THE KIDS VILLAGE LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC750787 · ltd · incorporated 2022-11-18
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
£-51.0k
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
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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 (70/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
13 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
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £50,998
Very low cash
Cash position: £3

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£3
Net Worth
-£51k
Current Assets
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-31
Total assets£-51.0k
Cash£3
Net assets£-51.0k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (14 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-08-22
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  3. 2024-08-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-02-15
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    second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
    confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
  5. 2024-02-15
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2023-10-10
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2023-10-10
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2023-08-24
    RANKIN, Jane resigned
    director
  9. 2023-08-24
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2023-08-24
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  11. 2022-11-18
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    Company incorporated
    As THE KIDS VILLAGE LTD
  12. 2022-11-18
    RANKIN, Megan appointed
    director
  13. 2022-11-18
    RANKIN, Jane appointed
    director
  14. 2022-11-18
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

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
Miss Megan Rankin
Individual · Scottish · DOB 08/1996 · age 30
75100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · trust interest · firm interest18/11/2022
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Jane Rankinceased 24/08/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2022-11-18
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC88910 — Child day-care activities

Registered office

26 Chapelwell Street
Saltcoats
KA21 5EA
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-05
Last: 2025-08-22

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

RANKIN, Megan
director · ~30y · appointed 2022-11-18
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Active
RANKIN, Jane
director · ~53y · appointed 2022-11-18 · resigned 2023-08-24
Resigned

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Recent filings (13 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-22
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-08-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-08-13
second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2024-02-15
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-02-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-22
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-10-10
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-10-10
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-08-24
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-08-24
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2022-11-18