
↑ 37% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-07-31 | 2024-07-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £591.9k | £274.8k |
| Current assets | £735.9k | £537.1k |
| Cash | £537.9k | £213.9k |
| Debtors | £198.0k | £323.2k |
| Net assets | £531.0k | £251.7k |
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
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 (17 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-08📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-02-08📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-10-24📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2023-10-24📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2023-04-24📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-04-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-25📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2022-01-24➕MCGRATH, Annefrances appointedsecretary
- 2021-03-09📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-07-10🏢Company incorporatedAs DORNAL CHILDCARE LIMITED
- 2020-07-10➕GOVAN, Alan Paul appointeddirector
- 2020-07-10➕GOVAN, Susan Patricia appointeddirector
- 2020-07-10📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
81/100
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
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
66/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ms Susan Patricia Govan Individual · British · DOB 06/1953 · age 73 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 08/02/2024 |
Mr Alan Paul Govan Individual · British · DOB 02/1981 · age 45 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 10/07/2020 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| MORETIME CAPITAL (KIRKINTILLOCH) LTD→ SC866689 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| NEXT STEP READY LTD→ SC660399 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| NORTH STAR CALEDONIA LTD→ SC876372 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| NURTURE @ ACADEMY LTD→ SC779991 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| OMANYE CREATIVES LIMITED→ SC768618 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| ORIGINAL EDITIONS LIMITED→ SC434360 · est 2012 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 13y | — | — |
| P H FORKLIFT TRAINING LTD→ SC458815 · est 2013 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 12y | — | — |
| PA PRACTICE LTD→ SC768608 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| PALACERIGG ANIMAL PARK C.I.C.→ SC643191 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2020-07-10
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC85100 — Pre-primary education
Registered office
Primrose City Nursery, City Park, 358
Alexandra Parade
Glasgow
G31 3AU
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-22
Last: 2026-02-08
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
MCGRATH, Annefrances→
Activesecretary · appointed 2022-01-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
GOVAN, Alan Paul→
Activedirector · ~45y · appointed 2020-07-10
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GOVAN, Susan Patricia→
Activedirector · ~73y · appointed 2020-07-10
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Recent filings (19 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-09
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-02-08
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-02-08
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2023-10-24
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-10-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-10
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-04-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-23